Washington is counting on 22-year-old Connor McMichael to shift to center in Backstrom's absence and for others to step up.
Sean Couturier returned to the ice in September after a near two-year absence.
The NHL team made the announcement this afternoon at a press conference at Canadian Tire Centre.
First-of-its-kind partnership educates and empowers hockey community to face-off against cancer.
AstraZeneca named an official partner of Hockey Fights Cancer.
Quinton Byfield is going on record – he’s bringing back the bow tie and is equipped to stand out everywhere he goes with the Los Angeles Kings this season.
Thornton ranks seventh all-time in assists, 12th in points with 1,539 and sixth in games played.
The 35-year-old Lucic played in four games, getting two assists.
Prior to playing professionally for the Detroit Red Wings, Joe Veleno honed his skills with the Malmö Redhawks of the Swedish Hockey League.
The forward played in 661 NHL regular-season games.
Will Borgen feels right at home in his third season with the Seattle Kraken.
The NHLPA has issued the following statement on the league policy being revised for players to use symbolic tape in support of social causes.
The league said in a statement Tuesday that players will have the option to represent social causes with stick tape throughout the season.
The Jets said that Judy Bowness remains in hospital and is undergoing further testing after having a seizure Sunday night.
The team announced Monday that Burakovsky underwent an unspecified procedure to repair an upper-body injury.
Kopitar skated in his 1,297th game to become the Los Angeles Kings leader in games played.
From using a Steven Stamkos stick in his minor hockey league days to now playing alongside the Tampa Bay Lightning captain, Darren Raddysh is living out his NHL dream.
Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos is set to rejoin the lineup and goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy remains on target.
The Columbus Blue Jackets leadership group anticipates the team to have renewed success heading into the 2023-24 season.
Dach was checked into the Blackhawks' bench during the first period of Montreal's home opener against Chicago on Saturday.