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Associated Press Nov 12, 2023, 12:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jay Woodcroft is out as coach of the Edmonton Oilers after a team that was supposed to be a Stanley Cup contender lost 10 of its first 13 games. Woodcroft was fired Sunday at the end of the team’s road trip, which wrapped up

Associated Press Nov 12, 2023, 12:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Brayden Schenn and Pavel Buchnevich each scored three goals and the St. Louis Blues beat the Colorado Avalanche 8-2 on Saturday night. Alexey Toropchenko and Torey Krug also scored for the Blues, and Jordan Binnington stopped 36 shots as St. Louis evened

Following the death of former NHL player Adam Johnson due to an injury sustained from a fellow player’s skate blade, many questions have been asked about the safety of a sport in which players fly around at high speeds with sharp implements strapped to their feet. Although it was a less serious injury, Seattle Kraken

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 10, 2023, 02:05 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Pittsburgh Penguins announced that they are retiring Jaromir Jagr’s No. 68 jersey on Feb. 18. “Pittsburgh, I’m coming home,” Jagr said in a video posted on social media. Jagr, 51, played 1,733 career regular-season games

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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 9, 2023, 11:58 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions One of the most requested hockey legends is finally being added to EA Sports’ NHL series: Hall of Fame Boston Bruins defenseman Bobby Orr. Orr is now a free playable character for all NHL 24 players

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 9, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The start of the NHL season is rife with panic and overreaction — and not just in Edmonton. Players get benched. Teams get called out. Fans start to wonder if their championship dreams have been shattered

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 8, 2023, 05:08 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions NHL commissioner Gary Bettman upheld the four-game suspension given to Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy for an illegal check to the head of Florida Panthers defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson on Oct. 30. Since the suspension is less

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterNov 8, 2023, 02:03 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The San Jose Sharks acquired defenseman Calen Addison from the Minnesota Wild Wednesday for forward prospect Adam Raska and a 2026 fifth-round draft pick. Getting Addison comes a day after the Sharks

Associated Press Nov 8, 2023, 01:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Sharks snapped an 11-game losing streak that tied for the longest skid to start the season in NHL history with a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night. Anthony Duclair had a goal and an

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 7, 2023, 10:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Hockey fans are now able to see which NHL players are among the league’s fastest (and slowest) — and not just at the All-Star skills competition. “Top Skating Speed” is one of a dozen advanced analytics

ESPN News Services Nov 6, 2023, 10:26 PM ET HIBBING, Minn. — Thousands gathered Monday to remember Adam Johnson, the 29-year-old American hockey player who died last month after his neck was cut by a skate blade during a game in England. Johnson, who appeared in 13 NHL games with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2019

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 6, 2023, 09:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The possibility exists for a Hughes brothers sweep in the 2023-24 NHL Awards. “Possible” does not mean “probable.” But based on our survey of awards voters, two of the Hughes boys have a significant lead for

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 5, 2023, 05:42 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions New Jersey Devils star forward Jack Hughes is “week to week” with an upper body injury, the team announced on Sunday. Hughes left the team’s road trip and has returned to New Jersey to be with

ESPN News Services Nov 4, 2023, 12:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The New Jersey Devils lost center Jack Hughes to an upper-body injury early in the first period of their 4-1 loss to the Blues on Friday night in St. Louis. Hughes, who entered the game with an NHL-leading 15 assists and 20 points,

Associated Press Nov 5, 2023, 01:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN JOSE, Calif. — Reilly Smith and Jake Guentzel each had two goals and two assists, Evgeni Malkin also scored twice, and the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the San Jose Sharks, 10-2, on Saturday night, handing the home team its NHL record-tying 11th straight loss

Nov 4, 2023, 12:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Timothy Liljegren was placed on long-term injured reserve Saturday, two days after he sustained a lower-body injury in a game against the Boston Bruins. Liljegren was injured Thursday after he fell into the boards following a trip by Bruins captain Brad Marchand

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterNov 3, 2023, 06:20 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Another week into the NHL season, and the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights continue to roll. That’s not a major surprise, though the hot starts for the Vancouver Canucks and