Associated Press Feb 7, 2025, 12:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Va. — Cruising to the top of the NHL standings by winning 36 of their first 54 games and losing just 11 in regulation, the Washington Capitals solidified themselves as a team to watch this spring. For much of the next two weeks,
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Ryan Donato’s 2024-25 season has been arguably the best of his career, and it got even better on Feb. 7 as the Chicago Blackhawks’ forward scored two goals and added two assists, earning the first four-point game of his career and helping pave the way for a 6-2 Blackhawks win over the Nashville Predators. Related:
The Los Angeles Kings (28-17-6) beat the Dallas Stars (34-18-1) 5-4 in a shootout on Friday night, in what was a hard-fought battle from start to finish. Kevin Fiala had two points, as well as a shootout goal, and David Rittich made 26 saves in the win. Matt Duchene scored twice and Jake Oettinger made
Open Extended Reactions It’s Super Bowl week, and the focus is on New Orleans to see whether the Kansas City Chiefs can pull it off for a third straight time or if the Philadelphia Eagles can win for the first time since 2018. In honor of one of the biggest sporting events in the world,
The Dallas Stars take on the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. STARS (34-18-1) at KINGS (28-17-6) 10:30 p.m. ET; FDSNW, VICTORY+, SNP, SNO, SNE Stars projected lineup Jason Robertson — Roope Hintz — Logan StankovenMason Marchment — Matt Duchene — Mikael GranlundJamie
Rachel DoerrieFeb 7, 2025, 07:30 AM ET Close Rachel Doerrie is a professional data consultant specializing in data communication and modelling. She’s worked in the NHL and consulted for professional teams across North American and Europe. She hosts the Staff & Graph Podcast and discusses sports from a data-driven perspective. Open Extended Reactions The dog
The San Jose Sharks welcomed the Vancouver Canucks to SAP Center on Thursday having lost their last two games, most recently to the Montreal Canadiens on Feb. 4. The Canucks, meanwhile, were coming off a very solid effort against the Colorado Avalanche where Thatcher Demko got his first shutout in a 3-0 win. While the
Dec 4, 2024, 06:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Instead of having an All-Star Game this season, the NHL and NHLPA are staging the 4 Nations Face-Off, which will run from Feb. 12 through Feb. 20. This is a round-robin tournament that will feature four national teams — Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United States
Matvei Michkov and Alex Ovechkin had already faced off twice in their NHL careers before Thursday night, but neither meeting (both games were in late October) lived up to the billing. Though both scored in the second contest, the Capitals ran the show in both games, and Ovechkin’s goal was an empty-netter in a three-goal
The 4 Nations Face-Off is less than a week away, with Canada and Sweden meeting in the first matchup on Feb. 12. The United States and Finland follow up on Feb. 13 (8 p.m. ET, ESPN/E+), with the championship game set for Feb. 20 in Boston (8 p.m. ET, ABC/E+). There will be 92 players
New Jersey Devils captain Nico Hischier sustained an upper-body injury against the Montreal Canadiens on Jan. 25. He was deemed week-to-week, but today the Devils shared an update on his status. They have placed him on injured reserve. Hischier has been a solid force for the Devils this season. He has played in 51 games
In a game that saw two of the league’s best players named Connor, it was a two-point performance from Leon Draisaitl and a Zach Hyman goal in overtime that gave the Edmonton Oilers a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. Game Recap The first period saw no offense, but Oilers’ forward Viktor Arvidsson opened the
ESPN News Services Feb 5, 2025, 09:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Vancouver Canucks and newly acquired defenseman Marcus Pettersson reached agreement on a six-year contract extension worth $33 million, the team announced Wednesday night. The deal comes just days after Pettersson was shipped to Vancouver along with forward Drew O’Connor in a trade
Neil PaineFeb 5, 2025, 06:25 AM ET Close Neil Paine writes about sports using data and analytics. Previously, he was Sports Editor at FiveThirtyEight. Open Extended Reactions The 4 Nations Face-Off, which is a round-robin hockey tournament scheduled for Feb. 12-20 in Montreal and Boston, will boast an international field stacked with elite scorers, playmakers,
The Anaheim Ducks (23-24-6) took down the Dallas Stars (34-18-1) 2-1 at the Honda Center on Tuesday night. Trevor Zegras and Cutter Gauthier scored for the Ducks, while John Gibson made 26 saves in his 500th career NHL game. The Ducks have now won five of their last six games. Related: 4 Teams That Should
ESPN News Services Feb 4, 2025, 11:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored his 878th career goal into an empty net with 0.1 seconds left on the clock to move closer to Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, and the Washington Capitals defeated the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers 6-3 on Tuesday
The Montreal Canadiens take on the San Jose Sharks tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. 10:30 p.m. ET; NBCSCA, TSN2, RDS Canadiens projected lineup Cole Caufield — Nick Suzuki — Juraj SlafkovskyAlex Newhook — Kirby Dach — Josh AndersonPatrik Laine — Jake Evans — Joel ArmiaMichael
Greg WyshynskiFeb 4, 2025, 09:20 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The NHL’s most valuable player award winners usually have one thing in common: They aren’t goaltenders or defensemen. There are all sorts of justifications for the Hart Trophy almost exclusively going to forwards: Like the fact that
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