Field Level Media Dec 30, 2024, 06:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Forward Jonathan Drouin, who has missed the last 16 games with an upper-body injury, will return for the Colorado Avalanche against the visiting Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday. Drouin, 29, has played in only five games this season, one on Oct. 9 and four
NHL
Field Level Media Dec 30, 2024, 05:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NHL fined Philadelphia Flyers forward Matvei Michkov and Chicago Blackhawks left winger Pat Maroon on Monday. Michkov was docked $2,473.96 for high sticking Los Angeles forward Quinton Byfield in the Kings’ 5-4 win over the Flyers on Sunday. Maroon was fined $3,385.42
Emily Kaplan, Senior NHL InsiderDec 30, 2024, 08:15 AM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Open Extended Reactions IN THE SECOND month of his second NHL season, Connor Bedard’s sophomore slump hit hard. After matching his massive pre-draft hype by winning the Calder Trophy last spring as the NHL’s top rookie with
ESPN News Services Dec 29, 2024, 08:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby broke Mario Lemieux’s Pittsburgh franchise career record for assists on Michael Bunting‘s power-play goal and the Penguins beat the New York Islanders 3-2 on Sunday night. Crosby has 1,034 assists — 12th in NHL history. Only three players —
Emily Kaplan, Senior NHL InsiderDec 29, 2024, 05:47 PM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Open Extended Reactions The NHL will fine the Dallas Stars for violating CBA rules by holding an optional practice during the league’s holiday break, a league source told ESPN on Sunday. The rules that the NHL and
Associated Press Dec 29, 2024, 12:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche acquired center Juuso Parssinen from the Nashville Predators on Saturday. The Avalanche also received a seventh-round pick in the 2026 NHL draft for forward Ondrej Pavel and a third-round pick in 2027. Parssinen had two goals and three assists
ESPN News Services Dec 28, 2024, 10:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Alex Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal in his return to action, and the Washington Capitals upended the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Saturday night. In posting his 869th career goal, Washington’s captain is now within 25 of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL
ESPN News Services Dec 28, 2024, 04:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SUNRISE, Fla. — Jakub Dobes became the first goaltender to record a shutout against the defending Stanley Cup champion in his NHL debut since 1985, stopping 34 shots as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Florida Panthers 4-0 on Saturday. Dobes, a 23-year-old from
ESPN News Services Dec 27, 2024, 11:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OTTAWA, Ontario — Eriks Mateiko scored the lone goal of a shootout in the eighth round to give Latvia a stunning 3-2 victory over host Canada on Friday night in the world junior hockey championship. Mateiko beat Jack Ivankovic to the blocker side
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 27, 2024, 06:12 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Every year at the IIHF world junior championships, the best under-20 players represent their countries in battling for hockey gold. But they have another mission as well: picking the perfect song for goal celebrations. Editor’s Picks
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 27, 2024, 01:21 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Colorado Avalanche needed only four games to commit long term to goalie Mackenzie Blackwood. The Avalanche announced Friday that they had signed Blackwood to a five-year contract extension that runs through the 2029-30 season. The
ESPN News Services Dec 26, 2024, 12:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Detroit Red Wings fired coach Derek Lalonde on Thursday and named Todd McLellan as his replacement, a major change by general manager Steve Yzerman more than a third of the way through another disappointing season in the place known as “Hockeytown.” The
Dec 24, 2024, 07:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The average time for a shift in ice hockey is between 30 and 45 seconds. It begins when a player steps over the bench and takes the ice, charging up and down the rink at full speed. They throw their body at the puck, opponents, and
Associated Press Dec 23, 2024, 10:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The Buffalo Sabres can carry the good cheer of ending the longest losing streak in the NHL this season into their holiday break. Buffalo routed the New York Islanders 7-1 on Monday night, scoring twice in the first, three times in
ESPN News Services Dec 23, 2024, 10:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby scored a goal and added three assists to tie Mario Lemieux’s franchise record for most assists in team history and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 7-3 on Monday night. Crosby scored a third-period empty-net goal and assisted
ESPN News Services Dec 23, 2024, 08:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SUNRISE, Fla. — Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk had to be helped off the ice and taken to the locker room in the first period after a collision with Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov during Monday night’s game. Tkachuk returned in the second period
Associated Press Dec 23, 2024, 10:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Boston Bruins leading scorer David Pastrnak left Monday night’s game against the Washington Capitals in the second period due to an undisclosed upper-body injury and did not return. Bruins coach Joe Sacco provided few details on the condition of the 28-year-old forward
Associated Press Dec 23, 2024, 02:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEWARK, N.J. — New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider was a healthy scratch Monday against the New Jersey Devils for the first time this season. The Rangers lost their fourth straight home game 3-1 to the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday, and have been in