The week begins with a bang, as the Broncos, off a concerning performance by Peyton Manning, visit the Chiefs on Thursday night. The Sunday primetime affair is a doozy, with the Packers hosting the Seahawks in a rematch of last season’s NFC championship game. Other highlights are Patriots at Bills, Chargers at Bengals and Cowboys at Eagles. Thursday, Sept. 17 Broncos at Chiefs (-3, 43.5) While some books opened Kansas City -2....

Check out how week 4 stacks up. MORE: Get the latest NFL odds at Sportsbook Review Philadelphia Eagles vs. Green Bay Packers Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019, 8:20 p. m. ET TV Broadcast: Fox/NFL Network Opening NFL Odds: Packers -4/ 47. 5 Season Record: Eagles (1-2-0) vs. Packers (3-0-0) Carson Wentz and the Eagles are coming off a second straight defeat, slipping to a 1-2-0 SU record – two wins adrift of the NFC East leaders, Dallas Cowboys....

The NFLPA is forming a committee to determine whether players could be permitted to use marijuana as a pain management tool, according to the Washington Post. WEEK 10 PICKS: Straight up | Against the spread “Marijuana is still governed by our collective bargaining agreement,” George Atallah, the NFLPA’s assistant executive director of external affairs, told the Post. “And while some states have moved in a more progressive direction, that fact still remains....

In a statement on Friday, Sununu’s chief of staff, Jayne Millerick, said the Republican governor “has been admitted to Portsmouth Hospital this afternoon for additional testing.” “He is in good spirits and confident in his care. More information will be shared as it becomes available,” she said. Sununu’s trip to the hospital comes two days after he says he woke up “with symptoms similar to COVID-19,” and tested negative for the virus three times....

Several games could have an over/under of six from Las Vegas. Keep in mind, Vegas is not always right. Also, there is the $50,000 Two Man Advantage contest which has an $8 entry fee ($10,000 to 1st). There is also another qualifier to Toronto tonight ($333 entry fee). MORE: SN DFS | DFS Lineup Builder Because of the volatile nature of goalies (and other reasons), there will be more information on social media coming closer to roster lock....

The older competition helped develop the Norwood, Mass. native into the highest projected defenseman in the 2015 draft class, and second highest American prospect behind Jack Eichel. Hanifin gained valuable experience in the World Junior Championships before he went to BC, leading the U17 to gold, and he spent significant time on BC’s power play and penalty kill as a freshman. MORE: NHL’s history of No. 1 overall picks | Hanifin gets advice from Orr Given his large frame, experience and scoring ability at such a young age, Hanifin presents a great foundation with a lot of room to grow....

One team broke the rules, and like in the 2020 draft, has lost a pick. This time it’s a coveted first-rounder. So what exactly happened? How did a pick get forfeited? Here’s everything you need to know. Which team had to forfeit its pick, and why? In early February 2020, rumors began to circulate that the NHL was investigating the Coyotes for allegedly violating the predraft scouting process. According to TSN’s Darren Dreger, the Canadian Hockey League — the governing body for major junior hockey in Canada, which is composed of the WHL, OHL and QMJHL — accused the organization of conducting predraft physical fitness testing of more than 20 prospects prior to the 2019 NHL Entry Draft....

That’s why it was so shocking Sunday when the Maple Leafs said they had convinced the 37-year-old Marleau, after 19 seasons with the Sharks, to ditch the Bay Area and finish his Hall of Fame career with a franchise that has won one playoff series since 2004. He doesn’t need them and they don’t really need him. Auston Matthews was 14 days old when Marleau made his NHL debut Oct....

Joe Thornton versus Jaromir Jagr. Henrik Sedin versus Alex Ovechkin. Corey Perry versus Daniel Sedin. Then there was that 2012-13 showdown that pitted eventual winner Ovechkin against Sidney Crosby against John Tavares against Jonathan Toews, the top four separated by 11 first-place votes in a wild, lockout-abbreviated season. Otherwise, most valuable player has been determined in runaway fashion for the balance of the last two decades. That’s going to change this year....

Phase 2 of the league’s planned return began June 8. The league in May established detailed guidelines that teams need to follow to reopen their facilities. “The NHL has worked closely with the NHLPA and the Players on the Resumption of Play Committee in establishing the framework for this phased approach,” the league said when it announced the guidelines, “and has also developed this approach with the input of NHL medical, epidemiology and infectious disease experts as well as Club medical personnel....

Each team, and NHL’ soon-to-be team in Seattle, will play a one-time matchup against another club in a three-game “NHL 20” series as all matches will be played on PlayStation 4. Electronic Arts (EA) and the NHL Foundation are donating a combined $100,000 in support of the CDC Foundation’s COVID-19 relief efforts. The event is a part of the NHL’s #HockeyAtHome initiative designed to remind fans to stay safe, stay home and play together....

Many players who inked new contracts this summer are receiving a portion, or, in some cases, the majority, of their 2020-21 salary in the form of a signing bonus. Though the current CBA is not scheduled to expire until a year later, it also contains a clause that either side can opt out the season prior, meaning, if that clause likely is invoked, a new agreement would need to be ratified prior to the 2020-21 season....

Sean Kuraly’s game-winning backhander in the second overtime clinched a 3-2 Bruins win over the Senators Friday night, cutting Ottawa’s lead to 3-2 in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference playoff series. MORE: NHL playoffs schedule, scores A Bruins loss on Friday would have left the team and the city of Boston heartbroken. The Bruins had two golden opportunities to secure the win in the first overtime, but came up empty....

Just like 2013, the Bruins used four straight goals to eliminate the Leafs, this time by the score of 7-4 on Wednesday night at a raucous TD Garden. Toronto’s porous defense finally caught up with them; they seemingly allowed chance after chance against a potent, deep Boston offense that was able to extend goaltender Frederik Andersen’s Game 7 misery to three straight losses. Boston’s best players were their best players — Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak each scored a goal — while perhaps the moment was too big for the still-growing Leafs, especially while in their own zone....

Yet it’s how the Penguins have been successful that is now the envy of the other 30 NHL clubs, and what teams have tried to copy in an attempt to catch up to and dethrone the Penguins. When the Penguins defeated the Flyers on Sunday 5-1 at Wells Fargo Center, there was a stretch in the first period where Pittsburgh’s biggest strength pushed through. Goals by Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Derick Brassard, the Penguins prized center depth, a hallmark of a team that is attempting to win its third consecutive Stanley Cup....

After Brooks Orpik boosted the Capitals to a 4-3 overtime win against Carolina, Predators’ right wing Craig Smith drilled a close-range shot five minutes into overtime to tie their series with Dallas at one win apiece. Smith secured control of a loose puck in traffic and ripped a shot past Stars’ goaltender Ben Bishop to serve Bishop his first overtime loss in the postseason. The goal was Smith’s first of the 2019 playoffs and seventh postseason goal of his career....

Two of the biggest names in the NHL trade market were finally dealt last week. The Senators shipped defenseman Erik Karlsson to the Sharks while the Canadiens traded left wing Max Pacioretty to the Golden Knights. With Karlsson and Pacioretty off the block, Blue Jackets left wing Artemi Panarin and goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky could become fodder for trade gossip. They’re both eligible to become unrestricted free agents next July and face uncertain futures in Columbus....

Here’s everything we know so far about 2021’s Stadium Series outdoor game. Who will host the 2021 Stadium Series? It’ll be a first-time affair for the Carolina Hurricanes, who were named the hosts of the game. The team has never played in an outdoor game and will now have one in their own backyard. “We’re proud to be the first NHL market in the Southeast to host an outdoor game,” said Hurricanes CEO, owner and governor Tom Dundon in the team’s press release....

The Canadiens have declined to offer a contract extension to Max Pacioretty and intend to trade the veteran wing “as soon as possible,” The Athletic’s Marc Antoine Godin reported Tuesday. Montreal’s longest-tenured forward has one season remaining on a six-year deal signed in 2013 and could become an unrestricted free agent next summer. Pacioretty has been the subject of trade speculation for a year. The rumors ramped up around last month’s NHL Draft, when TSN’s Pierre LeBrun reported a would-be trade with the Kings fell apart after Pacioretty refused to agree to a contract extension....

The Islanders winger looked to be in some discomfort after a botched 3-on-1 Thursday night against Calgary; after Vanek passed the puck to Kyle Okposo, Flames defenseman Mark Giordano, who'd been backchecking, slid into Vanek and appeared to pin Vanek's legs against the corner boards with less than a minute left in the second period. MORE NHL TRADE RUMORS: Sam Gagner to the Kings? After struggling to get to the Isles' bench, Vanek was back on the ice during the third period....