Eleven players from each division (nine skaters and two goalies) will face off in a 3-on-3 tournament with the winner taking all. TV info: All-Star Skills Competition | All-Star Game Here’s everything you need to know about the 2020 NHL All-Star Game rosters and bench bosses: Who are the 2020 NHL All-Star Game captains? The following players were voted as division captains by the fans : Boston Bruins forward David Pastrnak (Atlantic), Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon (Central), Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin (Metropolitan) and Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid (Pacific)....

Players will compete in five individual events with the winner taking home a prize of $30,000. This year the event will showcase a new skill challenge called “Shooting Stars” where players will aim for targets on the ice from an elevated platform behind a goal. The night will also see the United States and Canada faceoff in an Elite Women’s 3-on-3 game where nine skaters and one goalie from the respective country’s national teams will compete....

The two sides were far apart on their arbitration numbers. de Haan sought $5 million in 2017-18 while the Isles countered at $1.95 million. They reportedly settled at $3.3 million on the one-year deal, close to the midway point. de Haan is one of four left-handed defensemen expected to be on the Isles’ roster this season. The 26-year-old, who is more of a defensive-minded blue-liner despite recording a career-high 25 points last season, slots in behind Nick Leddy and ahead of both Thomas Hickey and 22-year-old Adam Pelech, who inked a four-year contract earlier in the off-season....

It also can be painful. This stuff gets picked apart, because it should be picked apart — and that's a necessary, if difficult, thing to carry through the process. Above everything else, as was the case last year, I wanted to be intellectually honest — and at bare minimum, not screw anything up. So, here's Sporting News' ballot for the 2013-14 season. Hart Trophy ("To the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team") Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins....

MORE: Everything there is to know about the 2017 NHL Draft There may not be a generational talent like Connor McDavid or Auston Matthews in this year’s class, but the draft still offers plenty of intrigue. That’s especially so as Vegas, a true wild card, builds for its future with the myriad draft picks acquired while holding other teams hostage during the expansion process. MORE: Vegas Golden Knights expansion roster revealed...

According to hockeyfights.com, there have been just 143 fights through the first 408 games this season, which projects to 431 fights overall. That’s a huge drop from 734 fights in 2008-09 and 714 fights in 2009-10. The number of fights fell into the 500s in 2011-12 and the 400s last season, with just 347 fights in the lockout-shortened 2012-13 season. The NHL began reinforcing instigation penalties in the 1930s, adding a two-minute minor for the player who started the fight in the 1990s....

The highlight is Johnny Gaudreau, who is the top free agent available. It’s likely that the deal he gets may be the first domino to fall for the rest to fall into place. A number of wings have already re-signed deals with their current teams. Filip Forsberg and Valeri Nichushkin each re-signed on eight-year deals with the Predators and Avalanche, respectively, while Rickard Rakell re-signed on a six-year deal with the Penguins....

First on the docket is Phase 2 of the NHL’s four-tired plan, which is expected to begin in early June, and will see the majority of players stepping back on the ice for the first time in three months. While some time off once the offseason occurs is normal, due to the massive wear and tear an 82-game regular season plus playoffs has on the body, it’s usually not this long....

“X” denotes a clinched playoff spot Eastern Conference Atlantic Division X- Boston Bruins (103 pts, 11 games remaining) Tampa Bay Lighting (86 pts, 11 games remaining) Montreal Canadiens (85 pts, 10 games remaining) Metropolitan Division Pittsburgh Penguins (97 pts, 11 games remaining) Philadelphia Flyers (83 pts, 12 games remaining) New York Rangers (82 pts, 10 games remaining) Wild Card Detroit Red Wings (80 pts, 11 games remaining) Toronto Maple Leafs (80 pts, 10 games remaining) In the hunt...

The Capitals captain and the greatest goal-scorer of all time has had a marvelous 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs, and it continued Saturday night against the Lightning. Ovechkin scored (again) his 11th goal of the postseason, matching a career high. It was also his 21st point, again equaling a career mark. His goal in Game 5, which cut Washington’s deficit to 3-2 in the closing minutes, was part of a Herculean effort by Ovechkin over the final four minutes and 48 seconds of regulation....

Matt Duchene was all over the score sheet Friday as the Columbus Blue Jackets center led his team to a dominant 5-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 2 of their 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs first-round series. The former Ottawa player registered a goal and three assists as the Blue Jackets took a commanding 2-0 lead in the series, proving himself a valuable late-season addition by Columbus....

The Lightning and Golden Knights remain 1-2 in the Power Rankings, but keep an eye on the Bruins, who move into the Top 5 this week. The Stars, Wild and Flyers are also heading in the right direction, while the Devils and Rangers are not. Here is the complete breakdown of Sporting News’ NHL power rankings for Week 14. PREVIOUS POWER RANKINGS: Preseason | Week 1​ | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13...

This trend isn’t limited only to North America. Sweden’s Elias Pettersson, drafted fifth overall in 2017 by Vancouver, was still a teenager last season when he was named the SHL’s Most Valuable Player, and defenseman Miro Heiskanen, the Stars’ top prospect, was one of the youngest players to be named best defenseman of Finland’s elite SM-Liiga. They are two of dozens of teens and early 20-somethings who are on the cusp of leaving their imprint on a league that now is far more forgiving toward neophytes than in previous generations....

With the new season rapidly approaching — the Senators and Maple Leafs will play the first game that matters Oct. 2 in Toronto — Sporting News takes another look at those changes: Expansion of coach’s challenges NHL coaches have been able since the 2015-16 season to initiate replay challenges on scoring plays that occur after missed offsides calls or goaltender interference; this year, teams will also be allowed to challenge goal calls that follow plays in the offensive zone that should have resulted in a stoppage before the goal occurred....

The price was hefty, but the Blues are at tied with the Blackhawks atop the Central Division despite playing two fewer games. Overall they’re second in the NHL in points to the Ducks, and own the league’s best goal differential. They’re one of the best teams in the league and the favorite in Vegas, so if Blues felt as though they can upgrade at goal, this is certainly the time to go for it....

REPORTED BY: Katie Strang, ESPN NHL TRADE DEADLINE: Timonen to Blackhawks | Caps, Blackhawks discuss Sharp | Leafs deal Clarkson DETAILS: Zuccarello was signed to a one-year, $3.5 million deal with the Rangers back in July. Reportedly, teams have been told that the forward is available for the next season. The team also can’t pay everyone with the cap rise for the next season. Coach Alain Vigneault has voiced his hopes that the team will retain Zuccarello, but his lackluster performance for the Rangers could have an impact on Zuccarello’s position with the team....

First, the Rangers sent veteran Lee Stempniak to the Jets for fellow winger Carl Klingberg. They then added gritty center James Sheppard via the Sharks in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2016 draft. MORE: Red Wings get Cole | Caps acquire Glencross | Blackhawks stay busy, too Both moves fit the profile of minor rearranging as the Rangers gear up for a Stanley Cup run. Stempniak, 32, is more of a coupe for the Jets than Klingberg is for the Rangers....

Derek Long knew better. As his head coach at Westlake (Texas) High School in Austin, Long saw first-hand the physical and mental toughness Foles exhibited during a challenging senior season in 2006. The experience helped shape the man Foles would later become and lay the character groundwork for future success. “We approached football as being a microcosm of life,” Long told co-host Gil Brandt and me Tuesday night on SiriusXM NFL Radio....

The 27-year-old, who is in the midst of a Wimbledon tilt, is reportedly set to face court in August according to a report from The Canberra Times. “ACT Policing can confirm a 27-year-old Watson man is scheduled to face the ACT Magistrates Court on the 2nd of August in relation to one charge of common assault following an incident in December 2021," a police statement said. Kyrgios is scheduled to play his quarter-final clash against Cristian Garin on Wednesday night (AEST)....

Visitors will find more than 35 rides and attractions across the 8.5-acre park, including roller coasters such as the Shellraiser—said to one of the world’s steepest roller coasters with a 122-foot drop. Other roller coasters to be unveiled include The Shredder, The Nickelodeon Slim Streak and Sandy’s Blasting Bronco. Guests will be met by several Nickelodeon characters including SpongeBob, Dora the Explorer and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles throughout the park grounds, CNN reports....