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.

Ray was celebrated on the ice with many of his teammates on hand, along with his wife and two children. Sabres co-owner Kim Pegula also attended.

With Vegas, the two-time Stanley Cup champion moves up the standings to a legitimate contender, leaving St. Louis to fight for a playoff spot without him.

The 28-year-old Kuzmenko was scratched from Calgary’s lineup Thursday night and 23-year-old Pelletier was pulled after the first period of a 4-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks.

Mattias Samuelsson is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury and coach Lindy Ruff called the severity of the injury “pretty strong.”

The Winnipeg Jets are the first NHL team to earn 15 wins in their first 16 games, as their focused group continues to preach a “one game at a time” mantra.

Washington sent a 2025 fifth-round pick and a 2027 third-round pick to Pittsburgh on Tuesday for Eller.

Shea Weber headlined the 2024 Hockey Hall of Fame class inducted Monday night, joining Pavel Datsyuk, Jeremy Roenick, Natalie Darwitz and Krissy Wendell in the player category. David Poile and Colin Campbell entered as builders.

Jeannot was given a match penalty and ejected from the teams’ game Thursday night in L.A. for the right-shoulder-to-head hit that injured Boeser.

Signing three of the top players available made NHL free agency look like a big win for the Nashville Predators. They haven’t had many since.