Mathew Barzal signed an eight-year extension that will keep the star forward with the New York Islanders.The contract is worth $73.2 million, carrying an average annual value against the NHL salary cap of $9.15 million, his agent confirmed to ESPN's Emily Kaplan.In six seasons with the team, Barzal has 311 points in 362 games, including 91 goals. He's a two-time…

The NHL didn't exactly have goalie tandems last season. It was more like gaggles of goaltenders.Due to COVID-19 absences, injuries and ineffectiveness, a record 119 goalies appeared in 2021-22 regular-season games, from Akira Schmid to Zach Fucale. As a result, NHL scoring numbers climbed to their highest levels in nearly 30 years.The 2022-23 NHL regular season should offer a bit…

Cam Talbot will miss 5-7 weeks with an upper body injury, as the Ottawa Senators were forced to reshuffle their goaltending before the NHL regular season begins.Talbot, 35, was acquired by the Senators in July from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for goalie Filip Gustavsson. He's entering his 10th NHL season, having played 396 games with five teams.Coach D.J. Smith…

The NHL is debuting Digitally Enhanced Dasherboards (DED) for all games this season that will "erase and replace" the advertising found on arena rink boards with virtual ads on broadcasts.The DED system allows for the digital replacement of camera-visible arena dasherboards within local, national and international NHL game broadcasts. While overlaying other advertisements on the boards will be its primary…