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7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. The Vegas Golden Knights set unrealistic expectations for every expansion franchise that has come (and will come) after them, making it to the Stanley Cup Final in their inaugural campaign. But from an

7:36 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The New York Rangers have signed forward Filip Chytil to a four-year contract extension worth $17.75 million, locking up another member of their core long term. The team announced the deal Wednesday night. Chytil will count just under $4.44 million annually against the salary cap through the

7:20 AM ET If you have ever been curious about what it’s like to be Michael Bublé on Valentine’s Day … it’s actually quite different than what you might think. He’s by himself, hanging out in the quiet part of a 20,000-seat arena in Cologne, Germany, wearing a Simpsons T-shirt while holding a football signed

7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. It’s a typically light Wednesday schedule in the NHL this evening, with only three games on the slate. One of them pits a team that just clinched a playoff berth — the Toronto

5:57 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Longtime Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews returned to the ice Tuesday but hinted his stellar NHL career could be winding down after 15 years. Toews, 34, skated with teammates prior to Chicago’s game with the Dallas Stars. It was his first time practicing with them since a game

7:05 AM ET ESPN staff With about three weeks left of the 2022-23 NHL regular season, there are three teams that have clinched a playoff spot and four that have been mathematically eliminated. Those numbers will both increase in the days ahead, as it’s another jam-packed week on the schedule. But which games will have

7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. The Los Angeles Kings have been one of the NHL’s hottest teams recently, earning at least one point in each of their past 12 games (going 10-0-2 in that stretch), putting themselves two

1:41 AM ET ESPN News Services TEMPE, Ariz. — Connor McDavid picked up an assist for his 140th point of the season Monday night in the Edmonton Oilers‘ 5-4 victory over the Arizona Coyotes. McDavid, the All-Star center who is running away in the race for the Hart Trophy as league MVP, became the first

7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. The Minnesota Wild are a first-place hockey team heading into Monday night’s game against the Seattle Kraken (8 p.m. ET, ESPN+/Hulu). But might they have their sights set even higher? There is quite

9:45 AM ET When we compiled a list two years ago of up-and-coming NHL coach and general manager candidates, we noted how familial the hiring practices could be. Since the 2005-06 season, nearly 60% of the coaches hired were what the industry calls “retreads,” and it was rare to see an outside-the-box candidate take over

2:20 AM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Viktor Arvidsson had two goals for the second straight game, Adrian Kempe also scored twice and the Los Angeles Kings extended their point streak to a franchise-record 12 games in a 7-6 win over the St. Louis Blues on Sunday night. Alex Iafallo and Trevor Moore also

7:15 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. Much of what we examine in this space revolves around the races to earn a playoff spot (or the race to the bottom for the lottery teams). But let’s look a little bit

4:21 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — Garnet Hathaway scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period and the NHL-best Boston Bruins wrapped up first place in the Atlantic Division with their sixth straight victory, 2-1 over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. The win was the Bruins’ 56th and moves them one

8:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. Leading into the NHL trade deadline, there was much discussion as to the direction the Washington Capitals would take: Would they load up again for another run at a Stanley Cup? Would they

9:08 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Arizona Coyotes minority owner Andrew Barroway was suspended indefinitely by the NHL on Friday following his arrest for domestic violence in Colorado. Barroway spent Thursday night in Pitkin County Jail after police arrested him at an Aspen hotel on a felony strangulation charge, according to a police

5:10 PM ET Boston Bruins forward A.J. Greer has been suspended one game for cross-checking Montreal Canadiens forward Mike Hoffman. The NHL’s Department of Player Safety made the announcement on Friday following a hearing with Greer earlier in the day. The incident between Greer and Hoffman occurred in Thursday’s game between the Canadiens and Bruins.

7:20 AM ET Tage Thompson is that create-a-player gamers would dream about only to discover their fantasy became a real-life NHL forward. He is that person who in a single discussion can make skills coaches go from sounding like trained professionals to full-on fans in a matter of minutes. Words such as “flawless” and “perfect”

Mar 24, 2023 The Premier Hockey Federation’s Isobel Cup Final will be a clash between one first-time championship contender, and one former title holder looking to add another. It took a sensational overtime win in the semifinals for the Toronto Six to eventually punch their ticket to a Final. Toronto’s opponent — the Minnesota Whitecaps