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ESPN News Services Mar 26, 2024, 11:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Adam Fox scored 36 seconds into overtime and the New York Rangers became the first NHL team to clinch a playoff spot this season, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 6-5 following a wild third period Tuesday night. Alexis Lafreniere had two

Tim Kavanagh, ESPN.comMar 26, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior editor for ESPN digital editorial. He’s a native of upstate New York. Open Extended Reactions The race for the regular-season division titles is down to two teams in the Atlantic and Metro, and perhaps already won by the Vancouver Canucks in

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMar 26, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Everywhere that Boston College coach Greg Brown looks, he sees NHL-level talent. It’s not just on his own roster, where highly touted prospects like Cutter Gauthier (Anaheim Ducks) and Will Smith (San Jose Sharks) helped power

Associated Press Mar 25, 2024, 08:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Montreal coach Martin St. Louis is back with the Canadiens after he left the team to be with his family. Montreal announced on Monday that St. Louis will be behind the bench again for Tuesday night’s game at Colorado. The Canadiens went

Field Level Media Mar 25, 2024, 01:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Josh Doan, the son of former Coyotes captain Shane Doan, will make his NHL debut with Arizona on Tuesday night against the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets. The Coyotes recalled the 22-year-old forward from AHL Tucson on Monday. He leads the Roadrunners with 46

Tim Kavanagh, ESPN.comMar 25, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior editor for ESPN digital editorial. He’s a native of upstate New York. Open Extended Reactions Following the St. Louis Blues‘ Stanley Cup championship run in 2019, the team kept their fans engaged with playoff returns the following three seasons. An 81-point

Tim Kavanagh, ESPN.comMar 24, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior editor for ESPN digital editorial. He’s a native of upstate New York. Open Extended Reactions After an 11-game Saturday, the NHL schedule makers have gifted us with a 10-game Sunday as the end of the 2023-24 regular season on April 18

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMar 24, 2024, 08:10 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Washington Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan still remembers his first glimpse at T.J. Oshie‘s medical report when he acquired the then 28-year-old forward from the St. Louis Blues in 2015. “I was like, ‘Holy f—, this

Tim Kavanagh, ESPN.comMar 23, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior editor for ESPN digital editorial. He’s a native of upstate New York. Open Extended Reactions Saturday’s NHL schedule features a number of tantalizing matchups, whether it’s for playoff positioning — such as Edmonton Oilers–Toronto Maple Leafs (7 p.m. ET, NHL Power

Field Level Media Mar 23, 2024, 01:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia Flyers captain Sean Couturier returned to the ice for Saturday afternoon’s home game against the Boston Bruins after serving as a healthy scratch for the previous two contests. Couturier sat out Philadelphia’s 4-3 win over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday

ESPN News Services Mar 21, 2024, 12:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Auston Matthews still gets excited about facing Alex Ovechkin, one of his favorite players growing up. And even with Ovechkin authoring a vintage performance, Matthews found a way to steal the spotlight. Matthews scored his NHL-leading 56th and 57th goals of

Associated Press Mar 22, 2024, 08:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Evgeny Kuznetsov‘s return to the nation’s capital started with a friendly trip and featured a standing ovation during an emotional video tribute to one of the Washington Capitals‘ biggest stars of the past decade. Former teammate Alex Ovechkin stuck a leg out

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMar 22, 2024, 06:41 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson has been suspended six games by the NHL Department of Player Safety for a high stick to the head of Toronto Maple Leafs forward Noah Gregor on

Tim Kavanagh, ESPN.comMar 22, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior editor for ESPN digital editorial. He’s a native of upstate New York. Open Extended Reactions After the trade that brought reigning Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson to the Pittsburgh Penguins, hope sprang eternal in Western Pennsylvania regarding the team; the betting

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ESPN News Services Mar 21, 2024, 09:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson will have an in-person hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Friday afternoon via videoconference. The hearing stems from a Wilson high-stick on the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ Noah Gregor during the third period of a Washington

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMar 21, 2024, 07:10 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — Practically everyone in hockey has heard that the Nashville Predators‘ trip to see U2 in February at the Sphere in Las Vegas was canceled because of how poorly the team

Tim Kavanagh, ESPN.comMar 21, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior editor for ESPN digital editorial. He’s a native of upstate New York. Open Extended Reactions As with most Thursdays on the NHL schedule, the lineup of matchups is pretty stellar. It includes an interconference showdown of two of the hottest teams