The Capitals should be in on Elias Pettersson amid trade rumors and be willing to send top propsect Ryan Leonard the other way.

The Blackhawks signed Brian Campbell a year later, and Marián Hossa a year after that. There was no distant future. There was just now. And within three years, they were Stanley Cup champions. “We just expected to win,

Selected by Pittsburgh in the second round (No. 46) of the 2015 NHL Draft, Sprong has 164 points (87 goals, 77 assists) in 363 regular-season games for the Kraken, Canucks, Detroit Red Wings, Washington Capitals, Anaheim Ducks and Penguins.

The Vancouver Canucks may have star centre Elias Pettersson back in their lineup when they visit the Washington Capitals on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON — Canucks centre Elias Pettersson wasn't back on the ice when Vancouver met the Capitals in Washington on Wednesday, but another major player returned to the lineup.

The Montreal Canadiens announced Patrik Laine will not travel for Friday’s game against the Washington Capitals. Laine is out due to illness and will miss his fourth straight game.

According to NHL insider Elliotte Friedman, speaking during Sportsnet's "Saturday Headlines," Pettersson has told the Canucks’ management that he "would like to stay" with the team, providing the franchise with some clarity.

Former NHLer and current TSN analyst Mike Johnson, on "Overdrive," broke down all the factors that have him preferring to keep the $92.8 milliom center Pettersson over the $56 million center Miller.

Washington will have to give someone up. The Capitals should trade prospect Ryan Leonard as part of a package to land Elias Pettersson. Leonard is one of the top prospects in hockey after his ...

The Vancouver Canucks will still be without star centre Elias Pettersson when they face the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night.

Canucks centre Elias Pettersson wasn't back on the ice when Vancouver met the Capitals in Washington on Wednesday, but another major player returned to the lineup.

Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson (upper body) is a game-time decision for Wednesday's tilt against Washington. He has missed five games due to an upper-body injury. Pettersson scored twice in his last appearance but has endured a difficult time this season,