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Associated Press Nov 15, 2023, 04:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres will be without Tage Thompson for a month if not longer after their top center had a shot go off his left wrist. Coach Don Granato didn’t reveal the exact nature of the injury in providing the update

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 15, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Hockey Hall of Fame can welcome up to four men’s players in every annual class. Based on how many current NHL players could be worthy of a plaque in Toronto — and how many qualified

Associated Press Nov 14, 2023, 11:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres will be without star forward Tage Thompson for the foreseeable future because of an injury he sustained blocking a shot Tuesday night. Thompson was injured in the second period of the Sabres’ 5-2 loss to the Boston Bruins

Nov 14, 2023, 02:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl was fined $5,000 by the NHL on Tuesday for a dangerous trip on New York Islanders center Bo Horvat. The fine is the maximum allowable amount under the NHL’s collective bargaining agreement. In the second period of the Oilers’ 4-1 win

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 13, 2023, 02:40 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Carolina Hurricanes will wear a classic Hartford Whalers jersey for the first time in February. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The team’s annual Whalers Night is scheduled for Feb. 10, 2024, against the New Jersey Devils,

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 13, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Hockey Hall of Fame welcomes its newest class on Monday night in Toronto with one of the most goalie-heavy groups ever to be inducted. NHL netminders Henrik Lundqvist, Tom Barrasso and Mike Vernon all made

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 12, 2023, 03:22 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Edmonton Oilers fired head coach Jay Woodcroft and assistant coach Dave Manson on Sunday, as a preseason Stanley Cup favorite stumbled to a 3-9-1 start in its first 13 games. The team has hired Kris

Associated Press Nov 12, 2023, 12:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jay Woodcroft is out as coach of the Edmonton Oilers after a team that was supposed to be a Stanley Cup contender lost 10 of its first 13 games. Woodcroft was fired Sunday at the end of the team’s road trip, which wrapped up

Associated Press Nov 12, 2023, 12:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Brayden Schenn and Pavel Buchnevich each scored three goals and the St. Louis Blues beat the Colorado Avalanche 8-2 on Saturday night. Alexey Toropchenko and Torey Krug also scored for the Blues, and Jordan Binnington stopped 36 shots as St. Louis evened

Following the death of former NHL player Adam Johnson due to an injury sustained from a fellow player’s skate blade, many questions have been asked about the safety of a sport in which players fly around at high speeds with sharp implements strapped to their feet. Although it was a less serious injury, Seattle Kraken

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 10, 2023, 02:05 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Pittsburgh Penguins announced that they are retiring Jaromir Jagr’s No. 68 jersey on Feb. 18. “Pittsburgh, I’m coming home,” Jagr said in a video posted on social media. Jagr, 51, played 1,733 career regular-season games

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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 9, 2023, 11:58 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions One of the most requested hockey legends is finally being added to EA Sports’ NHL series: Hall of Fame Boston Bruins defenseman Bobby Orr. Orr is now a free playable character for all NHL 24 players

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 9, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The start of the NHL season is rife with panic and overreaction — and not just in Edmonton. Players get benched. Teams get called out. Fans start to wonder if their championship dreams have been shattered

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 8, 2023, 05:08 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions NHL commissioner Gary Bettman upheld the four-game suspension given to Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy for an illegal check to the head of Florida Panthers defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson on Oct. 30. Since the suspension is less

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterNov 8, 2023, 02:03 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The San Jose Sharks acquired defenseman Calen Addison from the Minnesota Wild Wednesday for forward prospect Adam Raska and a 2026 fifth-round draft pick. Getting Addison comes a day after the Sharks

Associated Press Nov 8, 2023, 01:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Sharks snapped an 11-game losing streak that tied for the longest skid to start the season in NHL history with a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night. Anthony Duclair had a goal and an

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 7, 2023, 10:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Hockey fans are now able to see which NHL players are among the league’s fastest (and slowest) — and not just at the All-Star skills competition. “Top Skating Speed” is one of a dozen advanced analytics