Josh Gold-Smith

The NHL and NHLPA have agreed to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a grace period and some assistance in reaching the salary cap floor given their tragic circumstances.

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll will miss the club's season opener on the road against the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night, Leafs head coach Craig Berube confirmed.

Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar came to goaltender Alexandar Georgiev's defense when asked about pulling him from a second consecutive game Saturday night.

J.T. Poston shot a final-round 67 to claim the Shriners Children's Open by a single stroke over fellow American Doug Ghim on Sunday. More to come.

New York Rangers captain Jacob Trouba has avoided supplemental discipline for the hit that injured Montreal Canadiens blue-liner Justin Barron Tuesday night, reports The Athletic's Peter Baugh

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube expressed frustration with his entire roster following Thursday's 5-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues."Our whole team is getting a little cute," Berube told reporters, including Sportsnet's Luke Fox, postgame. "We just gotta play direct.”Berube was coaching against the Blues for the first time since they fired him last December, about four-and-a-half years after he led them to a Stanley Cup championship.The Maple Leafs outshot the Blues 41-27 on Thursday and won 68.3% of the faceoffs. However, St. Louis held a 2-0 lead after 20 minutes on goals by offer-sheet acquisitions Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway.Toronto defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson got his club within one in the second period, but Alexandre Texier capitalized on a Leafs turnover to restore the Blues' two-goal advantage less than two minutes later. Texier with the quick response to put the blues up by 2! 🚨 pic.twitter/Fr89ABdE82— TSN (@TSN_Sports) October 25, 2024 Berube wasn't happy with his team's effort on that one."The third goal is just not doing things right and it was lazy hockey," he said, according to TSN's Mark Masters. "That's the bottom line.""We're just losing coverage," Berube added. "We're not helping each other out in the coverage areas. (We're giving) too much time and space on some of ... them instead of being physical and closing plays out."Jake Neighbours tallied an insurance marker early in the final frame after Maple Leafs forward William Nylander coughed up the puck in Toronto's offensive zone. Neighbours makes it a THREE GOAL GAME! 🤯 pic.twitter/zKX9WKgKHm— TSN (@TSN_Sports) October 25, 2024 "My play was stupid there in the third period," the star forward said. "Gotta be better than that. ... At that point in the game, (losing) 3-1 (with) 17 minutes left, there's still a lot (of) time … got to be better situational awareness on my part."Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll made his first start of the campaign, which was supposed to take place in the Leafs' season opener until he was ruled out due to injury. He gave up four goals on 26 shots in defeat, while his counterpart, Jordan Binnington, made 40 saves en route to victory.Toronto (4-4-0) suffered its second consecutive lopsided loss after falling 6-2 to the Columbus Blue Jackets on the second half of a back-to-back on Tuesday. The Maple Leafs hit the road to face the Boston Bruins on Saturday night and then the Winnipeg Jets on Monday before coming home to host the Seattle Kraken on Oct. 31.The Blues improved to 5-3-0. They were playing the first tilt of a four-game road trip that will continue in Montreal on Saturday.

Washington Capitals defenseman Jakob Chychrun is day-to-day after suffering an injury Tuesday night but the team is awaiting more information, head

Mat Barzal has left the New York Islanders' road trip and returned home due to an upper-body injury, the club announced Friday. Barzal's recovery timeline will be determined once he consults with team doctors.The talented forward hasn't missed a game this season but won't play against the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night. The Islanders take on the New York Rangers on Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden before hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.Barzal logged 22:46 in a 2-0 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday, with his last shift ending at the final horn. He came into Friday's action tied for third on the Isles in goals (two) and points (five) so far in 2024-25. The Long Island-based squad is already missing forward Anthony Duclair, who was ruled out for four-to-six weeks due to a lower-body ailment on Oct. 24. The Islanders (3-5-2) enter the weekend sitting second-last in the Metropolitan Division by points percentage (.400), ahead of only the Penguins. New York is last in the group in terms of total points (eight to Pittsburgh's nine), but the Isles have played two fewer games than the Pens.Barzal led the Islanders with 80 points in 80 games last season. His 57 assists ranked second behind defenseman Noah Dobson's 60.

Colorado Avalanche forward Artturi Lehkonen will play in a game for the first time this season Tuesday against the Seattle Kraken, head coach Jared Bednar announced Monday, according to NHL.com's Ryan Boulding

The Boston Bruins inked forward Tyler Johnson to a one-year pact at the league minimum of $775,000, the club announced Monday.