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09.28.2026Bleacher Report will have a ringside presence at select WWE PLEs to gather content. Getty Images Bleacher Report and WWE have a new multiyear deal that includes global highlight rights across the pro wrestling outfit’s programming slate. The deal will begin rolling ahead of the Money in the Bank event in New Orleans on Oct. 10. Under terms of the deal, content will come from weekly series like “Raw,” “SmackDown,” and “NXT,” as well as WWE premium live events (WrestleMania, Survivor Series, etc.). Content will then be distributed across TNT Sports-backed social platforms like B/R, House of Highlights and B/R Wrestling, among others. B/R will have a ringside presence at select WWE PLEs to gather and disseminate such social and video content. WWE joins the NFL, NCAA, MLB, NHL and NBA as major property partners with formal B/R alliances. On the TNT Sports side, B/R GM Bennett Spector led the deal, while WWE EVP Alex Varga led the other side.

The Washington Capitals claimed defenceman Jack St. Ivany off waivers from the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday. St. Ivany, 27, did not record a point in four games with the Jets this season, his first in Winnipeg. Selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the fourth round of the 2018 NHL Draft, St. Ivany has appeared in 57 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Jets, producing nine assists. The California native is in the final season of a three-year, $2.4 million contract. Hunt headed to Nashville The Nashville Predators also added some blueline depth to their team on Saturday, claiming defenceman Daemon Hunt off waivers from the Minnesota Wild. Hunt, 24, has played 11 games for the Wild this season and has not recorded a point. He played in a career-high 32 games for Minnesota in 2025-26, producing six assists. Selected by the Wild in the third round of the 2020 NHL Draft, Hunt has seven assists over 56 games, adding one assist over five postseason contests. The Brandon, Man., native is playing on a one-year, $900,000 contract. Sens place MacDermid on waivers The Ottawa Senators placed winger Kurtis MacDermid on waivers on Saturday.

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Forward Andre Burakovsky is slated to replace Hayden Hodgson, while veteran goalie Jonas Johansson will man the crease, the head coach told reporters before puck drop (Sportsnet 360 and Sportsnet+, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT).

Published: October 24, 2026 at 11:33a.m. EDTKeep updated on all the injury news and roster updates from around the NHL with daily Ice Chips. FilterOttawa Senators Goalie Jonas Johansson will make his Sens' debut on Saturday night against the visiting New York Rangers with regular starter Linus Ullmark sidelined with an injury. The 33-year-old Swedish net-minder is set to miss one-to-two weeks with the injury, head coach Travis Green said via TSN’s Claire Hanna. “Linus is going to be out for a week or two, best to get him in tonight,” Green said on the decision. The 31-year-old Johansson, also from Sweden, owns a 2.92 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage over five games in the AHL this season. Johansson has 105 games of NHL experience, posting a 3.29 goals-against average and a .889 save percentage. In other lineup news, forward Andre Burakovsky is expected to return to the lineup on Saturday after missing the last two games as a healthy scratch. The 31-year-old, who has no points in five games this season, skated on the fourth line during the morning skate.

The Montreal native beat Marie Bouzkova 6-3, 7-5 in the Ningbo Open semifinals on Saturday and will face top-ranked Elena Rybakina in Sunday's championship match.