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The Avalanche have signed recently acquired goalie Mackenzie Blackwood to a five-year contract extension, with a source saying the deal carries an average annual value of $5.25 million against the salary cap.

Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov, who is tied for second in the NHL with 23 goals this season, will miss Friday's game vs. the Stars with a lower body injury.

Capitals star Alex Ovechkin was a full participant in practice Friday and could return to the lineup Saturday night against the Maple Leafs after missing five weeks with a broken left leg.

Here's a look at the teams with the most wins in an NHL season.

The Red Wings have fired coach Derek Lalonde and named Todd McLellan as his replacement.

Throughout Gunnar Esiasion's journey with Cystic Fibrosis, the sport of hockey has always been huge part of his family. See their story on E60 (7 p.m. ET, ESPN).

Rasmus Dahlin had four assists and the Sabres stopped a 13-game slide by routing the Islanders 7-1 on Monday night.

Bruins leading scorer David Pastrnak left Monday night's game against the Capitals in the second period with an undisclosed upper-body injury.

Sidney Crosby scored a goal and added three assists to tie Mario Lemieux's franchise record for most assists in team history and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 7-3 on Monday night.

Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk had to be helped off the ice and taken to the locker room following a first-period collision with Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov during Monday's game, but he later returned in the second period to a standing ...