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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNOct 4, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The 2023-24 NHL season had goal-scoring fireworks, thrilling playoff races and a championship final in which the best player in the world led his team back from a 3-0 deficit only to fall short of the

Rachel Doerrie, ESPNOct 4, 2024, 06:55 AM ET Close Rachel Doerrie is a professional data consultant specializing in data communication and modelling. She’s worked in the NHL and consulted for professional teams across North American and Europe. She hosts the Staff & Graph Podcast and discusses sports from a data-driven perspective. Open Extended Reactions It

For the second time this week, a prospect-heavy Penguins’ lineup bested an NHL lineup. On Wednesday, Pittsburgh was down early but mounted a second-half comeback to defeat the Columbus Blue Jackets, 3-1. Valtteri Puustinen and Jonathan Gruden lit the lamp for the Penguins, and Kevin Hayes added an empty-net goal at the end to secure

Emily Kaplan, ESPNOct 3, 2024, 10:03 AM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Open Extended Reactions Ten years ago, a photo from a Florida Panthers game went viral — and still lives in infamy. It was Florida’s third game of the 2013-14 season, against the Ottawa Senators, and it wouldn’t be an

The Chicago Blackhawks have made their latest cuts as the roster shrinks and there is a surprise. Kevin Korchinski, who spent the entire 2023-24 season in Chicago as an 18-year-old rookie, was sent to the AHL along with Frank Nazar and Louis Crevier. The Blackhawks also returned AJ Spellacy to the Windsor Spitfires of the

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterOct 1, 2024, 06:06 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Montreal Canadiens winger Patrik Laine will miss the next two to three months while he continues to recover from a sprained left knee, the team announced Tuesday. Laine suffered the injury Saturday

Kolosov sharp in preseason debut, Flyers fall to Islanders with 51 seconds left originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Five days ago, the thought of Alexei Kolosov wearing a Flyers jersey this preseason would have seemed far-fetched. On Monday night, he was between the pipes and giving a taste of his flashy ability to make

A tribute to Matthew and Johnny Gaudreau is shown on the scoreboard at T-Mobile Arena before a Sept. 25, 2024 game between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Los Angeles Kings. (Photo by Zak Krill/NHLI via Getty Images) When the puck drops for the 2024-25 NHL season, all 32 of the league’s teams will wear

Field Level Media Sep 29, 2024, 02:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NHL fined Montreal Canadiens defenseman Arber Xhekaj the maximum amount, $3,385.42, for unsportsmanlike conduct against Toronto Maple Leafs forward Cedric Pare, the league’s department of player safety announced Sunday. The fine, the most allowable under the collective bargaining agreement, followed Xhekaj’s actions

Speaking to the media on Friday morning, new Montreal Canadiens forward Patrik Laine was asked if he would like to play the [then] remaining three pre-season game and he replied: Yeah I think so, I think we’ve had good conversations with the coaches, kind of what they’re looking for and what I want to do.

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 27, 2024, 05:50 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty will be listed as month-to-month following an ankle injury that will require surgery, the team announced Friday. Doughty fractured his left ankle in the Kings’ 3-2 preseason win against

10 observations: Blackhawks shut out by Red Wings in preseason action originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Presented by Nationwide Insurance Agent Jeff Vukovich The Chicago Blackhawks were shut out by the Detroit Red Wings 2-0 on Friday at Little Caesars Arena in their second game of the preseason. Here are 10 observations from the

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNSep 26, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The only predictable thing about the 2024-25 NHL season is unpredictability. There are teams that could be Stanley Cup contenders or find themselves outside the playoff bubble. There are players who could boom or bust. The

The Nashville Predators assigned five players to their respective junior teams earlier this week, bringing their training camp roster down to 58 players. While players were initially divided into three practice groups at the start of camp, the roster cuts saw the number of groups reduce to two. Group A consists of Nashville’s presumed NHL

The NHL pre-season is well underway, with many teams already playing in multiple games. With each passing day, each team is looking leaner and leaner as they try to organize who could make the roster for opening night. That said, there’s nine players who would otherwise be in the QMJHL this season that are still

Rachel Doerrie, ESPNSep 24, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Rachel Doerrie is a professional data consultant specializing in data communication and modelling. She’s worked in the NHL and consulted for professional teams across North American and Europe. She hosts the Staff & Graph Podcast and discusses sports from a data-driven perspective. Open Extended Reactions The

Ottawa Senators defenceman Carter Yakemchuk had an excellent preseason NHL debut in Toronto on Sunday night. I must admit that, as crazy it felt, I started thinking for the first time about what Yakemchuk might look like in the NHL. Based on the replies and likes, I wasn’t alone. It’s crazy to be thinking about

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNSep 23, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Information is power in fantasy hockey drafts. I’ve competed against owners who have a NASA supercomputer breaking down player analytics and owners who are privy to so much fresh injury data that it seems like a