Stars Make Niemi Buyout Official, Cap Hit To Cover 2 Seasons
The Dallas Stars have announced their buyout of the final year of goalie Antti Niemi's contract.
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The Dallas Stars have announced their buyout of the final year of goalie Antti Niemi's contract.
Marc Methot could go from playing with Erik Karlsson to pairing up with another young Swedish defenseman after a trade to the Dallas Stars.
A person with direct knowledge of the decision has confirmed to The Associated Press that the Dallas Stars have placed goalie Antti Niemi on waivers.
Sportscaster and "Dancing with the Stars" co-host Erin Andrews has tied the knot with former NHL player Jarret Stoll. The couple started dating in 2012 and got engaged in December.
Big moves leading up to and at the draft by the Rangers, rival New York Islanders, Chicago Blackhawks and others set up a potentially crazy week to come going into free agency.
The Dallas Stars are bringing back longtime assistant Rick Wilson, who once briefly served as their head coach.
We already know who the Dallas Stars play on opening night and now we know their entire schedule for the 2017-18 season.
Connor McDavid won his first Hart Trophy. Hardly anybody in hockey believes that it will be his last. The Edmonton captain claimed the award as the NHL's most valuable player Wednesday night.
Stars Announce Home Opener vs Las Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas is holding all the cards while the rest of the NHL comes to a full stop in awaiting McPhee to determine his selections over a three-day stretch during which the Golden Knights are the only team allowed to make trades and sign pending free agents.
The NHL salary cap has been set at $75 million for the upcoming season, in a slight increase over last year. The cap and $55.4 million salary floor were announced on Sunday.
Sidney Crosby is bringing the Stanley Cup back home to Pittsburgh for a second consecutive year.
The defending champions provided an emphatic reminder of why they're on the cusp of history with a 6-0 demolition of the Nashville Predators in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final to take a 3-2 lead.
Fans in Nashville had a wild Monday night celebrating their team's huge win, but one couple in particular stole the show.
An undrafted free agent playing in just his sixth postseason game, Gaudreau scored the go-ahead goal 3:45 into the second period and Pekka Rinne made 23 often-spectacular saves as the Predators beat the Penguins 4-1 on Monday night to even the series at 2-2.
The defending Stanley Cup champions needed just over three minutes at the start of the third period to turn a taut Game 2 into a runaway, beating Pekka Rinne three times in a 4-1 victory on Wednesday night
Rookie Jake Guentzel fired a shot by Nashville's Pekka Rinne with 3:17 left in regulation to put the Penguins ahead to stay in a flat-out weird 5-3 victory.
Four victories against the Predators in the Stanley Cup finals would make the Penguins the first franchise to win back-to-back championships in nearly 20 years, and the first in the parity-driven salary cap era.
Chris Kunitz's knuckling shot from outside the circle fluttered past Craig Anderson 5:09 into the second overtime to give the defending Stanley Cup champions a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators
Anderson stopped 45 shots, Mike Hoffman scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period and the Senators beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 Tuesday night to force a decisive Game 7 in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Colton Sissons scored his third goal with 6:00 left, and the Predators eliminated the Anaheim Ducks with a 6-3 win in Game 6 on Monday night in the Western Conference finals.
Seven players scored and 11 finished with at least one point to give Pittsburgh a 3-2 lead heading into Game 6 on Tuesday in Ottawa.
Perry's shot deflected in off Nashville defenseman P.K. Subban's stick 10:25 into overtime, and the Ducks snapped the Predators' 10-game home playoff winning streak with a 3-2 victory
Marc Methot, Derick Brassard and Zack Smith scored in a 2:18 span midway through the first period to chase goalie Marc-Andre Fleury and the Senators beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 on Wednesday night to take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.
Roman Josi scored a power-play goal with 2:43 left , and the Predators rallied to beat the Anaheim Ducks 2-1 Tuesday night in their first-ever home game in the Western Conference finals.
