The NHL suspended a player for the first time this season on Friday, handing him a one-game ban for cross-checking an opponent.

Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals (0-1-0) hit the road for the first time on Saturday night when they visit the New York Islanders (0-1-0)

The New York Islanders' brand new forward Jonathan Drouin has received the NHL's first suspension of the year after an illegal cross check.

Jonathan Drouin is on his fourth NHL team, the New York Islanders, and he’ll want to make a good impression there. Even though he’s signed a two-year, $4 million-a-season contract, he’ll want to get some big minutes,

A New York Islanders forward was suspended and fined by the NHL for cross-checking a Pittsburgh Penguins player on Thursday night.

PITTSBURGH — It didn’t take long for Matthew Schaefer to get on the scoreboard. The 18-year-old became the youngest player in history to record an NHL point in his debut just 12:02 into the Islanders’ opener Thursday night, feeding Jonathan Drouin for the Islanders’ first goal of the season.