Racing PositionsWeeks after trade, Devils give Evangelista 5-year extension34mPlayoff MVP Staal, 38, gets new deal from Hurricanes25mDucks sign Gauthier for 6 years; deal worth $13.5M AAV, source says2hEmily KaplanCapitals say Ovechkin was asked to appear in Putin political ad11hWild sign head coach Hynes to multiyear contract extension13hKristen ShiltonLeagues, unions urge action against escalating threats from bettors9hDavid PurdumRed Wings promote Horcoff to interim GM14hGreg WyshynskiBatherson signs 8-year, $86 million extension with Senators13hBlackhawks name Bedard, 21, 2nd-youngest captain in franchise history7hEmily KaplanCaps re-sign Leonard to 8-year, $84M extension1hRyan Clark
