The New York Rangers face the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. Here are the projected/expected lineups, sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. 7:30 p.m. ET; MAX, TNT Rangers projected lineup Chris Kreider — Mika Zibanejad —
The Colorado Eagles will be without a significant piece on their blue line this season. A knee injury sustained in practice with the Eagles last Saturday will cost defenseman Sean Behrens his rookie season, the parent Colorado Avalanche announced. The 21-year-old Behrens came into training camp with an opportunity to build on a stellar 2023-24
The regular season is finally here, and after going to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final last season, the Edmonton Oilers are poised to make another deep playoff run. Their quest for Lord Stanley starts on Wednesday night (Oct. 9) when they host the Winnipeg Jets from Rogers Place. If the Oilers want early
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterOct 9, 2024, 01:20 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions SALT LAKE CITY — The first game. The first goal. The first fight. Those moments led to another first for the Utah Hockey Club: the first win in franchise history, a 5-2
Former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nazem Kadri’s book “Dreamer: My Life On The Edge” delves into coach Mike Babcock’s handling of players. Kadri’s book scheduled for release Oct. 15 recounts Babcock telling Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner during his 2016-17 rookie season to make of list of teammates ranking their work ethic from best to
The 2024-25 NHL season has finally arrived, but not for the Philadelphia Flyers quite yet (it begins on Oct. 11 versus the Vancouver Canucks). Before then, let’s look at some news and rumors for the Orange and Black, including an injury update on Nick Seeler, a big milestone to keep in mind regarding Jett Luchanko,
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Springfield Thunderbirds president Nathan Costa had a goal coming into October – give his fans some much-welcome news and get the season off to a good start. On Friday, the Thunderbirds and St. Louis Blues announced a long-term extension of their affiliation, shooing away any concerns about the team’s long-term
The Chicago Blackhawks are taking on the Utah Hockey Club at the Delta Center to begin their respective 2024-25 seasons. Here are the projected/expected lineups, sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. Related: 2024-25 NHL Season Preview 10 p.m. ET; ESPN, ESPN+, SN, TVAS Blackhawks projected lineup Ilya Mikheyev — Connor Bedard — Teuvo
Associated Press Oct 8, 2024, 08:11 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Stars coach Pete DeBoer has been cleared to return to the ice just before the team’s season opener after recovering from an appendectomy. “I got [the] green light to get on the ice Wednesday and then coach going forward,” DeBoer said. The Stars
Connor McDavid is still stinging from losing Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final by the slimmest of margins. Leon Draisaitl cannot keep thinking about it. “I’m not sure it’s something that you ever get over, really,” McDavid said. “And time kind of just moves on.” The NHL now gets to see what two of
The New York Rangers are expected to make a strong push for a Stanley Cup this season after falling just short last season, even after being rather inactive during free agency. One of their biggest strengths is their goaltending depth, specifically their starting goaltender Igor Shesterkin, who has proven consistently that he is one of
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … As the National Hockey League opens its 2024-25 season, the American Hockey League is proud to have 594 graduates across the NHL’s 32 opening-day active rosters, making up more than 83 percent of the NHL’s initial player pool to begin its campaign. Many of last year’s notable AHL players have made the
It’s been a somewhat disappointing preseason for the Chicago Blackhawks. Hopes were high and the intensity was there at the beginning of training camp, but the effort didn’t translate over to the exhibition games. The Blackhawks went 1-4-1 in the preseason, with their one lone win coming from a lineup of mostly the kids. Is
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNOct 8, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Dallas Stars are going to win the 2025 Stanley Cup. That breaks a two-year streak of my picking their Western Conference rivals, the Edmonton Oilers, to finally deliver a Stanley Cup to Connor McDavid (and,
Just days before the New York Islanders’ 2024-25 regular season begins, Noah Dobson is still without a long-term deal. He will be a restricted free agent (RFA) after the season. Ideally, Islanders would have signed their star defenseman to an extension, one with eight seasons attached to it in the $7 million average annual value
The Syracuse Crunch have signed forward Logan Brown to an American Hockey League contract. Brown, who missed the 2023-24 season due to injury, attended training camp on a tryout with the Tampa Bay Lightning. He spent the previous two seasons with the St. Louis Blues organization. A first-round choice (11th overall) by Ottawa in the
Hockey Legacy Manager 25 is the newest iteration of the franchise simulation game that releases each year on both mobile and PC and has other relatives set in the football, basketball, and baseball worlds. The game promises fast simulation, a real-time engine, and a lot of customization options. The game is currently available on Android,
Doug Greenberg, ESPNOct 7, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The puck dropped on the 2024-25 NHL season thousands of miles away on Friday, when the New Jersey Devils defeated the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 in Czechia, but back in North America, the focus is squarely on the best player in the world, wondering whether