George Parros has defended the NHL Player Safety’s decision to suspend Radko Gudas for five games, amid growing criticism following Auston Matthews’ season-ending injury. The controversy stems from a knee-on-knee collision that left Matthews with a grade 3 MCL

And that's what everyone is pointing out in the aftermath of Auston Matthews' season-ending knee injury, which was sustained when the Toronto Maple Leafs captain took a knee-to-knee hit from Gudas. Gudas was suspended five games, the maximum allowed for a player who was asked only to take part in a phone hearing.

Walt Ruff: Carolina Hurricanes forward Andrei Svechnikov wasn’t feeling well yesterday, but he “should be alright” to go today. Defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere will miss tonight’s game, but he is getting closer.

MILAN (AP) — Kevin Fiala going down with a gruesome leg injury and getting taken off the ice on a stretcher is a cruel reminder of the risk hockey players take participating in the Olympics. Fiala had surgery Saturday on his left leg, and he won't play ...

Impact of NHL participation in the Olympics hits home now Sidney Crosby’s injury has not yet cost him a game as the captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins. It may not even cost him a game as the captain of Team Canada. For now, his status is uncertain ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been the subject of a lot of talk across the NHL over the last week. Last Thursday, their captain Auston Matthews was injured from a knee-on-knee hit from Anaheim Ducks captain Radko Gudas.

[US, Mexico & Canada customers only] Feb 13, 2026; Milan, Italy; Kevin Fiala of Switzerland is taken off the ice by medical staff on a stretcher after sustaining an injury against Canada in men's ice hockey group A play during the Milano Cortina 2026 ...

Olympics fallout, plus trade rumors involving Elias Pettersson, Robert Thomas, and Nazem Kadri ignite fantasy hockey pickups.