Greg WyshynskiFeb 25, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions After taking a pause for the 4 Nations Face-Off — and continuing Canadian domination in best-on-best tournaments — the NHL regular season is now rocketing toward the Stanley Cup playoffs. The stakes are high. Time is short.
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After trailing all night, the Winnipeg Jets (41-14-3) tied the game in the final minute and beat the San Jose Sharks (15-36-8) 2-1 in overtime on Monday night at Canada Life Center. Josh Morrissey and Mark Scheifele scored for the Jets, while Connor Hellebuyck made 16 saves. Related: Winnipeg Jets Sign Vladislav Namestnikov to 2-Year
The Colorado Avalanche take on the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. 6 p.m. ET; FDSNMW, KTVD, ALT, SNO, SNE, TVAS Avalanche projected lineup Artturi Lehkonen — Nathan MacKinnon — Martin NecasJonathan Drouin — Casey Mittelstadt — Juuso ParssinenMiles Wood
Ryan S. Clark Close Ryan S. Clark ESPN 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. Feb 24, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024-25 NHL trade season began early, as the Carolina
On Sunday (Feb. 23), the Anaheim Ducks took on the Detroit Red Wings where the Red Wings took home the two points picking up a 5-4 win in overtime. In the game, forward Trevor Zegras tossed a late hit toward Red Wings’ forward Michael Rasmussen, who didn’t return to the game due to an injury
On Sunday night, the New Jersey Devils faced the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena. Both teams were on the second half of a back-to-back following the 4 Nations Face-Off break, but the Devils came out on top in Music City. Nico Daws led the team to a 5-0 victory and stopped all 29 shots faced,
ESPN News Services Feb 23, 2025, 11:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It was quite a Sunday for the Robertson brothers. Especially in the second period. Jason Robertson scored three times to help the Dallas Stars to a 4-3 win at the New York Islanders. Nicholas Robertson had two goals in the Toronto Maple Leafs‘
Thanks to a late power play goal by Dylan Guenther in the third period, the Utah Hockey Club bounced back from their 5-3 loss to the Los Angeles Kings and beat the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 at Delta Center on Sunday night. The Canucks, meanwhile, couldn’t muster any offense again after falling 3-1 to the Vegas
ESPN News Services Feb 23, 2025, 04:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin fired a perfect wrist shot past Calvin Pickard for his first goal of the game, scored from his office on the power play for his second and sailed a shot into an empty net from his own zone to
On Saturday evening, the New Jersey Devils and Dallas Stars returned to action in Newark, New Jersey, attempting to get off to a hot start following the 4 Nations break. In a pretty tight contest, the Stars came out with a 4-2 victory. Casey DeSmith was stellar, stopping 30 of 32 en route to his
ESPN News Services Feb 23, 2025, 01:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson left his club’s 3-2 overtime victory over the Boston Bruins after two periods due to an upper-body injury Saturday night. Gibson, 31, a topic of trade talks, stopped 19 shots before exiting, giving way to Lukas
The Columbus Blue Jackets needed to open post 4-Nations play with a win. In front of another sellout crowd, they were able to win going away. Kent Johnson scored twice while Zach Werenski fresh off being the leading scorer at the 4-Nations added a goal and two assists to lift the Blue Jackets to a
Associated Press Feb 22, 2025, 05:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The 2025 NHL draft will take place June 27 and 28 at L.A. Live’s Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, the league announced Saturday. The draft will be the first for hockey to use the decentralized model that has been standard for
Greg WyshynskiFeb 21, 2025, 12:45 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — The 4 Nations Face-Off has emerged as a transformative moment for the NHL. “Nothing’s done more for hockey in a decade than what this tournament’s done,” Team Canada coach Jon Cooper said. What was supposed
Greg WyshynskiFeb 20, 2025, 11:35 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Like every American hockey player over the past 45 years, the NHL stars on the United States 4 Nations Face-Off roster are obsessed with the Miracle on Ice. More to the point, they’re obsessed with the movie
Kristen ShiltonFeb 20, 2025, 11:50 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Heading into the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament, many expected the United States and Canada to meet in the championship game. No one expected that the two countries’ opening-round matchup would be so intense, though, or
For the first time in about eight years, international play featuring the best players in the NHL representing their respective countries is back. From Feb. 12-20, 2025, Canada, United States, Sweden, and Finland will compete for a championship. Each team will play three games, with the top two teams playing in a winner-take-all final. Teams
Field Level Media Feb 20, 2025, 04:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Islanders placed defenseman Dennis Cholowski on waivers on Thursday. The Islanders have one open roster spot coming out of the break but might need two as they anticipate the return of defensemen Scott Mayfield (lower body) and Ryan Pulock (upper