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Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterDec 22, 2023, 07:50 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Another week, another new No. 1 team atop the ESPN NHL Power Rankings! Plus, with the league’s holiday roster freeze in effect, and the IIHF World Junior Championship set to begin Tuesday,

Dec 21, 2023, 02:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — The defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights will be without goalies Adin Hill and Logan Thompson for Thursday night’s game at the Tampa Bay Lightning. Thompson (10-5-3, 2.71 goals-against average) left Tuesday night’s 6-3 loss at Carolina early in the third period

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterDec 21, 2023, 07:49 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions There was infighting within USA Hockey. There was a heated physical altercation over recruiting a player. There was the agent who got fired for buying kegs and hiring exotic dancers to recruit

Associated Press Dec 20, 2023, 08:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NHL and Diamond Sports Group, the largest owner of regional sports networks, have reached an agreement that will keep local broadcasts for 11 teams on Bally Sports through the end of this season. The agreement, which was contained in a court filing made

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 20, 2023, 07:15 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Last season around this time, the NHL trade market didn’t lack for fascinating, notable names: Erik Karlsson, Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, Bo Horvat, Timo Meier, Brock Boeser and Jakob Chychrun were all churning around the rumor

ESPN News Services Dec 19, 2023, 07:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Boston Bruins forward Pavel Zacha and and defenseman Charlie McAvoy will return Tuesday against the Minnesota Wild after missing multiple games became of upper-body injuries. Zacha, who has eight goals and 19 points in 26 games, is expected to rejoin Brad Marchand and

Anthony Gharib, ESPNDec 19, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Many years ago, moos and oinks filled this bright red barn. Set in the countryside of Sweden in Sävsjö, it served as an integral part of a farm owned by Swedish artist David Gunnarsson’s grandfather. Now, the barn is the dedicated area where Gunnarsson

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 18, 2023, 05:52 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Ottawa Senators fired head coach D.J. Smith and assistant coach Davis Payne on Monday, replacing them with veteran coach Jacques Martin on an interim basis and franchise legend Daniel Alfredsson as an assistant coach on

Open Extended Reactions Connor McDavid and his Edmonton Oilers teammates are on a road trip to the New York City metropolitan area this week, with games on tap against the New York Islanders (Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+/Hulu), New Jersey Devils (Thursday, 7:30 p.m., ESPN+/Hulu) and New York Rangers (Friday, 7:30 p.m., ESPN+/Hulu). Prior to

Associated Press Dec 17, 2023, 07:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Los Angeles Kings goaltender Pheonix Copley has been placed on long-term injured reserve with a lower-body injury, it was announced Sunday. Copley suffered the injury during Friday’s practice and did not not make the road trip for Saturday’s victory over

Associated Press Dec 15, 2023, 10:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Dallas goalie Jake Oettinger left eight minutes into the Stars’ game Friday night against Ottawa because of a lower-body injury. Oettinger allowed goals on the Senators’ first two shots on goal in the opening three minutes. Soon after his only save about

Field Level Media Dec 16, 2023, 12:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Canada’s seven NHL teams are banding together in support of the ALS Super Fund, a campaign to help fight Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) following the deaths of members of the league community in the country. Former NHL player Mark Kirton, who was diagnosed

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 14, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Craig Berube’s seat became too hot to handle this week, as the St. Louis Blues fired their longtime coach (with whom they won the Stanley Cup in 2019) on Tuesday night. It wasn’t something GM Doug

Tim Kavanagh, ESPN.comDec 15, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. Open Extended Reactions As teams go through their cycles of contention, the importance of having a high-scoring young core can wax and wane. Then again, in a league which has

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 15, 2023, 07:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The New York Rangers hated how last season ended. “That one stung for a while,” captain Jacob Trouba said of their seven-game first-round loss to the rival New Jersey Devils in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Kalan Hooks Dec 14, 2023, 05:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jack Hughes was locked in when the New Jersey Devils and Boston Bruins went into overtime Wednesday. The center scored a goal from a Jesper Bratt spin-move dish to win the game 2-1. During overtime, the 2019 No. 1 pick was so focused on

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterDec 14, 2023, 07:30 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Patrick Kane had his pick of suitors in free agency this fall. And he wholly embraced the courting process. It was intuition, then, that ultimately drove Kane’s decision. Because of all the

Associated Press Dec 13, 2023, 07:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Winnipeg Jets leading scorer Kyle Connor has been placed on injured reserve with a knee injury. The Jets announced the move on social media Wednesday. The team did not provide a timetable for the forward’s return. Connor was injured during the