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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 2, 2024, 02:42 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Los Angeles Kings interim coach Jim Hiller didn’t offer any in-depth, detailed breakdown for why his team was eliminated by the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night. “It’s a pretty simple write-up on this one: You saw

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 1, 2024, 04:59 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Boston Bruins coach Jim Montgomery had a night to sleep on his team’s 2-1 overtime loss to Toronto in Game 5 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series on Tuesday — and

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterApr 30, 2024, 07:10 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Being an undrafted free agent meant Mark Giordano had to answer questions about if he could actually make it in professional hockey. Being the captain of two teams meant he had to

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 1, 2024, 02:55 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Vancouver Canucks coach Rick Tocchet defended his decision not to use a coach’s challenge to review the Predators‘ game-tying goal in Nashville’s 2-1 Game 5 victory on Tuesday night. At 7:15 of the third period, with

Associated Press Apr 30, 2024, 10:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RALEIGH, N.C. — Jack Drury scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and Stefan Noesen cleaned up a fluky puck bounce off the boards for another 8 seconds later as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 6-3 on Tuesday night,

Open Extended Reactions Through the first 33 games of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs, one team was swept, while six of the other seven series reached 3-1 (Stars-Golden Knights is 2-2). It’s been a bit lopsided, but there’s been no shortage of drama. From goaltending decisions to lineup moves to the usual slew of “only

Emily Kaplan Close Emily Kaplan ESPN Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Greg Wyshynski Close Greg Wyshynski ESPN Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Apr 30, 2024, 08:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ryan Smith considers Utah the capital for winter sports. “It’s hard to think about that without hockey, right?” said Smith,

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNApr 30, 2024, 12:19 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper was highly critical of two goalie interference calls that went against his team in their Game 5 loss to the Florida Panthers, which eliminated the Lightning from the Stanley Cup Playoffs

Neil PaineApr 29, 2024, 08:58 AM ET Close Neil Paine writes about sports using data and analytics. Previously, he was Sports Editor at FiveThirtyEight. Open Extended Reactions The first week-plus of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs has already provided much in the way of excitement and bone-crunching action. The average playoff game has featured 89.5

Ryan S. Clark Close Ryan S. Clark NHL reporter Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Kristen Shilton Close Kristen Shilton ESPN NHL reporter Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Apr 15, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2023-24 NHL regular season was an entertaining one, with races

ESPN News Services Apr 28, 2024, 10:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Artemi Panarin scored the go-ahead goal on the power play early in the third period, Igor Shesterkin made 23 saves and the New York Rangers advanced to the second round of the playoffs by finishing off a sweep of the Washington

Associated Press Apr 28, 2024, 03:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — David Rittich will be the starting goaltender for the Los Angeles Kings in Game 4 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday night. Rittich replaces Cam Talbot, who had a 5.31 goals-against average and

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterApr 28, 2024, 03:58 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions After falling into a 2-0 series hole while losing six straight and nine of their past 11 games to the Vegas Golden Knights, the Dallas Stars had to do something in Game

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterApr 28, 2024, 12:05 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Star center Auston Matthews did not finish Saturday’s Game 4 due to an illness, as the Toronto Maple Leafs fell 3-1 to the Boston Bruins. Toronto now finds itself on

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterApr 27, 2024, 02:44 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions DENVER — With a five-goal third-period barrage that saw a different player score each goal Friday night, the Colorado Avalanche showed the version of the team they believe can make up for

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

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterApr 26, 2024, 01:51 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions William Nylander is closing in on his debut for the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 4 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series against Boston on Saturday. The Leafs trail the Bruins

Open Extended Reactions The 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs are almost here! The NHL’s 32 teams are down to just 16 in the postseason, with the opening games of the first round set to begin Saturday. Will the New York Rangers parlay their success in winning the Presidents’ Trophy to a championship — thus breaking the