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Getty Images The Edmonton Oilers‘ 7-3 beatdown of the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night featured one of the feel-good stories of the 2022-23 NHL season, as emergency backup goalie Matt Berlin made his NHL debut in the third period of the Oilers’ victory. Berlin, a 25-year-old goalie for the University of Alberta Golden Bears, came

Jan 26, 2023 ESPN staff Heading into Thursday’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning (7 p.m. ET, NHL Power Play on ESPN+), the Boston Bruins are on pace for 66 wins and 140 points, both of which would set NHL records (currently 62 and 132, respectively). For a team that lost in the first round

Getty Images The Toronto Maple Leafs will be without Auston Matthews for at least three weeks due to a knee injury, the team announced on Friday. Matthews, the 2021-22 Hart Trophy winner, suffered a knee sprain in the Maple Leafs’ 3-2 overtime win against the New York Rangers on Wednesday night. Through 47 games this

The Maple Leafs will be without star centre Auston Matthews for at least three weeks. (Photo by David Kirouac/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews has been ruled out for at least three weeks after suffering a knee sprain during Wednesday’s 3-2 win against the New York Rangers. Pontus Holmberg slotted

7:00 AM ET The 2023 NHL All-Star Game is on tap next weekend, and once the break is over, the volume of trades should really start heating up as teams fall into the “playoff contender” and “there’s always next year” cohorts. As of this point, there are no teams that have clinched a playoff spot,

The Boston Bruins are playing at a pace never seen before in the NHL.(Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports) With a 4-2 win against the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday, the Boston Bruins won their sixth game in a row, giving them 10 wins in their last 11 games and improving their record to a shocking 38-5-4.

CBS Sports After reaching the Western Conference Finals last season, there was a lot of pressure on the Edmonton Oilers to make another deep playoff run this year. The team got off to a shaky start in 2022-23, but it has the best player in the world on its roster. Despite some of the questions

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The Boston Bruins entered the 2022-23 NHL season with modest expectations. The team amassed 107 points last season, before bowing out in the first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs. During the summer, the Bruins fired head coach Bruce Cassidy and replaced him with Jim Montgomery. Caesars Sportsbook gave

Ryan O’Reilly #90 of the St. Louis Blues and Patrick Kane #88 of the Chicago Blackhawks are two of the biggest names to watch ahead of the NHL trade deadline. (Photo by Chase Agnello-Dean/NHLI via Getty Images) The NHL trade deadline is just over a month away, but talks involving some of the bigger names

Getty Images The Vancouver Canucks announced Sunday that they have fired head coach Bruce Boudreau after a tenure that lasted just over a year and culminated in the Canucks losing 28 out of their last 46 games. Assistant coach Trent Cull has also been fired. The Canucks have replaced Boudreau with former Arizona Coyotes coach

The NHL needs to crack down on interference infractions. (Getty Images) Welcome to 10 Insights and Observations. Every week, I’ll use this space to highlight teams, players, storylines, and general musings around the NHL. This week we look at yet another Swede taking off in Detroit, a popular faceoff play, interference penalties, Steven Stamkos and

Getty Images It’s no secret that San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson will be among the hottest commodities at the NHL trade deadline in March. As that day looms closer and closer, Karlsson is making his intentions known to the organization. In an appearance on the “Got Yer Back” podcast with TSN’s Pierre LeBrun and

7:00 AM ET The 2023 NHL All-Star class gained 12 new members on Thursday night. But of the original 32, four — Matthew Tkachuk, Johnny Gaudreau, Nazem Kadri and Kevin Fiala — were added to their current teams this past offseason via trade or free agency. However, not every deal works out that well. This

Getty Images During his Thursday press conference, Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella addressed a flurry of questions about Ivan Provorov’s decision to sit out warmups on Pride Night. The Flyers celebrated Pride Night during their home game on Tuesday, and Provorov chose not to partake in the pregame warmup, which would have involved wearing

The You Can Play Project, a social activism campaign dedicated to the eradication of homophobia in sports and an official partner of the NHL, has come to the defense of “those who do not wish to participate” as allies in hockey. (Getty Images) The You Can Play Project has found itself in hot water after

Jan 19, 2023 NHL general managers are inherently optimistic creatures, despite being 32 of the most jaded individuals in sports. They have to believe what they’re building will work. They have to believe that the players they acquire will fulfill expectations. Most of all, right now, they have to believe that a trade market with

11:04 AM ET The Arizona Coyotes are known for bold fashion statements, from their multicolored Kachina logo to using desert sienna as the template for their recent Reverse Retro jersey. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Their latest foray into courageous couture: a special edition “Desert Night” jersey created by Rhuigi Villaseñor, the founder and creative director

Getty Images Another weekend of action has come and gone in the NHL. The Boston Bruins recorded a huge win over their Atlantic Division rivals in the Toronto Maple Leafs, while the Seattle Kraken made history with yet another victory. We also saw Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin etch his name in the history books…