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Christopher Hanewinckel / USA TODAY Sports For the past 14 months, Dallas Stars goaltender Ben Bishop has been working towards a return to the ice after undergoing surgery to repair a torn meniscus in October of 2020. Sadly, it is not to be, and the three-time Vezina Trophy finalist’s career is now over. According to

7:01 AM ET Sidney Crosby hears a lot on the ice during an NHL game. Cheers and jeers. The cacophony of trash talk, interrupted by a few goal horns. But as the years have passed, Crosby’s started to hear something else: Opponents openly confessing that they had the Pittsburgh Penguins star hanging on their bedroom

Former NHL coach and current ESPN broadcaster John Tortorella went full Torts with an absolutely classic take on last week’s viral Zegras-Milano tally. (Twitter via ESPN+) Someone should probably remind John Tortorella that he doesn’t need to dislike everything that’s fun. In the wake of Ducks rookie Trevor Zegras’ insane, mind-boggling “Michigan” style assist against

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jordan Greenway scored twice and the Minnesota Wild beat the San Jose Sharks 5-2 on Thursday night for their eighth straight win. Kevin Fiala, Joel Eriksson Ek and Kirill Kaprizov also scored for the Wild, who took over the NHL lead with 39 points, their most through 26 games in

USATSI  According to Forbes, the New York Rangers are the most valuable NHL team. In addition, the Rangers have become the first NHL team to be valued at $2 billion. The Toronto Maple Leafs were rated as the second-most valuable team at $1.8 billion and the Montreal Canadiens came in third at $1.6 billion. According

Special to Yahoo Sports Predicting NHL teams is difficult. One day, they’re preseason Cup contenders and hopes are high. A couple of months later, it’s a long losing streak and everyone’s going to lose their jobs. Doing the same for players isn’t necessarily easy, though history and trends help for short-term outlooks. Unforeseen circumstances such

9:00 AM ET When the Vancouver Canucks fired Travis Green, few of us were surprised. His grasp on the gig was tenuous to begin with, and the Canucks had three wins in 13 games. When they replaced him with Bruce Boudreau … again, few of us were surprised. Boudreau is the NHL’s answer to The

Special to Yahoo Sports Trending Up Charlie Lindgren, Blues (1-0-0, 1.000 Sv%, 0.00 GAA in 6:25 TOI) Ville Husso started against the Panthers on Tuesday with Jordan Binnington in COVID-19 protocol, but he did not finish the game, leaving with less than seven minutes remaining due to injury. Lindgren, who got the call-up over Joel

There’s a good reason why Jeff Blashill is still at the helm of the Detroit Red Wings. (Getty) Roughly a quarter of the way through the 2021-22 NHL season, three head coaches have been fired. Jeremy Colliton, Travis Green, and Alain Vigneault have all been shown the door after each’s team failed to meet expectations

Getty Images Blackhawks left winger Jujhar Khaira fell unconscious after sustaining a blindside hit from New York Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba during Tuesday’s game in Chicago. Medical officials carried Khaira off the ice on a stretcher.  The incident occurred at the 13:52 mark of the second period, when Trouba drove his shoulder into Khaira’s neck.

7:00 AM ET Matt Duchene heard all the warnings. Everything will change after you hit 30, they said. Even elite athletes can’t outrun Father Time. Maybe not. But Duchene, at least, is making the man wait. With his 31st birthday looming in January, the Nashville Predators‘ star is enjoying a career revival. And it’s come

Special to Yahoo Sports This week’s article includes McCann-can in Seattle, Ryan (who?) in Minnesota, a young blueliner blossoming, Darth Vladar in Calgary, the Czar down for a bit — and what the heck happened to Petry this year? First Liners (Risers) Jared McCann, C, SEA McCann continues to produce in the Emerald City. After

We’re almost two months into the NHL season now. Teams have played between 20 and 26 games. The “it’s still early” excuse is no longer applicable. At this point, you can’t write teams off by saying, “It’s just a hot start.” Teams have played nearly 30% of their regular season schedules already.  Looking across the

At last, and mercifully, the Vancouver Canucks have cleared house.  After a brutal loss on Saturday night to the Pittsburgh Penguins (which happened to include the most effective form a fan protest, it seems, with a sweater being hucked onto the ice from over the glass), head coach Travis Green and general manager Jim Benning

Greetings hockey fans, we’re through a quarter of the season and really starting to learn who the contenders and pretenders are. One of those teams has to be the Toronto Maple Leafs, who are looking like a true Stanley Cup contender. After losing five of their first seven games, the Maple Leafs have looked like

There are obvious sell-high players in fantasy hockey, and then there’s Nazem Kadri. The Colorado Avalanche forward has been otherworldly of late, netting 18 points in his last eight games. He’s been one of the best players to roster in fantasy hockey, but there are a number of signs pointing towards this being completely unsustainable.

7:00 AM ET Here’s a bold prediction for the 2021-22 NHL Awards: an Edmonton Oilers player will be nominated for the Hart Trophy. Beyond that, the ultimate finalists for these awards are anyone’s guess. Here’s the NHL Awards Watch for December. This is informed speculation, taken from conversations around hockey and with voters, regarding the

Twitter Screen Capture / @TBLightning The Tampa Bay Lightning and Nashville Predators are participating in the NHL’s Stadium Series, where they will play a game on an NFL field. The backdrop for this matchup will be Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, home of the Tennessee Titans. A unique game deserves unique jerseys, so both teams