The anticipation for individual player evaluations has been building as the Minnesota Wild season has drawn to a close, and they’re finally here. These assessments will be given to each player who has played at least 20 games, including the three players traded away at the deadline, acknowledging their impact during their time with the
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Associated Press May 13, 2024, 10:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Jordan Staal and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored 3:06 apart in the third period, and the Carolina Hurricanes got four goals in the third for a 4-1 win over the New York Rangers in Game 5 of the second-round playoff series on Monday
The Buffalo Sabres have promoted Rochester Americans head coach Seth Appert to assistant coach of the National Hockey League club, joining the staff of new Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff. Appert, 49, has served as head coach of the Amerks since the 2020-21 season, compiling a record of 123-94-22-10 and leading the team to three
With the draft lottery completed, mock draft season is now in full swing, and it is time to prepare for the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. In possession of the 18th overall pick, the New York Islanders are poised to make a first-round pick for the first time since 2019 when they selected Simon Holmstrom. Who
The Dallas Stars face the Colorado Avalanche tonight at Ball Arena for their second-round matchup. Here are the projected/expected lineups, sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. Related: 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 2 Hub (1C) STARS at (3C) AVALANCHE Western Conference Second Round, Game 3 10 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT, SN1, SN, TVAS Best-of-7 series
Neil PaineMay 13, 2024, 08:37 AM ET Close Neil Paine writes about sports using data and analytics. Previously, he was Sports Editor at FiveThirtyEight. Open Extended Reactions The Stanley Cup playoffs are no place for the fresh-faced and inexperienced — or so the conventional wisdom goes. Because one ill-timed mistake can often send a team
Zack L’Heureux scored on each of Milwaukee’s first two shots in the opening minute of the game and the Admirals completed their series comeback with a 5-3 victory over Texas in Game 5 of their Central Division semifinal series on Sunday evening. Milwaukee, the 13th team in AHL history to win a best-of-five series after
The Florida Panthers overcame a two-goal deficit, scoring twice within three minutes in the third period to defeat the Boston Bruins 3-2 and take a 3-1 lead in their second-round matchup of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Bruins jumped out to an early lead on a power-play goal from David Pastrnak. It was his
The Dallas Stars didn’t let the Colorado Avalanche stage a comeback on this night as youngster Logan Stankoven and veteran Tyler Seguin had two goals apiece to lead the Stars to a 4-1 win. The Stars have now won two straight after blowing a three-goal lead at home and losing 4-3 in Game 1. The
ESPN News Services May 12, 2024, 09:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Aleksander Barkov slipped through three Bruins defenders to score the go-ahead goal Sunday night, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 16 shots to give the Florida Panthers a 3-2 victory over Boston and a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series. One
Ottawa Senators general manager Steve Staios, left, announces Travis Green as the team’s new head coach in Ottawa on Wednesday. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press) After seven straight playoff misses for the Ottawa Senators, new head coach Travis Green says he welcomes the pressure that comes with getting them there. “I want to win a Stanley Cup and
The last time the Toronto Maple Leafs made it to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs was in 2004. A lot has changed in the last 19 years, whether it be in society or sports, nothing is the same. During those 19 years, the Maple Leafs have missed the playoffs a total of
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The wounds were still fresh when the Abbotsford Canucks met with reporters after their season-ending loss to the Ontario Reign on Wednesday night. “I don’t think we reached our potential, and that’s what stings right now,” captain Chase Wouters said. The disappointment was evident. The Canucks’ offense, which had averaged
When the Chicago Blackhawks won the second overall pick in the NHL Draft Lottery on May 7, the debate started about the consensus on two options: Artyom Levshunov (Defenseman, Michigan State University) or Ivan Demidov (Right wing, SKA St. Petersburg). There have already been numerous debates about who the Blackhawks should pick, and for many,
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 12, 2024, 07:10 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions VANCOUVER, British Columbia — “Take the ball.” Everything about those three words was an invitation. It was a way to let Arturs Silovs know that although he had already done quite a
Ron Ellis, who played over 1,000 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs and was a member of Canada’s team at the 1972 Summit Series, has died at age 79. The Maple Leafs confirmed his death on social media Saturday and a cause of death was not given. Ellis played his entire 15-season NHL career in
The Carolina Hurricanes scored late in the third period to defeat the New York Rangers 4-3 and fend off elimination in their second-round Stanley Cup Playoff series. Brady Skjei haunted his former team with a power-play goal with just over three minutes left in the game, ripping a shot from the point that beat Rangers
Ivan Miroshnichenko scored his first two playoff goals as a pro to send the Hershey Bears into the Atlantic Division finals with a 5-3 win over Lehigh Valley on Saturday night. The Bears eliminated the Phantoms, three games to one, and will next take on the Hartford Wolf Pack beginning Thursday evening in Hershey. Miroshnichenko’s