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Associated Press Jun 14, 2023, 02:44 PM ET ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues have hired Mike Babcock’s son, Michael, as a skills coach. Babcock and former defenseman Mike Weber are joining Craig Berube’s staff, general manager Doug Armstrong announced Wednesday. Berube oversaw the search for replacements for Craig MacTavish and Mike Van Ryn,

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 13, 2023, 11:08 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The first time Brayden McNabb thought about the Vegas Golden Knights winning the Stanley Cup was when owner Bill Foley spoke it into existence in Year 1. “Playoffs in three. Cup in six,” the defenseman said with a grin,

Emily Kaplan, ESPNJun 13, 2023, 09:28 AM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. In the second period of Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final, Jack Eichel skated across the middle of the ice when he got rocked by Matthew Tkachuk. It was one of the most vicious — yet clean —

Associated Press Jun 13, 2023, 02:06 AM ET DENVER — Stan Kroenke’s sports empire has produced an NFL, NHL and now NBA champion in three consecutive seasons. His latest title came Monday night when the Denver Nuggets won their first championship 47 years after joining the NBA. His Los Angeles Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 12, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. SUNRISE, Fla. — The Vegas Golden Knights have been spotted wearing T-shirts during the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs with the phrase “It Hurts To Win” printed on them. “Whatever we’ve got to do at this time of year, we’ve

ESPN News Services Jun 10, 2023, 11:18 PM ET SUNRISE, Fla. — Chandler Stephenson scored two goals and William Karlsson added what proved to be the game-winner, and the Vegas Golden Knights outlasted the Florida Panthers, 3-2, Saturday night in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final. With the win, Vegas secured a 3-1 series

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterJun 11, 2023, 12:28 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. SUNRISE, Florida — The Florida Panthers face elimination in their Stanley Cup Final series against the Vegas Golden Knights and are grappling with uncertainty on what lineup will be available to keep their Cup hopes

The Stanley Cup Final heads back to Las Vegas with the Golden Knights one win away from lifting the trophy. After jumping out to a commanding 3-0 advantage in Game 4, the Golden Knights held off the Florida Panthers to take a 3-1 series lead. Chandler Stephenson scored the game’s first two goals, with William

Jun 10, 2023, 07:00 AM ET The 2023 Stanley Cup Final looked to be slipping away from the Florida Panthers after the team lost Games 1 and 2 by a 12-4 margin in aggregate to the Vegas Golden Knights. Heading into Game 3, Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk commented that the Panthers couldn’t “make it a

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterJun 9, 2023, 03:43 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. In most cases the phrase “raining rats” would not be construed as a positive. Unless you’re in South Florida. And specifically at a Florida Panthers game. Those caveats indicate the appearance of rats — at

There are many Spider-people in “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” the hit animated sequel in which Miles Morales, Brooklyn teen turned Spider-Man, enters a multiverse of variants. But in that vast collection of web-slingers, only one is holding a hockey stick. Which is appropriate, because only one is wearing a Canadian national team sweater, too. Spider-Canada

So we’ve got a series after all. A change of scenery and return home helped the Florida Panthers recapture their mojo as the No. 8 seed in the East got on the board with a 3-2 overtime win to pull within 2-1 of the Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup Finals. Florida’s Matthew Tkachuk

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJun 8, 2023, 07:55 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Could Matthew Tkachuk become the biggest hockey star to ever come through South Florida? And in some ways, is he already there? Perhaps asking such a question is premature. Even a bit hyperbolic, or at

The Los Angeles Kings have signed Vladislav Gavrikov to a two-year contract extension, securing one of the top defensemen who would have been available in free agency. A pending unrestricted free agent, Gavrikov’s contract has an average annual value of $5.875 million through the 2024-25 season. Most of his contract will be paid out in

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJun 7, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. LAS VEGAS — For the Florida Panthers‘ Brandon Montour and the Vegas Golden Knights‘ Zach Whitecloud, this year’s Stanley Cup Final carries a significance that goes well beyond both of them trying to help their

The Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday acquired Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov in a three-way deal that included the Los Angeles Kings. Provorov, 26, finished his seventh NHL season with six goals and 21 assists in 82 games for the Flyers, who drafted him seventh overall in 2015. He averaged 23:01 in ice time. “Improving

LAS VEGAS — Down 2-0 in the Stanley Cup Final, Florida Panthers star forward Matthew Tkachuk hasn’t lost his confidence. Instead, he’s doubling down. “(The Vegas Golden Knights) are halfway there and hopefully they’re thinking about that a little bit when they’re coming back to Florida,” Tkachuk said following his team’s 7-2 loss in Game

The first two periods of the 2023 Stanley Cup Final were pretty even; in fact, the score was tied 2-2 heading into the third period of Game 1. Then, the Vegas Golden Knights scored three straight goals to win 5-2 … … and then another four straight to open Game 2, en route to a