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Feb 11, 2025, 12:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Cole Hutson was one of four Boston University goal scorers, netting the game winner in the second period of the Terriers’ 4-1 victory over rival and top-ranked Boston College in the final of the annual Beanpot college hockey tournament Monday night at TD Garden in Boston.

Kristen ShiltonFeb 10, 2025, 05:23 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby will play for Canada in the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off. The team’s captain, whose availability for the tournament was in jeopardy due to a left arm injury he suffered last

Feb 10, 2025, 08:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions While the biggest prize in college hockey clearly is the national championship trophy, in one corner of the sport’s landscape, that accolade has a rival: the Beanpot. The 72nd tournament, which features Boston College, Boston University, Northeastern and Harvard, concludes Monday at TD Garden with BC

Greg WyshynskiFeb 9, 2025, 06:45 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Defenseman Quinn Hughes will not play for the United States in the 4 Nations Face-Off due to injury, the Vancouver Canucks announced Sunday. He’ll be replaced by Ottawa Senators defenseman Jake Sanderson. Hughes has missed four straight

Open Extended Reactions Sidney Crosby is traveling to Montreal and hopes to play for Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off, sources confirmed to ESPN on Sunday. Crosby, the Team Canada captain who missed Pittsburgh‘s last two games before the break with a left arm injury, is desperate to play in the tournament, sources told ESPN.

Associated Press Feb 8, 2025, 10:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SUNRISE, Fla. — Brady Tkachuk scored for Ottawa. Matthew Tkachuk scored for Florida. Before the brothers become teammates, the sibling rivalry was on display once again Saturday night. For the third time in 24 head-to-head meetings, the Tkachuk brothers both scored in the same

ESPN News Services Feb 8, 2025, 11:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty was named to Team Canada for the 4 Nations Face-Off, the club announced on Saturday night. Doughty, 35, who will replace Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo on Canada’s blue line, was activated from injured reserve last

Greg WyshynskiFeb 7, 2025, 11:49 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby was ruled out of Friday night’s 3-2 win over the New York Rangers because of an upper-body injury. On Tuesday night, Crosby collided with Luke Hughes and Erik Haula of the New

Associated Press Feb 7, 2025, 12:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Va. — Cruising to the top of the NHL standings by winning 36 of their first 54 games and losing just 11 in regulation, the Washington Capitals solidified themselves as a team to watch this spring. For much of the next two weeks,

Open Extended Reactions It’s Super Bowl week, and the focus is on New Orleans to see whether the Kansas City Chiefs can pull it off for a third straight time or if the Philadelphia Eagles can win for the first time since 2018. In honor of one of the biggest sporting events in the world,

Rachel DoerrieFeb 7, 2025, 07:30 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 dog

Field Level Media Feb 6, 2025, 01:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New Jersey Devils captain Nico Hischier has been placed on injured reserve retroactive to Jan. 25, the team announced Thursday. Devils coach Sheldon Keefe said he expects Hischier to be ready to play after the break for the 4 Nations Face-Off. “It would

ESPN News Services Feb 7, 2025, 12:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th career goal to move to within 16 of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record and the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Thursday night. Ovechkin, 39, scored with 53 seconds left in the first

Associated Press Feb 6, 2025, 03:29 PM ET CHICAGO — Blackhawks center Jason Dickinson will be sidelined for a “couple games” with a high ankle sprain, interim coach Anders Sörensen said Thursday. Dickinson will get more tests Friday after leaving the Blackhawks’ latest loss with an injured left leg. “He’ll miss the next couple games,

The 4 Nations Face-Off is less than a week away, with Canada and Sweden meeting in the first matchup on Feb. 12. The United States and Finland follow up on Feb. 13 (8 p.m. ET, ESPN/E+), with the championship game set for Feb. 20 in Boston (8 p.m. ET, ABC/E+). There will be 92 players

ESPN News Services Feb 5, 2025, 09:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Vancouver Canucks and newly acquired defenseman Marcus Pettersson reached agreement on a six-year contract extension worth $33 million, the team announced Wednesday night. The deal comes just days after Pettersson was shipped to Vancouver along with forward Drew O’Connor in a trade

Associated Press Feb 5, 2025, 02:09 PM ET CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is being evaluated for an upper-body injury. Crosby did not practice Wednesday, less than 24 hours after he got caught between a pair of New Jersey Devils in the third period of what became a 3-2 shootout loss.

Neil PaineFeb 5, 2025, 06:25 AM ET Close Neil Paine writes about sports using data and analytics. Previously, he was Sports Editor at FiveThirtyEight. Open Extended Reactions The 4 Nations Face-Off, which is a round-robin hockey tournament scheduled for Feb. 12-20 in Montreal and Boston, will boast an international field stacked with elite scorers, playmakers,