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Field Level Media Apr 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 NHL draft lottery will take place on May 7, the league announced Friday. The San Jose Sharks own the best odds to land the No. 1 pick with an 18.5% chance. The Sharks fired head coach David Quinn earlier this week

NEW YORK (AP) — Defensemen Brent Burns and Dmitry Orlov got Carolina off to a fast start and the Hurricanes held on to beat the New York Islanders 3-2 on Thursday night for a 3-0 lead in the first-round series. Sebastian Aho also scored for the Hurricanes and Andrei Svechnikov had two assists. Frederik Andersen

Getty Utah’s new NHL franchise was officially welcomed to Salt Lake City on Wednesday in an event at its new home — the Delta Center. The former Arizona Coyotes got a chance to be up close and personal with their new fanbase as they were officially introduced. While the team doesn’t have a name just

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterApr 24, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Auston Matthews has been characterized as just a regular-season star — one criticized for flaming out right when the Toronto Maple Leafs hit the playoffs. Consider Matthews to have issued

The Rangers erased an early deficit Tuesday night in beating the Capitals, 4-3, to take a 2-0 lead over Washington in their first-round series in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Vincent Trocheck, Mika Zibanejad, Jack Roslovic and K’Andre Miller scored goals at Madison Square Garden, where the Rangers have won 11 of their last 14

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNApr 22, 2024, 05:48 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Buffalo Sabres have rehired Lindy Ruff, the last head coach to lead the franchise to the NHL playoffs back in 2011. Ruff, 64, was fired by the New Jersey Devils after 61 games this season.

Getty There’s already a great deal of excitement regarding the Arizona Coyotes moving to Salt Lake City. Just days after the move was made official by an NHL Board of Governors vote, new team owner Ryan Smith revealed there have already been more than 20,000 season ticket deposits, which consist of $100 apiece. Smith, who

The Rangers got a sensational boost from their fourth line Sunday afternoon in their Game 1 victory over the Washington Capitals, including some feel-good love from the Garden crowd for Matt Rempe and significant contributions from Barclay Goodrow and Jimmy Vesey. It sure makes for a nice narrative and some fun chants — Rempe heard

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNApr 20, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Before each season, I predict who will win the Stanley Cup. I predict who they will defeat for the Stanley Cup. Both the champion and the runner up from those preseason predictions for 2023-24 qualified for

USATSI The 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs are finally here, and the Winnipeg Jets are aiming to be the first Canadian squad in over three decades to hoist Lord Stanley’s Cup. Winnipeg ended the regular season on an eight-game winning streak thanks to the scoring prowess of players like Mark Scheifele and Josh Morrissey and the

Why the Blackhawks have even better odds for the No. 1 overall pick than they did last year originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Remember that time the Blackhawks won the draft lottery and the right to draft a once-in-a-generation talent with the No. 1 overall pick? Well, gear up Blackhawks fans, because they might

Jaromír Jágr is still going strong with Rytíři Kladno in his 36th professional season. (Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images) Jaromír Jágr took the ice on Thursday for the first time since turning 52 years old and passed Hall of Famer Gordie Howe as the oldest professional hockey player. Playing for Rytíři Kladno, the

Open Extended Reactions The NHL has whittled down from 32 teams to 16 that remain in the hunt for the Stanley Cup. With the playoffs set to begin on Saturday, it’s time for our annual ranking of the top 50 players who will participate in the postseason. The playoff edition of ESPN NHL Rank seeks

Getty Sidney Crosby is only signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins through the 2024-25 season but is already entertaining the idea of a contract extension. On Thursday, Crosby revealed that he plans to speak with Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas this offseason about a potential contract extension to remain with the franchise. “Obviously, I’m going to

The Arizona Coyotes are taking their hockey team to Utah. As has been expected for months, the NHL Board of Governors voted to approve the sale of the franchise’s hockey assets to Ryan and Ashley Smith, owners of the NBA’s Utah Jazz, and Smith Entertainment Group (SEG). The group made an official request for an

The NHL Board of Governors is expected to approve the sale to Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith on Thursday. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) There were signs, cheers, tears, a “Salt Lake sucks” chant and one last Whiteout inside Mullett Arena on Wednesday night as the Arizona Coyotes played their final game ahead of the franchise’s

The Washington Capitals claimed the final wild card spot in the Eastern Conference Tuesday night, thanks to an unusual set of circumstances. Heading into Tuesday, the Capitals had the advantage over the Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers for the NHL’s last playoff spot. A Washington win, and they were in. If they

MONTREAL — The emotions managed for so long spilled out as the Detroit Red Wings processed being eliminated from the playoff chase in the final minutes of their season finale. There was so much to be excited about this season — 40 victories, the growth of Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider, the late addition of Simon Edvinsson,