Saad would've made $5.4 million had he reported to the Blues' AHL affiliate. Instead, he's walking away from it to become an NHL free agent.

"It feels like we need a miracle for either of Terry Pegula's core teams to ever win a championship. There's not many people in this town who can vouch that this is possible, but I can," writes Harrington.

Thompson and JJ Peterka had hat tricks against the Bruins on Tuesday night — a good sign for Lindy Ruff's lineup tweaks.

Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and two assists to lead the Calgary Flames to a 5-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres.

The Predators lost 3-1 to the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday, thwarted by Thatcher Demko's 31 saves. They remain in seventh place in the Central Division, six points ahead of the Chicago Blackhawks, and are 14 points out of the final wild card spot.

The Canucks are hoping that they’ve left that behind.

Casey DeSmith's 33 saves secured his second shutout of the season, leading the Dallas Stars to a 2-0 victory over the St. Louis Blues. Despite dominating faceoffs and shots, the Blues struggled to capitalize.

Sunday night is the ultimate opportunity for NHL fans, with a stacked slate of thrilling matchups that fans eagerly anticipate. The game that sticks out is a tightly contested matchup between a pair of teams fighting for a wild card spot in the Vancouver Canucks and the St. Louis Blues.

Nicolas Aube-Kubel was placed on waivers and cleared Tuesday, allowing the Sabres to assign the Stanley Cup champion to the Rochester Americans. His spot in Buffalo was awarded to center Tyson Kozak.

Rangers forward prospect helped United States repeat as WJC champions; sons of Canadiens coach skating for Brown, Harvard

On Thursday, the Calgary Flames will host the Buffalo Sabres, the last time the two teams will play this season. In the past, there have been a handful of sizable trades between the two teams.

The Rangers sent center Filip Chytil, defenseman Victor Mancini and a 2025 conditional draft pick to Vancouver. New York also received defensemen Jackson Dorrington and Erik Brannstrom.