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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 18, 2023, 05:52 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Ottawa Senators fired head coach D.J. Smith and assistant coach Davis Payne on Monday, replacing them with veteran coach Jacques Martin on an interim basis and franchise legend Daniel Alfredsson as an assistant coach on

Open Extended Reactions Connor McDavid and his Edmonton Oilers teammates are on a road trip to the New York City metropolitan area this week, with games on tap against the New York Islanders (Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+/Hulu), New Jersey Devils (Thursday, 7:30 p.m., ESPN+/Hulu) and New York Rangers (Friday, 7:30 p.m., ESPN+/Hulu). Prior to

Associated Press Dec 17, 2023, 07:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Los Angeles Kings goaltender Pheonix Copley has been placed on long-term injured reserve with a lower-body injury, it was announced Sunday. Copley suffered the injury during Friday’s practice and did not not make the road trip for Saturday’s victory over

Associated Press Dec 15, 2023, 10:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Dallas goalie Jake Oettinger left eight minutes into the Stars’ game Friday night against Ottawa because of a lower-body injury. Oettinger allowed goals on the Senators’ first two shots on goal in the opening three minutes. Soon after his only save about

Field Level Media Dec 16, 2023, 12:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Canada’s seven NHL teams are banding together in support of the ALS Super Fund, a campaign to help fight Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) following the deaths of members of the league community in the country. Former NHL player Mark Kirton, who was diagnosed

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 14, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Craig Berube’s seat became too hot to handle this week, as the St. Louis Blues fired their longtime coach (with whom they won the Stanley Cup in 2019) on Tuesday night. It wasn’t something GM Doug

Tim Kavanagh, ESPN.comDec 15, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. Open Extended Reactions As teams go through their cycles of contention, the importance of having a high-scoring young core can wax and wane. Then again, in a league which has

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 15, 2023, 07:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The New York Rangers hated how last season ended. “That one stung for a while,” captain Jacob Trouba said of their seven-game first-round loss to the rival New Jersey Devils in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Kalan Hooks Dec 14, 2023, 05:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jack Hughes was locked in when the New Jersey Devils and Boston Bruins went into overtime Wednesday. The center scored a goal from a Jesper Bratt spin-move dish to win the game 2-1. During overtime, the 2019 No. 1 pick was so focused on

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterDec 14, 2023, 07:30 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Patrick Kane had his pick of suitors in free agency this fall. And he wholly embraced the courting process. It was intuition, then, that ultimately drove Kane’s decision. Because of all the

Associated Press Dec 13, 2023, 07:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Winnipeg Jets leading scorer Kyle Connor has been placed on injured reserve with a knee injury. The Jets announced the move on social media Wednesday. The team did not provide a timetable for the forward’s return. Connor was injured during the

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 13, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions There are times when it feels like Arizona Coyotes goalie Connor Ingram materialized out of nowhere, breaking through at 26 years old to become one of the NHL’s top netminders this season. “You get the guys

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 12, 2023, 08:38 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Detroit Red Wings forward David Perron is appealing his six-game suspension, the NHL Players Association announced on Tuesday night. Perron was suspended by the NHL Department of Player Safety on Monday for delivering a cross-check to

Ryan S. Clark Close Ryan S. Clark NHL reporter Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Greg Wyshynski Close Greg Wyshynski ESPN Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Dec 12, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Connor Bedard is an 18-year-old who’s been billed as a franchise savior, the NHL’s next

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 11, 2023, 08:29 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Detroit Red Wings forward David Perron has been suspended six games without pay for delivering a cross-check to the head of Ottawa Senators defenseman Artem Zub on Saturday. It’s the first suspension of the veteran winger’s

ESPN News Services Dec 11, 2023, 01:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Winnipeg Jets lost leading scoring Kyle Connor to a knee injury in the second period when he took a knee from Anaheim Ducks forward Ryan Strome in a 4-2 victory for the visiting team. Strome received a game misconduct

Dec 10, 2023, 04:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Seattle Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer was placed on injured reserve Sunday, the team announced. Grubauer (lower body) and defenseman Justin Schultz (upper body) both left Saturday night’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. The goalie stopped 21 of 23 shots before exiting and did

ESPN News Services Dec 9, 2023, 10:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored 13 seconds into overtime and Ilya Sorokin stopped 34 shots as the New York Islanders ended the Los Angeles Kings‘ record 11-game season-opening road winning streak with a 3-2 victory Saturday night. Anders Lee scored twice in