NHL returning to Germany for Global Series matchup between Senators, Blackhawks

After earning an Olympic quarterfinal berth and rostering a handful of the NHL’s biggest stars, hockey at the highest level will finally be back in Germany. The NHL announced Friday that the Global Series return to Germany with two games between the Ottawa Senators and Chicago Blackhawks on Dec. 18 and 20 at the PSD Bank Dome in Düsseldorf. It marks the first NHL game in the country since 2024, when the Buffalo Sabres played a pre-season outing against EHC Red Bull München in Munich and the first regular-season showdown since 2011, when the Sabres took on the Los Angeles...