2+ hour, 36+ min ago (230+ words) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New York Rangers: Game Highlights (1:17) New York Rangers defenseman Adam Fox is being placed on long-term injured reserve with an upper body injury that is considered week-to-week, sources told ESPN. Sources said that after Fox received a second opinion on Sunday, the injury was not believed to be long term and should not affect his availability for the Olympics in February. However, going on LTIR means Fox will be sidelined for at least 10 games and 24 days. Fox had an assist in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning before leaving the game early after getting checked into the boards by Brandon Hagel. The 27-year-old appeared to be favoring his left arm on the way to the locker room and did not return to the game. The defenseman has three goals and 23 assists in 27 games to tie…...

16+ hour, 14+ min ago (337+ words) ST. LOUIS -- Utah Mammoth captain Clayton Keller wanted to play in his hometown two days after his father, Bryan, died unexpectedly in his sleep on Thanksgiving Day. The Mammoth lost 1-0 to the Blues. Keller spoke after the game for the first time since his father's death. "For me and my family, a big thanks to the Blues for everything they did tonight," an emotional Keller said. "They didn't have to do that." Keller also played Friday in Dallas, but did not record a point in the 4-3 loss to the Stars. The Stars honored him by naming him as the first star. "That's what is unbelievable about hockey," Mammoth coach Andre Tourigny said. "There's unbelievable people in this game. It comes from the right place, from the heart. "We were hoping to get the two points tonight for Kells. It is…...

21+ hour, 21+ min ago (593+ words) NEW YORK -- The New York Rangers have an NHL-best 11 road wins, yet their play at home has been a mess by comparison. Coming into Saturday's game against Tampa following impressive road wins over Carolina and Boston -- and a three-game winning streak overall -- the Rangers reverted to home form as the surging Lightning defeated New York 4-1. The loss dropped New York's record at Madison Square Garden to 2-8-1. The Rangers have scored just three goals total in those eight regulation defeats. "We didn't have our best," Rangers coach Mike Sullivan said after the Lightning extended their winning streak to seven. "I'm stating the obvious." The Rangers haven't had their best in the vast majority of their home contests so far. That's a perplexing change for a team that was dominant at MSG just two seasons ago when they were 30-11-0 and finished with…...

21+ hour, 35+ min ago (391+ words) MILAN -- Racing around the speedskating venue for the Milan Cortina Olympics was described as feeling like skating on a lake. Cracks and all. A key test event was held at the Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Saturday, when the temporary structure hosted a Junior World Cup. "And it cracks it a little bit in the outer corner, in either corner, so it sounds funny and it gives the feeling that you're skating on natural ice." Vos, who has been training at the venue for the past week, said "it's getting better every day," and he and other athletes have given feedback to Canadian ice master Mark Messer, who is in charge of making the ice at the speedskating arena. The Speed Skating Stadium and the Rho Ice Hockey Arena are temporary structures in the Fiera Milano exhibition venue -- a…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago (234+ words) The Lightning, Wild and Kings make a jump, while the Penguins, Jets and Blackhawks fall. Teams in playoff position on the holiday tend to stay there (77.1% since 2005). Who is in the best and worst shape? Nashville is the worst team in the standings. Is there any hope of contention -- or is it time to make trades? The uniforms are an homage to the 1960s squad, which won America's first ice hockey gold medal. Here are the highest-ranked fantasy hockey players, with Matt Boldy rising and Connor Hellebuyck out injured. Your essential guide to lineup strategy for December, including how to use the NHL schedule to your advantage. " Adrian Kempe scored at 3:58 of overtime and set up Los Angeles' regulation goal to help the Kings beat the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 on Saturday night, extending their points streak to five games. Vancouver Canucks vs....

1+ day, 1+ hour ago (227+ words) ST. LOUIS -- " Dylan Holloway scored, Joel Hofer stopped 17 shots for his second shutout of the season and the St. Louis Blues beat the Utah Mammoth 1-0 on Saturday night in the second half of back-to-back games for both teams. Hofer has four career shutouts, also blanking the Sabres in Buffalo on Nov. 6. The Mammoth have a seven-game road losing streak and dropped the first two games of a six-game trip. Since starting the season 8-2-0, Utah has sputtered to a 4-9-3 mark. Utah's Logan Cooley was helped off the ice at 6:17 of the third period. Alexey Toropchenko and the 21-year-old Cooley collided knee to knee just outside the blue line. Toropchenko was given a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct for kneeing. Cooley, who is in his third NHL season, has 14 goals through 26 games. He had the NHL's first four-goal game of…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago (310+ words) MILAN -- There is no backup plan if the main ice hockey arena for the Milan Cortina Winter Games is not ready on time. Construction on the arena that is set to welcome NHL players back to the Olympics for the first time in more than a decade is behind schedule and going right down to the wire. A test event at the Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena - the new, 16,000-seat venue that is being built on the outskirts of Milan - had to be moved, and new ones won't be until Jan. 9-11. "So necessarily we have to be able to organize the competition in an impeccable manner at Santagiulia." The first Olympics game at the main hockey arena is the women's preliminary round competition on Feb. 5, just one day before the opening ceremony. Usually, new Olympic venues are tested at least the…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago (274+ words) The New York Islanders fear Kyle Palmieri tore his ACL on Friday, but are hoping for good news from imaging on Saturday, sources told ESPN. The 34-year-old Islanders winger somehow managed a highlight assist after the injury, which occurred in the second period of a 4-3 shootout loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. Palmieri got tangled by the boards with Flyers defenseman Jamie Drysdale while battling for a puck. As Palmieri hobbled off the ice, he never gave up on the game -- stealing the puck from Philadelphia defenseman Emil Andrae. Palmieri then passed the puck to Jonathan Drouin, who set up Emil Heineman for a goal. Palmieri was credited with an assist as trainers helped him to the locker room. The winger did not return for the third period, with coach Patrick Roy telling reporters it did not look good for his…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago (190+ words) Ducks goalie Lukas Dostal will miss two to three weeks with an upper-body injury, the team announced Friday. ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Anaheim Ducks goalie Lukas Dostal will miss two to three weeks with an upper-body injury, the team said Friday. Dostal is 11-5-1 with a 2.81 goals against average and .904 save percentage this season. He has been particularly effective on home ice, having won eight of nine starts to help the Ducks to first place in the Pacific Division as of Friday. Dostal, 25, was a third-round draft pick in 2018, and his strong play over the past two seasons allowed the Ducks to move on from longtime starter John Gibson. Anaheim traded Gibson to the Detroit Red Wings on June 28 for goalie Petr Mrazek, a 2027 second-round pick and a 2026 fourth-rounder. The Ducks announced the timeline for Dostal's injury before their game against the Los…...

2+ day, 21+ min ago (250+ words) Mammoth captain Clayton Keller will play in Friday night's game against the Stars in the wake of his father's unexpected death the night before. DALLAS -- Utah Mammoth captain Clayton Keller will play in Friday night's game against the Dallas Stars in the wake of his father's unexpected death the night before. "Clayton wants to play and be with the team," Mammoth coach Andre Tourigny said early Friday. "We want to express our condolences to the family, Clayton, his mom [Kelley], his brother [Jake]. It's a tough time for the family, and we will support him in any way we can. We and the family ask everyone to respect their privacy." Keller, 27, has played all 10 of his NHL seasons with the Arizona-Utah franchise and was named captain before last season, when the club moved to Salt Lake City. The seventh overall…...