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75 Even on the ripe outdated age of 38, Kopitar makes the lower as a result of he’s nonetheless a really efficient two-way heart. A few of the five-on-five numbers have dropped off, as is to be anticipated at this stage of Kopitar’s profession, however the plus-17 purpose differential remains to be eye-popping. Couple that…

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Imagn The Minnesota Wild made star winger Kirill Kaprizov the highest-paid participant in NHL historical past. Kaprizov signed an eight-year, $136 million contract extension with the Wild, which carries a median annual worth of $17.0 million per season. Kaparizov’s deal begins for the 2026-27 season and goes by way of the 2033-34 marketing campaign. The…

The Florida Panthers might probably be with out captain Aleksander Barkov for your entire 2025-26 season after he suffered a torn ACL. Barkov underwent surgical procedure after struggling the harm within the early levels of coaching camp and is anticipated to overlook seven to 9 months.  Throughout Panthers’ apply Tuesday, Barkov was working one-on-one in…

Getty Pictures Bernie Guardian, a Hockey Corridor of Famer and one of many prime NHL goaltenders of all-time, has died, based on an announcement from the Philadelphia Flyers. He was 80. Guardian led the Flyers to back-to-back Stanley Cups in 1974 and 1975 as a member of the “Broad Avenue Bullies.” He additionally gained the…

Getty Photographs Los Angeles Kings captain Anze Kopitar, a franchise nice who helped his group safe two Stanley Cup trophies between 2012 and 2014, introduced Thursday that he’ll retire on the finish of the 2025-26 NHL season. The upcoming season marks Kopitar’s twentieth and ultimate season as a participant, and the announcement of his retirement…

Getty Photos Following his acquittal within the 2018 Hockey Canada sexual assault case, Michael McLeod will make his return to the NHL this season. McLeod is predicted to signal with the Carolina Hurricanes, in line with David Pagnotta of The Fourth Interval. The 5 gamers charged within the case — McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton,…

Getty Photographs Florida Panthers star ahead Matthew Tkachuk is more likely to be out till “December-ish,” in line with GM Invoice Zito after present process surgical procedure for a lower-body harm. Tkachuk had the surgical procedure in late August, and although it was recognized that he’d miss the beginning of the season, Zito’s newest feedback…

Getty Photos The New York Rangers introduced that Hockey Corridor of Fame goaltender Ed Giacomin died at 86 years previous on Monday. Giacomin spent a decade with the Rangers and backstopped them to 267 wins. Giacomin started his profession with the Rangers in 1965 and emerged as a star within the 1966-67 season. That yr,…

Sidney Crosby has spent his complete NHL profession up to now with the Pittsburgh Penguins. If it have been as much as him, the Penguins’ sweater will proceed to be the one one he wears in what’s going to simply be a Corridor of Fame profession. Crosby, 38, is getting into the primary yr of…