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Associated Press Feb 6, 2024, 06:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Former Ottawa Senators coach D.J. Smith was hired as an assistant coach by the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday. General manager Rob Blake said Monday the Kings were looking to hire an assistant coach from outside the organization after Jim

Open Extended Reactions The NHL returns from All-Star Weekend with the Edmonton Oilers looking to make history Tuesday night. Edmonton can tie the NHL record for most wins in a row with a victory over the Vegas Golden Knights in Las Vegas. The game will be exclusively on ESPN+ and Hulu at 10 p.m. ET.

Associated Press Feb 5, 2024, 07:46 PM ET CALGARY, Alberta — Hall of Famer Lanny McDonald was hospitalized Monday, a day after suffering a cardiac event while returning from the NHL’s All-Star festivities in Toronto. The 70-year-old McDonald wrote on a social media post Monday that he had what he described as a “cardiac event”

Greg Wyshynski Close Greg Wyshynski ESPN Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Kristen Shilton Close Kristen Shilton ESPN NHL reporter Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Feb 5, 2024, 07:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NHL All-Star Weekend offers a relaxed atmosphere for players, as they hang with friends and family

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNFeb 2, 2024, 04:49 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions For the second time in three days, a pair of Canadian NHL teams made a trade with a center going to the Stanley Cup contender, and a first-round pick (and more) going to a team looking

ESPN News Services Feb 3, 2024, 04:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Jack Hughes is nearing a return to the New Jersey Devils‘ lineup after missing the past month because of an injury. The team said Saturday that Hughes is “really close” to playing again and that he decided to return home to

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterFeb 3, 2024, 07:16 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — The Maple Leafs made their hometown crowd proud during NHL All-Star weekend. And it was capped by an MVP performance from none other than Auston Matthews. Indeed, the league’s leading

Open Extended Reactions After a humorous All-Star player draft on Thursday and a thrilling night of All-Star skills on Friday, it’s time for the final event of 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend: the game(s)! It’s a simple format: two semifinals of 3-on-3 hockey, followed by the winners of those games squaring off in the final. First

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterFeb 2, 2024, 04:42 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — The NHL will not release its finding from a yearlong investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a woman by multiple players from the 2018 Canadian world junior hockey team

Open Extended Reactions After featuring a dunk tank in South Florida, and an accuracy contest within the spray of the Bellagio fountains in Las Vegas, the NHL elected to revamp its All-Star skills competition for the 2024 edition. The league worked with Connor McDavid to bring the skills contest back to its roots as a

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNFeb 1, 2024, 06:06 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions One of the best players believed to be available this NHL trade season is off the board. The Vancouver Canucks have acquired center Elias Lindholm from the Calgary Flames in exchange for forward Andrei Kuzmenko, defensemen

Open Extended Reactions As part of the festivities at the 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend, the league has brought back the player draft! The four teams — Team Matthews (captain Auston Matthews and assistant Morgan Rielly), Team McDavid (Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl), Team MacKinnon (Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar) and Team Hughes (co-captained by Quinn Hughes and

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJan 31, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Thanks to his exceptional speed, it feels like Connor McDavid has a head start on anyone he’s skating against in the NHL. But before he even played a minute as a pro, McDavid said he wanted

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJan 31, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The NHL All-Star break is practically a sabbatical, as the league’s 32 teams all have bye weeks scheduled around this weekend’s festivities in Toronto. It means a solid block of time to spend with loved ones,

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comJan 30, 2024, 01:00 PM ET Close Sean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. Open Extended Reactions As the NHL prepares to squarely step into our arena on Thursday with

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJan 29, 2024, 04:50 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The NHL is hopeful that New Jersey Devils star Jack Hughes can still participate in the NHL All-Star Game and skills competition this weekend in Toronto. Hughes, 22, hasn’t played since suffering an undisclosed upper-body injury

Associated Press Jan 28, 2024, 01:43 PM ET Former NHL player Alex Formenton turned himself in to police Sunday in connection with an investigation into an alleged sexual assault by several members of Canada’s 2018 world junior team. Formenton’s legal team told The Associated Press that police in London, Ontario, have charged Formenton and several