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The Devils are hiring former Kraken assistant coach Jessica Campbell as manager of player development and longtime Panthers executive Bryan McCabe as vice president of prospect personnel, sources told ESPN.

From the starters, to the sleepers and the timeshares, here's a guide to the fantasy hockey goalie position.

A 33rd team could begin play in the coming seasons -- with its home rink in the Lone Star State.

In the mind of Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov, the difficult part of his comeback is already over.

The New Jersey Devils signed forward Luke Evangelista, 24, to a five-year contract extension Tuesday night, securing his place among the club's deep forward group after he was acquired from the Nashville Predators earlier this month for draft picks.

Veteran forward Jordan Staal, 38, who captained the Carolina Hurricanes to a Stanley Cup title in June, winning the Conn Smythe Trophy for postseason MVP along the way, signed a one-year contract extension with the club late Tuesday night.

Forward Justin Sourdif, 24, a native of Richmond, British Columbia, who had 15 goals and 35 points in 78 games last season for Washington, signed with the Capitals on Tuesday on an eight-year contract worth $6.35 million annually.

After creating salary-cap space with the release of Chris Kreider, the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday signed Cutter Gauthier to a six-year contract, with GM Pat Verbeek saying in a statement that the 22-year-old left wing is "a major part of our young core ...

The Capitals told The Associated Press that Alex Ovechkin was asked to participate in an ad this summer for Vladimir Putin's United Russia party.

The Wild have signed head coach John Hynes to a multiyear contract extension, the club announced Tuesday.