Eric Staal wasn’t aiming to take part in his third Olympics. Claude Julien, meanwhile, agreed to coach Canada at two December tournaments simply to get back behind the bench. The COVID-19 pandemic has, of course, closed plenty of doors. But for Staal and Julien, it’s opened another wide open — and there’s a chance it
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Eric Staal wasn’t aiming to take part in his third Olympics. Claude Julien, meanwhile, agreed to coach Canada at two December tournaments simply to get back behind the bench. The COVID-19 pandemic has, of course, closed plenty of doors. But for Staal and Julien, it’s opened another wide open — and there’s a chance it
The greatest player to ever skate in the National Hockey League is celebrated on this date as he takes another trip around the Sun. He is far from the only member of the Hockey Hall of Fame to make memories on Jan. 26. We have the THW time machine fired up, so let’s take a
Chris Kreider is one of the best storylines to emerge this 2021-22 season for the New York Rangers, which speaks volumes given the team is performing well better than expected. New head coach Gerard Gallant panned out to be an excellent match for the team, netminder Igor Shesterkin is playing stunning hockey, and defender Adam
6:50 AM ET As of Wednesday, 20 of the NHL’s 32 teams have hit the 41-game mark, so it’s the perfect time to check in on their progress against preseason expectations. To help tell the tale, we compared every team’s current standings point pace against their preseason over-under at Caesars Sportsbook. Who’s ahead of pace,
📝 by Patrick Williams Control what you can control. That message has been hammered into the heads of American Hockey League players for decades. The quicker a player absorbs those words, the better the chances of breaking through the crowd and landing a National Hockey League job. Certainly Milwaukee Admirals forward Rocco Grimaldi is living
Los Angeles Kings (21-16-6, third in the Pacific) vs. New York Islanders (15-14-6, sixth in the Metropolitan) Elmont; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New York hosts Los Angeles in a non-conference matchup. The Islanders are 8-7-3 at home. New York averages 10.0 penalty minutes per game, the fourth-most in the Eastern Conference. Zdeno Chara
Connor McDavid scored with 23.4 seconds left in overtime, powering the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-2 comeback win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night. The Edmonton captain tapped a pass from Darnell Nurse into the net for his 20th goal of the season. The Oilers (20-16-2) outshot the Canucks (18-19-3) 50-27 but struggled to
While the Washington Capitals have done an admirable job with all the injuries, COVID protocols and suspension absences they’ve faced this season, it appears the results lately are beginning to reflect the lineup that’s actually able to hit the ice. Washington’s loss to the Vegas Golden Knights left the Capitals with just a 3-5-2 record
The Chicago Blackhawks have a lot of decisions to make over the next few months leading up to the trade deadline on Mar. 21, 2022. It’s pretty clear their playoff hopes are a long shot this season. Meaning they should look to the future and be sellers. Whichever current players can net a good return
12:12 AM ET ESPN News Services OTTAWA, Ontario — Drake Batherson, Ottawa’s leading scorer, suffered an ankle injury in the Senators’ 5-0 win over the Sabres Tuesday night, the result of which appears like a deliberate shoulder check from Buffalo goaltender Aaron Dell. Late in the first period, Batherson chased a puck behind the Buffalo
TORONTO – A four-part documentary series about 1972’s legendary Canada-USSR hockey battle is bound for CBC. Producers say “Summit 72” — the series’ working title — presents “the definitive story” of the legendary eight-game Summit Series, which marks its 50th anniversary this September. Each hour-long episode will examine the legacy of the Cold War-era faceoff,
San Jose Sharks defenceman Erik Karlsson is expected to miss at least two months with an injury to his left forearm. The Sharks said Karlsson underwent surgery Monday to repair a small muscle tear in his left forearm. The former Ottawa Senators rearguard is expected to be re-evaluated in mid-March, according to the team. The
The COVID-19 pandemic has unfortunately continued to hit the National Hockey League hard. The season started extremely positively, as the league and its teams avoided large-scale outbreaks. Canadian franchises were once again allowed to have fans in the buildings and cross the border to play. However, the rise of the Omicron variant required the league
The Vancouver Canucks have had a rollercoaster of a 2021-22 season so far, to put it mildly. Honestly, it’s been a tale of two seasons. Pre-Bruce Boudreau, they were 8-15-2. Since he took over the head coaching duties from Travis Green in December, they are 10-4-2. They have also made it back into the playoff
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff With the All-Star Game approaching, and many teams having hit the 41-game mark of the 2021-22 NHL season, it’s a great time to check in on the playoff races, potential trade candidates and award and scoring title candidates. We asked our NHL analysts for their top predictions for the remainder
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Milwaukee Admirals forward Rocco Grimaldi has been selected as the AHL Player of the Week for the period ending January 23, 2022. Grimaldi recorded five goals and five assists for 10 points in three Milwaukee victories last week. Last Monday afternoon, Grimaldi notched a goal and
Vegas Golden Knights (25-15-2, first in the Pacific) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (27-9-2, third in the Metropolitan) Raleigh, North Carolina; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hurricanes -162, Golden Knights +139; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: Vegas visits Carolina looking to prolong its seven-game road winning streak. The Hurricanes are 13-4-1 on their home ice.