If you think the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews 2021-22 season is spectacular, you should’ve seen what Rick Vaive was doing 40 years ago. Many younger Maple Leafs’ fans may not know, and several diehard fans would rather forget, but the 1980s were a brutal era for the franchise. It was the most chaotic time
What a difference a week makes. Last Sunday, the Washington Capitals came out flat after an extended five-day break with a 5-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild, and things looked bleak for the Caps’ future outlook. The loss seemingly locked them into the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference, and may have even
Tarik El-Bashir of The Athletic: (mailbag part 1) At this point, can’t see the Washington Capitals entering next season with the tandem of Ilya Samsonov and Vitek Vanecek. They need to decide which one to keep, then look to add a goalie who is in his 30’s and could be a No. 1 option as
6:00 AM ET NHL Insiders With less than three weeks left in the regular season, teams are jockeying for playoff spots, players are chasing milestones and the pressure is ratcheted up. We’ve gathered our panel of experts to break down all the big topics ahead of the upcoming week, including their take on the Dallas
📝 by Patrick Williams Hershey Bears captain Matt Moulson’s first three-plus months of 2022 have looked all too repetitive. Hours and hours of physical therapy. Time spent away from teammates at his offseason home in Connecticut. Certainly no hockey. And during the first intermission of a recent Bears home game, Moulson stood clad in a
WINNIPEG – Benjamin Zloty, Matthew Savoie and Connor McClennon each scored two goals as part of the Winnipeg Ice’s 8-2 demolishment of the Medicine Hat Tigers to help them clinch the WHL regular-season title on Sunday. It’s the second time in franchise history the Ice (51-10-5) have won a regular-season title. Winnipeg has already amass
Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and two assists Sunday night in the Winnipeg Jets’ 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators. With nine games remaining the Jets’ (34-28-11) playoff hopes are slim to none, but they’re keeping things intriguing. Pierre-Luc Dubois, Paul Stastny and Kyle Connor also scored for Winnipeg. Connor Hellebuyck made 31 saves. Brady
It may be hard to imagine now, but there was a stretch of time in the early 2010s when the Tampa Bay Lightning weren’t having much success on the ice. After a surprising run to the 2011 Eastern Conference Final, the team regressed heavily as their roster of overachieving veteran players struggled to produce at
How incredible would it be if a goaltender who everyone, including possibly the Edmonton Oilers, had written off as a lost cause stuck around for another couple of seasons? That might be exactly what happens with the Oilers and netminder Mikko Koskinen, who is undoubtedly making a case as a goalie who the Oilers should
5:52 PM ET ESPN News Services SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken agreed to terms Sunday with top prospect Matty Beniers, making him the latest University of Michigan player to jump immediately to the NHL. Beniers posted an illustration of himself standing on a frozen Elliott Bay looking at the Seattle skyline on social media with
The Henderson Silver Knights clinched a berth in the 2022 Calder Cup Playoffs on Sunday afternoon. Henderson defeated San Jose, 7-3, while Tucson dropped a 5-3 decision in Rockford. The Silver Knights, the top development affiliate of the Vegas Golden Knights, joined the AHL in 2020 and reached the finals of the Pacific Division playoff
Anaheim Ducks (29-32-12, sixth in the Pacific) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (46-18-8, first in the Metropolitan) Raleigh, North Carolina; Sunday, 6 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hurricanes -406, Ducks +311; over/under is 5.5 BOTTOM LINE: Anaheim visits the Carolina Hurricanes after Trevor Zegras scored two goals in the Ducks’ 5-3 win over the Flyers. The Hurricanes
With their playoff hopes hanging by a thread, the Vancouver Canucks may have been fortunate to skate out of Rogers Arena with a 4-2 win on Saturday night in Vancouver. “It wasn’t a Picasso,” said coach Bruce Boudreau, as the Canucks moved within four points of a wild-card playoff spot. “We didn’t play our best
The Ottawa Senators have had a number of franchise faces since their inception in 1992. Many fans ask common questions about their teams as to whom would be their prospective best players of all-time. Naming a group of Senators players was an interesting exercise in examining what defines “The Best”. I assembled a list of
Alexander Pelevin 2021-22 Team: Chaika Nizhny Novgorod (MHL)Date of Birth: May 16, 2004Place of Birth: Balakhna, RussiaHt: 5’11” Wt: 179 poundsShoots: LPosition: DNHL Draft Eligibility: 2022 first-year eligible Rankings Alexander Pelevin is one of the riskier defensemen of the prospects available in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The Russian defenseman has not produced a promising
Offseason to do’s for the Sharks Curtis Pashelka: The San Jose Sharks top priorities this offseason has to be clearing some salary cap space and finding another legit top-six winger. Prospect William Eklund will be coming over but will be able to handle a full 82 game season? Will Matthew Knies return to school or
7:45 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. Thanks to some early start times, Sunday’s NHL schedule gives us another “all-day hockey” feel, and it starts off with arguably the best matchup of the day as the Boston Bruins visit the
The Manitoba Moose clinched a berth in the 2022 Calder Cup Playoffs on Saturday night when they rallied late to earn a point in a 2-1 overtime loss to the Chicago Wolves. The Moose, the top development affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets, will be making their first postseason appearance since 2018. Manitoba will be one