NHL News

7:00 AM ET The Chicago Blackhawks‘ fall from grace has been one of the steepest in NHL history. The team’s calamitous mishandling of former player Kyle Beach’s claims that he was sexually assaulted by former video coach Brad Aldrich in 2010 has led to sweeping changes. General manager Stan Bowman and senior director of hockey

7:00 AM ET Sergei Bobrovsky is feeling philosophical. The Florida Panthers goaltender is trying to describe what’s made him and rookie Spencer Knight so formidable together sharing Florida’s crease this season. But how to articulate the unique alliance of a goalie tandem? Teams match players and hope for the best. Spend over a decade in

3:57 PM ET Jack Eichel doesn’t want another NHL player to face the stalemate he experienced with the Buffalo Sabres over his medical decisions. Eichel had his first official news conference as a member of the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday, after the team acquired him from the Sabres in a Nov. 4 blockbuster. The

10:18 PM ET NHL games can be incredibly entertaining, but let’s be honest: They do require an investment of time. If your wager requires you to wait around until the final score, you can push three hours of investment if the thing goes to a shootout. That’s why wagers made on the first period of

5:23 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Mikhail Sergachev was suspended for two games without pay Friday for an illegal check to the head of Toronto‘s Mitch Marner. The incident occurred in the first period of the Maple Leafs’ 2-1 overtime victory Thursday night in Toronto. Victor Hedman hooked Marner

3:17 PM ET ESPN News Services The Chicago Blackhawks fired coach Jeremy Colliton on Saturday. With the team mired in a 1-9-2 start, interim general manager Kyle Davidson made the decision, naming Derek King interim coach. Chicago has lost two straight since posting their first victory, and allowed a league-high 47 goals. “Our on-ice goal

2:20 AM ET William E. Ricks Connor McDavid was up to his usual tricks, as the Edmonton Oilers notched an impressive comeback victory over the New York Rangers Friday night. After falling behind 4-1 in the second period, the Oilers rallied back in the third and overtime to win the contest 6-5. Edmonton scored three

10:21 AM ET After months of rumors about a Jack Eichel trade, the deal was finally completed Thursday, with the Vegas Golden Knights landing the 25-year-old center from the Buffalo Sabres. Going to Buffalo are veteran forward Alex Tuch and prospect Peyton Krebs, and there will also be a swap of picks: If Vegas’ first-round

7:00 AM ET As the NHL Awards Watch for the 2021-22 season begins, there’s only one award that has a clear frontrunner. No, not Connor McDavid for the MVP. Bill Armstrong for general manager of the year. The general manager of the year should be the one that best accomplishes the task at hand. In

9:00 AM ET There’s something wholly appropriate about the Vegas Golden Knights having a trade announced at 4:30 a.m. local time in a city where high-stakes gambles still happen in the predawn hours. Every blockbuster trade is a gamble. Assuming Jack Eichel comes through his artificial disk replacement surgery as a healthy star, the Golden

9:30 AM ET Logan Couture remembers the sunny days for the NHL’s three California-based teams. “For five to seven years, it seemed like there was a California team in the conference final every year,” the San Jose Sharks captain said. “Teams that came from the East to play here would say that they just needed

8:04 AM ET Jack Eichel will get artificial disk replacement surgery as soon as this week after being traded from the Buffalo Sabres to the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday morning, sources told ESPN. The return for Buffalo is Peyton Krebs, Alex Tuch, a 2022 first-round draft pick and a 2023 third-rounder, sources confirmed. Vegas

4:41 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — New Jersey Devils defenseman P.K. Subban was fined $15,000 by the NHL on Wednesday for his second tripping offense in eight days. The former Norris Trophy winner was fined for tripping Anaheim forward Trevor Zegras in the first period Tuesday night in a 4-0 win by the

7:00 AM ET After another week of the 2021-22 NHL season, we’ve had more changes in the top 5 of the power rankings. Here are our updated rankings of all 32 teams, plus the newcomer — either a free-agent signing, trade addition or rookie — that has made the biggest impact thus far for each

8:22 PM ET Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff said Tuesday he was never made aware of sexual assault allegations by Kyle Beach against former Chicago Blackhawks video coach Brad Aldrich while he was assistant GM of the team. In a news conference with Jets owner Mark Chipman, Cheveldayoff acknowledged that he was in the

7:00 AM ET NEWARK, N.J. — Something was moving in the shadows behind Andreas Johnsson. The New Jersey Devils forward was giving a postgame interview after their recent win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. It soon became clear he wasn’t alone. As he talked remotely to studio host Erika Wachter, the contours of a face started

10:49 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — Perhaps Chicago Blackhawks center Kirby Dach put it best on Monday when illustrating how important it was to have star forward Patrick Kane back with the team. “It’s just good to have him back in the locker room,” he said, “and on the ice.” Especially the latter.