NHL News

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 28, 2023, 01:19 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. LAS VEGAS — A healthy scratch to start the series, Ty Dellandrea scored two pivotal, third-period goals in the Dallas Stars‘ 4-2 victory on Saturday against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 of the

Will there be a return trip to Dallas for Game 6? Or will there be an extended stay in Las Vegas for the start of the Stanley Cup Final? Plus, could there be another game that goes into overtime? These are a few of the questions entering Game 5 of the Western Conference finals between

Associated Press May 27, 2023, 12:29 AM ET KAMLOOPS, British Columbia — James Malatesta had a hat trick, Kassim Gaudet scored twice and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champion Quebec Remparts routed the host Kamloops Blazers 8-3 in the Memorial Cup opener Friday night. Nathan Gaucher, Theo Rochette and Zachary Bolduc also scored for

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 26, 2023, 01:29 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. DALLAS — The Dallas Stars avoided a Western Conference finals sweep by the Vegas Golden Knights with a 3-2 Game 4 victory Thursday, thanks to forward Joe Pavelski‘s power-play goal 3:18 into overtime. Now comes the hard part: trying

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 25, 2023, 03:12 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. DALLAS — Jonathan Marchessault isn’t getting ahead of himself, as the Vegas Golden Knights still need a win in Game 4 on Thursday to close out the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference finals. But already waiting in the

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 25, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are, if nothing else, about teachable moments. What a team learns one season can impact the next. If players, coaches and executives take the wrong lessons from the most pressure-filled time of the year, they

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 24, 2023, 11:03 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. The Florida Panthers are bound for the Stanley Cup Final. Just as we all predicted. (Kidding.) In reality, Florida’s trajectory this season reads like the plot of a classic Disney movie, a tale of plucky

Emily Kaplan, ESPNMay 24, 2023, 06:58 AM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Following one of his nine seasons coaching the Winnipeg Jets, Paul Maurice had an idea: Could he be more intentional about the video he showed his players? Video sessions are one of the most common teaching tools coaches employ.

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 23, 2023, 08:58 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. DALLAS — The Dallas Stars had a disastrous start to Game 3 of the Western Conference final on Tuesday night, already down 2-0 in the series to the Vegas Golden Knights. Captain Jamie Benn was ejected just 1:53 into

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 23, 2023, 07:54 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. LAS VEGAS — Labels can be dangerous. So can superlatives. This is why it is suggested that those who use them be careful, because there is no way of telling if the expectation itself can

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 22, 2023, 09:37 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. SUNRISE, Fla. — Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov left the first period of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday with a lower-body injury. He did not return for

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 22, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. RALEIGH, N.C. — There’s conformity among many NHL players. And then there’s Brent Burns. Breaking up the parade of monotone business suits and well-groomed exteriors while entering the arena is a 6-foot-5, 230-pound defenseman wearing loud patterns, lugging a

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 21, 2023, 09:06 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. LAS VEGAS — It wasn’t like the Dallas Stars didn’t address why they lost a second straight overtime game to the Vegas Golden Knights. If anything? There was more of a conversation around the circumstances

The NHL’s Western Conference finals got off to a thrilling start in Game 1 on Friday night, with the Vegas Golden Knights winning 4-3 in overtime over the Dallas Stars. Game 2 on Sunday (3 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN+) promises to bring the excitement again. Can the Stars even things up before the series shifts to

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 20, 2023, 11:32 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. RALEIGH, N.C. — Matthew Tkachuk didn’t need four overtimes to score the game-winning goal this time. He just needed one to give the Florida Panthers a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Final over the Carolina Hurricanes. The Panthers

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 20, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. RALEIGH, N.C. — Parents typically don’t want to see their children be miserable. Which makes the Eastern Conference final of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs a very stressful time for Henry and Linda Staal. “It’s tough for them. They’ve

Associated Press May 19, 2023, 05:50 PM ET HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said Friday he’s planning to meet with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman about the possibility of moving the Arizona Coyotes to Hartford. Lamont told reporters during a news availability that he has reached out to the NHL and hopes the meeting

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 19, 2023, 06:54 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Now that the Western Conference finals between the Dallas Stars and Vegas Golden Knights have finally arrived (Game 1, 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+), there is a strong chance you’re going to hear a few