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Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterOct 21, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The 2024-25 NHL season is just two weeks old and already chock full of surprises. Did we expect the Winnipeg Jets to be the last undefeated team? Or for the Calgary Flames

Field Level Media Oct 20, 2024, 02:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Colorado Avalanche placed Jonathan Drouin on injured reserve Sunday and called up fellow veteran forward Chris Wagner from the Colorado Eagles of the American Hockey League. Drouin, 29, has been sidelined with an upper-body injury since he was injured in Colorado’s season

Field Level Media Oct 19, 2024, 06:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic, who has missed the start of the season because of a lower-body injury, joined the team Saturday for its four-game road trip. Nedeljkovic was recalled from a conditioning loan with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, where he

Associated Press Oct 17, 2024, 02:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — The Ontario Hockey League said Thursday that it is taking sexual assault allegations against eight former players “very seriously” and will cooperate with any police investigation. A woman said in a CTV report that aired Wednesday she was sexually assaulted by eight

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Associated Press Oct 17, 2024, 05:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Lukas Reichel is poised to make his season debut for the Chicago Blackhawks after he was a healthy scratch for the team’s opening four-game trip. Reichel is expected to center Chicago’s fourth line alongside veteran forwards Pat Maroon and Craig Smith in

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNOct 17, 2024, 01:22 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Dallas Stars have signed franchise goaltender Jake Oettinger to an eight-year, $66 million contract extension, it was announced Thursday. The deal carries an $8.25 million cap hit through the 2032-33 season. Oettinger also receives $23

Associated Press Oct 17, 2024, 01:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Florida Panthers might get injured captain Aleksander Barkov back a bit quicker than expected. If nothing else, he is still on track to play when the Stanley Cup champions go to his native Finland for a pair of games

David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterOct 17, 2024, 08:52 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions New York gamblers bet more than $2 billion with the state’s sportsbooks in October 2023. They’ll have even more at stake this October, a month jammed with New York sports storylines.

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNOct 17, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Edmonton Oilers understand the importance of a dependable goalie tandem. In the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs last season, the Oilers were trailing the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 heading into Game 4. They needed

Associated Press Oct 17, 2024, 12:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby have shared many milestones and memories throughout the past two decades as icons with the Pittsburgh Penguins. They both enjoyed milestones Wednesday night against the Buffalo Sabres when Malkin became the 48th player in NHL history to

Rachel Doerrie, ESPNOct 16, 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

Associated Press Oct 16, 2024, 12:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. LOUIS — Minnesota Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson saw an opportunity, and he cashed in. Gustavsson capped the Wild’s 4-1 win over the St. Louis Blues with the rare goalie goal. The 26-year-old gloved a Pavel Buchnevich shot from the blue line, dropped it

Associated Press Oct 15, 2024, 11:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning won their hurricane-delayed home opener over the Vancouver Canucks, but the impact of two recent major hurricanes overshadowed it. Debris, malfunctioning stoplights and power outages remain around the Tampa Bay area a week after Hurricane Milton devastated

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comOct 15, 2024, 12:00 PM ET Close Sean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. Open Extended Reactions If recent history tells us anything, the Edmonton Oilers are about to catch

Associated Press Oct 15, 2024, 01:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Professional Women’s Hockey League’s second season is opening on Saturday, Nov. 30, a month earlier than last year, and features an expanded schedule, the league announced Tuesday. Each of the league’s six teams will play 30 games, up from 24 in the inaugural

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterOct 15, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The Buffalo Sabres were practically pronounced dead before the NHL season had officially begun. Buffalo went out of the gate early for the league’s latest Global Series showcase in Prague, Czechia. That

ESPN News Services Oct 14, 2024, 07:47 PM ET The Columbus Blue Jackets now have what they call a “Johnny skate” at the end of practice. It’s a shot someone takes from the far end of the ice toward the opposite goal. Make it, players skate one lap. Miss it, players skate three laps. That’s