Hockey News

Anders Lee got his first career hat trick and Ilya Sorokin stopped 25 shots for his sixth shutout of the season as the New York Islanders beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-0 Thursday night.

Igor Shesterkin gave up four goals on 17 shots before replaced by Alexander Georgiev, who finished with 16 saves as the Rangers lost their second in a row after winning three straight.

Jack Hughes scored for the Devils in extending his home-scoring steak to 13 games (9 goals, 12 assists). Nico Daws made 28 saves as New Jersey had its two-game winning streak snapped.

South Africa's men's ice hockey team will return to competitive action for the first time in nearly three years this weekend, as they host the 2022 IIHF World Championship Division III B in Cape Town.

Jack Eichel said Sabres fans booed him in his return to Buffalo on Thursday "because they wish I was still here."

Craig Anderson won the 300th game of his NHL career on Thursday, becoming just the sixth U.S.-born goaltender to ever reach that milestone.

Hockey Hall of Famer Willie O'Ree, who broke the NHL's color barrier with the Boston Bruins in 1958, has joined the ownership group of the Premier Hockey Federation's Boston Pride, sources told ESPN.