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7:25 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. As expected, Saturday’s busy schedule produced a lot of progress in the standings. The Pittsburgh Penguins clinched the East Division crown, and the Toronto Maple Leafs did the same in the North Division.

Alexander Barabanov scores late, but Sharks lose in OT to Coyotes Sharks’ Melnichuk fights nerves during first NHL start originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The Sharks are playing out the string, trotting out lineups in order to evaluate players and their place ahead of next season. San Jose coach Bob Boughner said the Sharks’

John Tortorella has coached his final game for the Columbus Blue Jackets. The expected outcome of a frustrating season became a reality not long after the Blue Jackets wrapped things up Saturday night with a 5-4 overtime victory against the Detroit Red Wings at Nationwide Arena – a game that included chants of “Tort-or-ella!” echoing

11:38 PM ET John Tortorella will not return as coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets, a source told ESPN on Saturday night. There had been heavy speculation, in recent weeks, that Tortorella’s six-season tenure with the Blue Jackets would come to an end. He doesn’t have a contract for next season and Columbus finished in

Rangers Mika Zibanejad vs Bruins 5/8 BOSTON (AP) — Mika Zibanejad scored two of New York’s four third-period goals, and the Rangers ended their season with a 5-4 victory over the Boston Bruins on Saturday to halt a five-game losing streak. Alexis Lafrenière and Vitali Kravtsov also scored in a wild third when the Rangers

7:51 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. Another night, another playoff spot clinched as we officially welcome the St. Louis Blues to the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Blues earned one point for their overtime loss to the Vegas Golden

Push for the Playoffs will run every morning through the end of the 2020-21 NHL season. We’ll highlight the current playoff picture in both conferences, take a look at what the first-round matchups might look like, see who’s leading the race for the best odds in the draft lottery and more. Even a few days

1:05 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. — Tom Wilson reached out to Artemi Panarin in the aftermath of the most talked-about incident in hockey this week and says he is ready to move on from his latest controversy. In his first interview since a scrum against the Rangers that left Panarin injured, led to

By Ryan Wagman, McKeen’s Hockey lead prospect writer This is going to be weird. The only thing I can guarantee at this stage is that this is going to be all wrong. As I write this mock draft, the World U-18 Championships are underway in Texas (how about that Danila Klimovich?!?). The OHL finally gave

7:10 AM ET When it comes to rooting interests in the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs, we can all agree on one of them: the health and safety of everyone participating, after a regular season that saw a parade of players on the COVID-related absences list and plenty of interruptions to the schedule. But beyond that,

7:05 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. Unlike previous nights, Thursday’s action around the NHL did not result in any teams clinching a playoff berth or any others being eliminated. But that could change Friday, with all eight teams of

The Telegraph Phil Mickelson proves he can still mix it with the best by claiming two-shot lead at Wells Fargo Championship It sounds a far from convincing statement, but those Super Golf League disruptors from Saudi Arabia could just have as much as sense as money. While eyebrows disappeared under visors when it was revealed this

Blackhawks Talk Podcast: Delia finally getting his chance originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago On the latest Blackhawks Talk Podcast, Pat Boyle, Jamal Mayers, and Charlie Roumeliotis discuss Collin Delia’s performance against Carolina, Alex DeBrincat’s five-game goal streak, young defensemen stepping up for the team, and what is Dylan Strome’s future in Chicago? 1:30: Delia

Julien Gauthier looks down as Bruins celebrate BOSTON (AP) — Patrice Bergeron scored in his fourth straight game, Jeremy Swayman needed to stop only 15 shots for his second career shutout and the Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers 4-0 on Thursday night. Jake DeBrusk, Charlie McAvoy and Brandon Carlo also scored and Brad

No matter what you thought about Wednesday night’s slugfest at Madison Square Garden, it’s hard to believe that George Parros, and the league for that matter, didn’t get exactly what they wanted.  The former NHL enforcer-turned-disciplinarian (the league’s head of player safety, officially) was tapped with the monumental task of trying to decide whether or

For some time now, as his reign over the most important single enterprise on his lengthy list of assets has fed the hot-take, 24-7 news cycle machine at a most reliable rate, some hockey fans have been left to wonder why James Dolan’s toxic energy hasn’t infiltrated their world. The working theory, I suppose, was

Special to Yahoo Sports The 2021 NHL regular season. What a ride.  The ups, the downs, the constant refreshing to see how many more of your players weren’t scheduled to skate that night.  But hey, it’s been fun. And the playoffs should be even better. Let’s look at a few who pleasantly surprised us in

12:53 PM ET The New York Rangers were walloped with a $250,000 fine by the NHL after the team called for the firing of Department of Player Safety head George Parros this week. The Rangers were incensed after the NHL opted to fine but not suspend Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson for altercations with New