NHL

Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterDec 16, 2024, 01:34 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Open Extended Reactions SALT LAKE CITY — Dwyane Wade and his wife, Gabrielle Union, tried to mix in at the back of

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 17, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The NHL playoff picture has started to come into focus. Some teams have banked enough points to scorching starts that they’re practically locks to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Some teams have made up significant ground

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comDec 16, 2024, 02:00 PM ET Close Sean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. Open Extended Reactions Every Monday, we’ll mine the waiver wire for lesser-rostered performers who have the

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterDec 16, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Mitch Marner couldn’t avoid stating the obvious. It wasn’t just that his Toronto Maple Leafs were reeling from a 5-1 drubbing on Nov. 27 by the reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers.

ESPN News Services Dec 16, 2024, 12:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions RALEIGH, N.C. — Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour was presented with the state’s highest honor by Gov. Roy Cooper after Sunday’s 4-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Brind’Amour received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, which is given to people who

Field Level Media Dec 15, 2024, 02:15 PM ET The Toronto Maple Leafs placed goaltender Anthony Stolarz on injured reserve Sunday. Stolarz sustained a lower-body injury in the first period of the Maple Leafs’ 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday. He sat out Toronto’s 4-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday

Field Level Media Dec 15, 2024, 01:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Detroit Red Wings forward Jonatan Berggren has been fined $2,148.44 by the NHL for cross-checking Toronto Maple Leafs forward Connor Dewar during Saturday’s game. The fine, announced Sunday, is the maximum allowable under the league’s collective bargaining agreement. The incident occurred midway through

ESPN News Services Dec 15, 2024, 12:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Veteran goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 38 shots in his Colorado Avalanche debut, and his new team held off a late Nashville Predators surge to post a 5-2 victory on Saturday night. Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and an assist, Artturi Lehkonen

Associated Press Dec 14, 2024, 03:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Adam Johnson made as big an impression off the ice as he did on it for the Nottingham Panthers. The U.K. hockey team officially retired Johnson’s No. 47 jersey on Saturday in tribute to the American forward who died after his neck was cut

Field Level Media Dec 14, 2024, 11:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Vegas Golden Knights have signed forward Keegan Kolesar to a three-year, $7.5 million contract extension through the 2027-28 season. Kolesar, 27, is in his sixth season with Vegas after he was acquired in June 2017 from the Columbus Blue Jackets for a

Field Level Media Dec 13, 2024, 10:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Minnesota Wild claimed defenseman Travis Dermott off waivers from the Edmonton Oilers on Friday. Dermott, who turns 28 on Dec. 22, signed a one-year, two-way contract with Edmonton before the season. The Oilers placed him on waivers Thursday. Dermott did not produce

Associated Press Dec 13, 2024, 12:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEWARK, N.J. — The Chicago Blackhawks recalled top prospect Frank Nazar from the minor leagues on Friday. Chicago also placed defenseman Alec Martinez on injured reserve, retroactive to Dec. 7. Martinez, who signed a $4 million, one-year contract with the Blackhawks in free agency,

Arda Ocal, ESPN Staff WriterDec 13, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The holiday season is well underway. Proper planning with gifts is always the play: Don’t wait until the last second because the last thing you want is to be caught empty-handed when it’s too late. That’s exactly how some NHL teams are

Associated Press Dec 12, 2024, 11:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Flyers center Scott Laughton felt a huge sense of pride when his second goal of the game gave him 100 in his career. Laughton had another major milestone in sight: He added two empty-net goals to tie Philadelphia’s team record of four

Associated Press Dec 12, 2024, 07:18 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Anaheim Ducks forward Trevor Zegras will be out for six weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee. Zegras had surgery Thursday, the team announced. Zegras was injured last week on a fairly innocent-looking play during the Ducks’ 4-1

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 12, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions It’s never too early to talk trade candidates in the NHL. That’s especially true this season, which has already seen a handful of significant moves: The NHL trade deadline is March 7, 2025. Here’s a way-too-early

Associated Press Dec 11, 2024, 02:42 PM ET David Bonderman, a lawyer and investor who managed money for one of the richest families in Texas, helped create one of the giants of the private-equity business and pushed to bring professional hockey to Seattle, died Wednesday. He was 82. Asset management firm TPG, which Bonderman co-founded,

Associated Press Dec 10, 2024, 05:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk, who won a Stanley Cup with the 2020 Tampa Bay Lightning, is retiring after 14 NHL seasons. Shattenkirk made the announcement in a statement issued by the NHL Players’ Association on Tuesday. From New Rochelle, New York, the 35-year-old appeared in