The Anaheim Ducks have officially hit the quarter-mark of their 2023-24 season. Owners of a six-game losing streak during which they’ve been outscored 30-11, they face a critical period of their season marked by looming matchups against Western Conference contenders – the Vancouver Canucks (Nov. 28) and the Colorado Avalanche (Dec. 2 and Dec. 5).
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Ryan S. Clark Close Ryan S. Clark NHL reporter Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Kristen Shilton Close Kristen Shilton ESPN NHL reporter Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Nov 28, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions There is no official “quarter mark” of the NHL season because
The Buffalo Sabres have loaned goaltender Devon Levi to the Rochester Americans, their American Hockey League affiliate. Levi, 21, made his NHL debut with the Sabres last spring following two seasons at Northeastern University. He also won a silver medal with Canada at the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship, and gold at the 2023 World
Luke Prokop was only 19 years old when he made pro sports history. A year after the Nashville Predators picked him in the 2020 NHL draft, Prokop told his team, his sport, and the wider world that he was gay. He is the first player under NHL contract to do so. This season, he has also bumped up
The Edmonton Oilers have always had passionate fans. Whether the team is great, good, bad, or just flat-out awful, they are very vocal about their team. This season, it’s been a story of anger and confusion as the Oilers started out their 2023-24 campaign unexpectedly bad. They currently sit seventh in the Pacific Division with
William Nylander has been nothing short of spectacular this season for the Toronto Maple Leafs. His 18-game point streak came to an end on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, against the Chicago Blackhawks, which saw him register a point in every game since the start of the season. While it has been awesome to see, and
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterNov 27, 2023, 07:00 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The NHL All-Star Weekend is returning to its roots — and bringing back an old favorite. When the showcase lands in Toronto this February, it’ll be as an expanded three-day event with
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League’s Player Safety Committee today announced the following suspensions: Calgary Wranglers forward Alex Gallant has been suspended for four (4) games as a consequence of a cross-checking incident in a game vs. Abbotsford on Nov. 26. Gallant will miss Calgary’s games on Friday (Dec. 1) and Sunday (Dec. 3)
The NHL is going back to a player draft and adding a 3-on-3 women’s game as part of an expanded NHL all-star weekend. The league announced Monday its showcase set for early February in Toronto will include Thursday events in addition to Friday’s skills competition and Saturday’s all-star tournament at Scotiabank Arena. The televised “All-Star
The goaltending history of the Calgary Flames franchise has been punctuated by a handful of excellent performances in a desert of otherwise unremarkable ones. In an effort to separate the wheat from the chaff, here are the three best goaltenders in the history of the Flames franchise. 3. Dan Bouchard Part of the first goaltending
On July 22, 2021, the Philadelphia Flyers sent defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere to the Arizona Coyotes as a cap dump to make room for some of their new offseason additions for the 2021-22 NHL season. Since he has left the Flyers, he has not only rejuvenated his NHL career, but also become one of the league’s
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 27, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Wild coach Dean Evason can read a calendar. His team was predicted by many to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the fifth straight season and for the 11th time in 12 seasons. But the
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Re-drafts are a popular exercise among hockey fans. A few years removed from a particular year’s draft class and with a growing body of work, where might a player go if the draft was held today? Higher? Lower? In 2021, Joshua Roy went in the fifth round to the Montreal
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Arizona Coyotes are looking to actively add roster players via trade. Meanwhile, the Detroit Red Wings are having issues with Klim Kostin. You can scratch one name off the list when it comes to candidates for the future Oilers’ GM job, and have their been trade discussions between Edmonton
The Chicago Blackhawks had a very tumultuous week surrounding American Thanksgiving. They suffered arguably the worst loss of the season the Wednesday before the holiday (7-3 to the Columbus Blue Jackets) and received some bad news on a few different fronts. Yet they showed their resiliency with a bounce-back 4-3 overtime win to the Toronto
Field Level Media Nov 25, 2023, 01:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech has been placed on long-term injured reserve Saturday, one day after he sustained an upper-body injury in a game against the Ottawa Senators. Pelech was injured on his second shift of the first period and did not
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The Buffalo Sabres just could not resist any longer. On Friday night, they put in the call to Rochester for Jiri Kulich and Isak Rosen after a dominant start to the season for both top prospects. The pair made their NHL debuts as the Sabres opened a four-game road trip
After an impressive start to the 2023-24 season, the Anaheim Ducks have hit a bit of a rough patch. A Black Friday loss to the Los Angeles Kings marks their fifth in a row, and their seventh in the last nine. While their six-game winning streak in early November raised eyebrows throughout the league, the