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2:14 PM ET Defenseman Mikey Anderson on Wednesday became the latest player to sign a long-term deal with the Los Angeles Kings, getting an eight-year, $33 million extension with the team through the 2030-31 season, it was announced. The contract for the 23-year-old Anderson carries a $4.125 million annual average value. He was set to

2:50 PM ET Associated Press CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The financially troubled parent company of regional sports networks that own the broadcast rights to 42 U.S. professional sports teams skipped about $140 million in interest payments due Wednesday. The missed payments by Diamond Sports Group started a 30-day grace period that could be the prelude to

11:51 AM ET Associated Press Law enforcement agents confiscated over 600 fake championship rings across four major U.S. professional sports leagues and the NCAA from a South Carolina memorabilia store as part of a seizure of counterfeit merchandise, the South Carolina Secretary of State announced. The counterfeit goods could have fetched as much as $15

7:00 AM ET There shouldn’t be a debate about the NHL’s best goaltender, at least according to one goalie coach. “For me, the No. 1 is clear cut,” the coach told ESPN. “He is the king right now. He’s been the king for a while. There is no argument there.” That’s quite a statement. Consider

11:43 PM ET Northeastern outlasted Harvard 3-2 in a shootout Monday night, capturing this year’s title in the 70th annual Beanpot Tournament at TD Garden in Boston. The traditional New England college hockey event, featuring four Boston-area schools across two weeks at the home of the Bruins, did not disappoint this year, as Massachusetts native

2:40 PM ET Arizona Coyotes defenseman Jakob Chychrun will be a healthy scratch for the remainder of this week as trade talks continue, the team announced Monday. Coach Andre Tourigny informed the media after the Coyotes’ morning skate in Nashville that Chychrun will remain out of the lineup. He was scratched for their 6-5 loss

Feb 11, 2023 ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Dustin Brown, who captained the Los Angeles Kings to both of their Stanley Cup titles, had his No. 23 retired and a statue of him unveiled during a ceremony before Saturday’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Brown played 18 seasons with the Kings before retiring at

3:05 PM ET Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario — Ottawa Senators goaltender Anton Forsberg is out indefinitely after tearing the medial collateral ligament in both of his knees during a game against Edmonton, general manager Pierre Dorion announced Sunday. Forsberg was injured late in the third period Saturday when Senators defenseman Travis Hamonic pushed Oilers winger

3:28 AM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — There aren’t many occasions anymore when one can say Sidney Crosby did something in a game for the first time. Saturday night, though, he accomplished a first he hoped to avoid. Crosby, the Pittsburgh Penguins superstar, received a game misconduct for the first time in his 18-year

3:06 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Vegas Golden Knights goalie Logan Thompson is week to week with a lower-body injury, the club announced Saturday. Thompson was injured in the third period of Thursday’s 5-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild and replaced by Adin Hill. Hill is 11-5-1 in Vegas with a .909 save

7:15 AM ET Every team has them. Some teams have more than one. That player who has either exceeded expectations, has fallen short of those goals or seems on the verge of something but you’re just not sure how it will turn out. So who are these players? And how important will they be to

7:40 AM ET The Boston Bruins are having a special sort of season. It’s a season with historic potential. And one that’s way off-script. The Bruins weren’t supposed to be a powerhouse, with an NHL-leading 83 points and jaw-dropping 39-7-5 record. Boston didn’t figure to be so dominant, sitting second overall in goals (3.73) and

3:26 PM ET The NHL trade deadline (March 3) is still more than three weeks away. But big deals are already happening, with the New York Islanders trading for Bo Horvat and the New York Rangers bringing in Vladimir Tarasenko. We’re breaking down and grading all of the biggest moves from now through the deadline.

6:45 AM ET One of the first things Evgeni Nabokov did after retiring from the NHL in 2015 was to fly back to Moscow so he could visit friends and watch hockey with them. There was a night when Nabokov and his friends were joined by Vladislav Tretiak — yes, the man considered to be

7:19 PM ET Associated Press Fans filed into the rink for a minor league hockey game, vendors sold concessions and the visiting team took the ice for warmups. The national anthem played, and officials were ready to drop the puck. One problem: The home team did not show up. This bizarre scene unfolded over the

10:53 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Bo Horvat scored in his home debut with New York Islanders, leading his new team to a 4-0 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night. And the fans loved every minute of it. Ilya Sorokin made 31 saves in his fifth shutout this season and

9:00 AM ET The Boston Bruins have dominated everything this season. Well, except for the NHL All-Star Skills breakaway challenge, where David Pastrnak probably should have workshopped that “Happy Gilmore” tribute a bit more. Here’s a consolation prize for the Bruins star winger: He has moved into the top three for NHL most valuable player

8:00 AM ET Norm Hall/NHLI via Getty Images Of all the conversations I had at All-Star weekend in Florida, one with Sidney Crosby stuck out. He told me, multiple times, that the league feels more competitive than it has ever been. In 18 years in the NHL, Crosby said he has never seen anything like