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3:28 AM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — There aren’t many occasions anymore when one can say Sidney Crosby did something in a game for the first time. Saturday night, though, he accomplished a first he hoped to avoid. Crosby, the Pittsburgh Penguins superstar, received a game misconduct for the first time in his 18-year

3:06 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Vegas Golden Knights goalie Logan Thompson is week to week with a lower-body injury, the club announced Saturday. Thompson was injured in the third period of Thursday’s 5-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild and replaced by Adin Hill. Hill is 11-5-1 in Vegas with a .909 save

7:15 AM ET Every team has them. Some teams have more than one. That player who has either exceeded expectations, has fallen short of those goals or seems on the verge of something but you’re just not sure how it will turn out. So who are these players? And how important will they be to

7:40 AM ET The Boston Bruins are having a special sort of season. It’s a season with historic potential. And one that’s way off-script. The Bruins weren’t supposed to be a powerhouse, with an NHL-leading 83 points and jaw-dropping 39-7-5 record. Boston didn’t figure to be so dominant, sitting second overall in goals (3.73) and

3:26 PM ET The NHL trade deadline (March 3) is still more than three weeks away. But big deals are already happening, with the New York Islanders trading for Bo Horvat and the New York Rangers bringing in Vladimir Tarasenko. We’re breaking down and grading all of the biggest moves from now through the deadline.

6:45 AM ET One of the first things Evgeni Nabokov did after retiring from the NHL in 2015 was to fly back to Moscow so he could visit friends and watch hockey with them. There was a night when Nabokov and his friends were joined by Vladislav Tretiak — yes, the man considered to be

7:19 PM ET Associated Press Fans filed into the rink for a minor league hockey game, vendors sold concessions and the visiting team took the ice for warmups. The national anthem played, and officials were ready to drop the puck. One problem: The home team did not show up. This bizarre scene unfolded over the

10:53 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Bo Horvat scored in his home debut with New York Islanders, leading his new team to a 4-0 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night. And the fans loved every minute of it. Ilya Sorokin made 31 saves in his fifth shutout this season and

9:00 AM ET The Boston Bruins have dominated everything this season. Well, except for the NHL All-Star Skills breakaway challenge, where David Pastrnak probably should have workshopped that “Happy Gilmore” tribute a bit more. Here’s a consolation prize for the Bruins star winger: He has moved into the top three for NHL most valuable player

8:00 AM ET Norm Hall/NHLI via Getty Images Of all the conversations I had at All-Star weekend in Florida, one with Sidney Crosby stuck out. He told me, multiple times, that the league feels more competitive than it has ever been. In 18 years in the NHL, Crosby said he has never seen anything like

11:49 PM ET Marek Hejduk scored two goals, including the game winner with 1.5 seconds left in overtime, and Harvard outlasted Boston College, 4-3, in one of the Beanpot’s semifinal games Monday night at Boston’s TD Garden. The annual college hockey tournament, featuring four Boston-area schools, did not disappoint on Day 1 this year. Hejduk,

7:13 AM ET FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The NHL All-Star Game brought together 44 of hockey’s greatest players, offering an ideal chance to gather their opinions on a variety of topics on and off the ice. Here are 13 All-Stars on whether they’d change NHL rules or the Stanley Cup Playoff format; where they’d add

3:54 PM ET The New York Islanders and center Bo Horvat have agreed to an eight-year contract extension, six days after they acquired him in a trade from the Vancouver Canucks. His contract carries an $8.5 million average annual value against the salary cap, as first reported by Sportsnet. Horvat was in the final season

8:07 PM ET SUNRISE, Fla. — For Matthew Tkachuk, winning most valuable player at the 2023 NHL All-Star Game was an honor Saturday. But having the chance to represent the host Florida Panthers and finally play on a team with his brother made the event even more memorable. Tkachuk, 25, was named MVP with four

Feb 3, 2023 ESPN staff Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin, Connor McDavid & Co. descended upon South Florida over the weekend. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The NHL’s finest competed in a slew of events ranging from hardest shot to accuracy shooting Friday night at the home to the Florida Panthers, FLA Live Arena, and on the

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The 2023 NHL All-Star Weekend is underway. The skills competition was Friday night and the All-Star Game itself will be Saturday at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, with coverage beginning at 3 p.m. ET on ABC and ESPN+. The first matchup will pit the Central Division against the Pacific

9:54 PM ET FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Hockey fans have seen Sidney Crosby raise the Stanley Cup, win Olympic gold and receive MVP honors. They had never, until this week, seen him emerge saturated and giggling after tumbling into a water-filled tank on a Florida beach. For the past two seasons, the NHL has incorporated

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The 2023 NHL All-Star Weekend is upon us. Friday night will be the All-Star skills competition, the broadcast of which will begin at 7 ET on ESPN and ESPN+. Saturday will be the All-Star Game itself at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, with coverage beginning at 3 p.m. ET