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Capitals Put Connor McMichael, Matt Roy on IR as McMichael Ruled Out Through Olympic Break

Washington faces simultaneous absences across forward, defense, plus in goal, pressing AHL reinforcements into service.

Penguins’ Jack St. Ivany Undergoes Left-Hand Surgery, Out Up to Eight Weeks

Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl Takes Brief Leave for Family Illness, Return Expected Next Week

Rangers Drop Alexis Lafrenière to Third Line as Mike Sullivan Demands More

Canadiens Rule Jake Evans Out 4–6 Weeks, Recall Samuel Montembeault

Wild Place Zuccarello, Middleton on Injured Reserve, Recall Nicolas Aubé-Kubel and Matt Kiersted

Avalanche’s Scott Wedgewood Lands on Team Canada’s Olympic Long List

Juuso Pärssinen Clears Waivers as Rangers Assign Forward to AHL Hartford

Ottawa Senators Lock In Shane Pinto on Four-Year, $30 Million Extension

Capitals’ Pierre‑Luc Dubois Out 3–4 Months After Abdominal, Adductor Surgery

Golden Knights Place Mark Stone on Injured Reserve With Week-to-Week Wrist Injury

Devils Trade Kurtis MacDermid to Senators for Zack MacEwen

Kraken’s Ryker Evans Sidelined 6–8 Weeks With Upper-Body Injury

Panthers Recalibrate After Barkov’s 7–9 Month Knee Injury

Oilers Sign Vasily Podkolzin to Three-Year, $2.95 Million Extension

Matthew Knies Embraces Maple Leafs Spotlight as Post‑Marner Era Begins

Seattle Kraken Sign Ryker Evans to Two-Year, $4.1M Deal

Toronto Marlies Sign Nylander, Grainger and Baddock to One-Year AHL Deals