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Associated Press Feb 1, 2025, 11:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — The top two teams in the NHL facing off in front of a fired-up sellout crowd of over 18,500 fans on an early February Saturday night in the U.S. capital did not disappoint. The Washington Capitals and Winnipeg Jets delivered in a

Associated Press Feb 1, 2025, 07:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — David Pastrnak scored three goals and added an assist to lead the Boston Bruins to a 6-3 victory over New York on Saturday, spoiling J.T. Miller‘s return to the Rangers. Charlie McAvoy, Charlie Coyle and Pavel Zacha also scored for Boston, which

Associated Press Jan 31, 2025, 09:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BUFFALO, N.Y. — Rob Ray the feared NHL enforcer gave way to Rob Ray the son, father and beloved teammate Friday night, showing his softer side upon induction into the Buffalo Sabres Hall of Fame. It took the sight of his parents sitting to

Greg WyshynskiFeb 1, 2025, 12:38 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Vancouver Canucks continued reshaping their roster by acquiring defenseman Marcus Pettersson and forward Drew O’Connor from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a package that included the first-round pick the Canucks acquired in trading J.T. Miller to the

Kristen ShiltonJan 31, 2025, 08:10 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The Vancouver Canucks rocked the NHL with another Friday night blockbuster, trading forward J.T. Miller to the New York Rangers for forward Filip Chytil, defenseman Victor Mancini and a 2025 first-round draft pick. Defensemen Erik

Open Extended Reactions Friday marks the final night of games for the month of January in the 2024-25 NHL season. In addition to our latest updated Power Rankings, let’s check in on how all 32 teams performed this month. How we rank: A panel of ESPN hockey commentators, analysts, reporters and editors sends in a

Greg WyshynskiJan 31, 2025, 01:01 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Calgary Flames bolstered their pursuit of a playoff spot by acquiring forwards Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee from the Philadelphia Flyers for a package that includes forward Andrei Kuzmenko, the teams announced Thursday night. The Flyers

Jan 30, 2025, 09:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The men’s college hockey season is hitting high gear, with conference races heating up and the selection of the NCAA tournament field less than two months away. While there’s some separation at the top, with Boston College and Michigan State posting key wins of late, the

Greg WyshynskiJan 30, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Mikko Rantanen has been a member of the Carolina Hurricanes for nearly a week, but it’s going to take a bit longer than that for the shock to subside. Carolina stunned the NHL last Friday night by

Greg WyshynskiJan 29, 2025, 05:30 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Utah Hockey Club will not be moving forward with “Yeti” or “Yetis” as its team nickname and will hold an in-arena fan vote to pick a new one. The team expects to announce a permanent name and

Open Extended Reactions The St. Louis Blues and Brandon Saad are mutually terminating his contract after he was put on waivers on Wednesday. Saad will need to go on waivers again before the move can be made official on Thursday. Saad, 32, will be walking away from $5.425 million in cash owed to him, per

Associated Press Jan 29, 2025, 02:24 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Defenseman Miro Heiskanen was injured in the third period of the Dallas Stars‘ 4-3 overtime victory over Vegas on Tuesday night after taking a big hit from Golden Knights captain Mark Stone. Stone fell toward Heiskanen’s left knee and thigh after getting tripped. Dallas

ESPN News Services Jan 28, 2025, 10:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — Connor Bedard scored from a seemingly impossible angle, Arvid Soderblom stopped 34 shots and the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 on Tuesday night. Landon Slaggert, Ryan Donato and Teuvo Teravainen also scored for Chicago, which won for

ESPN News Services Jan 28, 2025, 05:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues placed veteran forward Brandon Saad on waivers Tuesday with the intent of sending him to the minors. General manager Doug Armstrong said Saad would be assigned to Springfield of the American Hockey League if he clears

ESPN News Services Jan 28, 2025, 01:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions EDMONTON, Alberta — Captain Connor McDavid returned from his three-game suspension for cross-checking Vancouver’s Conor Garland, and scored a goal in leading his Edmonton Oilers to a 4-2 win over the Seattle Kraken on Monday night. McDavid tied the score 2-2 at 1:57

Jan 27, 2025, 05:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Fenway Sports Group is taking the Pittsburgh Penguins to market this week to explore selling a minority stake, multiple sources told ESPN on Monday. It is still to be determined what percentage of the team Fenway is looking to sell, but FSG still expects to be

ESPN News Services Jan 27, 2025, 06:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Emil Lilleberg has been suspended two games without pay for interference against Detroit Red Wings forward J.T. Compher on Saturday night. Lilleberg, 23, received a minor penalty for the incident, which occurred in the second period

Kristen ShiltonJan 27, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Dylan Strome can’t stop outdoing himself. And that’s a good thing — for Strome, and the Washington Capitals. Strome is the Capitals’ leading scorer (with 12 goals and 46 points in 49 games) and is