After an exhaustive investigation, the NHL has arrived at the conclusion that there's no reason to believe that San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane made bets on games he played in based on the lack of evidence to support the allegation made by his wife, Anna.

The NHL announced its findings on Wednesday with regards to Kane's alleged illegal betting activities (h/t The Hockey News):

“The investigation included a detailed review of social media, public data, and court filings from the bankruptcy proceeding initiated by Mr. Kane in January 2021 and his pending divorce proceeding; a review of sports betting data and analysis; and in person and virtual interviews of members of the Sharks organization and others, including Mr. Kane,” a statement from the NHL read. “It should be noted that Ms. Kane refused to participate in the investigation.”

However, that's not the last of it for Kane. With the gambling issue seemingly behind him, Kane will now have to deal with an entirely new set of allegations from Anna, who said that the Sharks forward verbally and physically abused her when they were still together, per Michael Blinn of The New York Post.

This week, Anna Kane applied for a restraining order in Santa Clara County Family Court, alleging a “history of domestic violence against me” and saying she “walked on eggshells for fear that he would get mad and take out his anger on me.”

“In the early part of our marriage, it was verbal abuse,” she wrote, “but I eventually became his punching bag.”

The 2021-22 NHL season is less than a month from kicking off, but Kane can't possibly give 100 percent of his attention to preparing for the new campaign, given the legal issues he has to sort out first.

The Sharks might opt to move Kane out of San Jose, but that's not going to be an easy task, considering he's still just entering the fourth year of his seven-year contract that has an Average Annual Value of $7 million. That's not to mention that Kane has a no-trade clause in his deal.