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Associated Press May 9, 2024, 04:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Mason Marchment is set to return to the Dallas Stars‘ lineup for Game 2 of their second-round series against the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night. Marchment has missed the past six games since he and Radek Faksa both left the Stars bench

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 9, 2024, 10:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions This NHL season might have been the greatest example of, “Well, you can’t fire the players.” Going back to Sept. 2023, there were 13 coaching changes made in the NHL. Stretch it back to Jan. 2023,

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 9, 2024, 03:02 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions VANCOUVER — There were questions, and the Edmonton Oilers certainly had answers about how they lost a three-goal lead in Wednesday night’s 5-4 loss to the Vancouver Canucks in Game 1 of

Field Level Media May 8, 2024, 12:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Auston Matthews, Nathan MacKinnon and Nikita Kucherov were named finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award on Wednesday. Voted on by fellow members of the NHL Players’ Association, it is presented annually to the most outstanding player in the NHL. Matthews won the trophy

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 8, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions If the Boston Bruins and Florida Panthers showed us anything in Game 1 of their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series on Monday — a 5-1 win by the B’s — it’s this:

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 8, 2024, 01:17 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Vincent Trocheck‘s double-overtime goal was the perfect encapsulation of the New York Rangers‘ series against the Hurricanes so far: It was scored on a Rangers power play during another failure for Carolina’s penalty kill. “Not much

The 2023 NHL draft class includes a number of great players, led by Regina Pats center Connor Bedard. Many believe he will quickly alter the path of whichever team drafts him No. 1 overall this summer. But the No. 1 pick doesn’t simply go to the team with the worst regular-season record. Instead, a lottery

Emily Kaplan, ESPNMay 7, 2024, 08:06 AM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Open Extended Reactions On a Saturday night in January 2023, the Golden State Warriors had an off night in Chicago. Draymond Green didn’t want to go to dinner or out on the town. He had another idea: going to

ESPN News Services May 7, 2024, 01:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SUNRISE, Fla. — Have a day, Brandon Carlo. The Boston Bruins defenseman wasn’t with his team Monday morning for an excellent reason: His wife, Mayson, was giving birth to their son, Crew, the couple’s second child. With mother and baby doing well, Carlo

Open Extended Reactions The first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs is almost complete, with a Game 7 remaining Sunday night to decide the Dallas Stars vs. Vegas Golden Knights clash. Three of the four matchups are set, which means it’s time for another set of predictions from the reporters, analysts and broadcasters of

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 6, 2024, 09:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Boston Bruins coach Jim Montgomery knows a thing or two about how quickly narratives can shift in the Stanley Cup playoffs. “The first round is the wild, wild West. Always is,” he said after Boston won

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 6, 2024, 12:48 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Seeing their bid for a consecutive Stanley Cup end in the first round wasn’t the only pain the Vegas Golden Knights felt this postseason. Coach Bruce Cassidy said there were nine players

Open Extended Reactions Two of the NHL’s heavyweights were matched up in the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs, and the series between the Dallas Stars and Vegas Golden Knights has been the most impressive of the bracket thus far. To no one’s surprise, the two clubs have reached Game 7 (7:30 p.m.

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 5, 2024, 01:19 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Auston Matthews‘ return to the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ lineup wasn’t enough to lift the road team Saturday in Game 7 of its first-round Stanley Cup playoff series vs. the Boston

ESPN News Services May 4, 2024, 11:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — David Pastrnak scored on a feed from Hampus Lindholm 1:54 into overtime and the Boston Bruins defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 in Game 7 on Saturday night to clinch their NHL first-round series and advance in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Field Level Media May 4, 2024, 12:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Toronto Maple Leafs star forward Auston Matthews was named a finalist for the Lady Byng Trophy on Saturday. It marks the third time that Matthews has been a finalist for the award, which is presented annually to the player voted to best combine

Open Extended Reactions It all comes down to this. After it looked like the Boston Bruins were going to breeze right by an imploding Toronto Maple Leafs team, the blue and white stormed back to take Games 5 and 6. Now it’s 3-3 in the series, and a trip to the second round is on

Associated Press May 3, 2024, 10:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Pius Suter scored with 1:39 left and the Vancouver Canucks advanced to the second round of the NHL playoffs with a 1-0 victory over the Nashville Predators on Friday night in Game 6. Nashville had a final chance to force