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Associated Press Mar 8, 2024, 08:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Ottawa Senators forward Parker Kelly was suspended for two games without pay by the NHL on Friday for an illegal check to the head against Los Angeles defenseman Andreas Englund. Kelly was assessed a minor penalty for the check with 3:35

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMar 8, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions KATERINA WU ALWAYS LOVED HOCKEY. Same with numbers. But the concept of marrying those two in a career like she has now, as senior data scientist for the Pittsburgh Penguins? That revelation

ESPN News Services Mar 7, 2024, 10:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Alex Ovechkin scored his 840th career goal and added an assist as the visiting Washington Capitals drilled the reeling Pittsburgh Penguins 6-0 on Thursday night. Ovechkin’s two points pushed him past Hall of Fame defenseman Paul Coffey and into 15th on the NHL’s

ESPN News Services Mar 8, 2024, 12:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions RALEIGH, N.C. — Frederik Andersen made 24 saves after a four-month absence and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Thursday night. Brady Skjei scored two goals and Stefan Noesen and Andrei Svechnikov added one each in Carolina’s first game since

Mar 7, 2024, 03:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Chicago Blackhawks have traded winger Anthony Beauvillier to the Nashville Predators in exchange for a 2024 fifth-round draft pick, it was announced Thursday. With a hefty three-year contract worth $4.15 million annually coming to an end, and with the Blackhawks eyeing next season, there figured

Emily Kaplan, ESPNMar 7, 2024, 08:11 AM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Open Extended Reactions Wednesday was one of the wackiest NHL days in recent memories. The trade floodgates opened when Florida, which has been searching for luxury names without having give much up, did just that by acquiring Vladimir Tarasenko

Associated Press Mar 6, 2024, 10:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Calgary Flames rookie forward Martin Pospisil was suspended for three games without pay Wednesday for boarding Seattle Kraken defenseman Vince Dunn. Pospisil was given a major penalty and a game misconduct for hitting Dunn into the end boards from behind during

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMar 6, 2024, 07:50 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Lindy Ruff is no longer the coach of the New Jersey Devils, becoming the seventh NHL head coach to be fired during the 2023-24 season. He is also the latest example that

Open Extended Reactions The 2024 NHL trade deadline is Friday, March 8 at 3 p.m. ET/noon PT. Some big deals occurred early this season, including Elias Lindholm to the Vancouver Canucks, Sean Monahan to the Winnipeg Jets, and Chris Tanev to the Dallas Stars. We’re breaking down and grading all of the biggest moves from

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMar 5, 2024, 07:16 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions In need of a winger, the Vegas Golden Knights landed one Tuesday when they traded for Anthony Mantha with a 2024 second-round pick and a 2026 fourth-round pick going to the Washington

Field Level Media Mar 5, 2024, 03:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Calgary Flames forward Martin Pospisil will have a disciplinary hearing Wednesday for boarding Seattle Kraken defenseman Vince Dunn on Monday night. Pospisil faces an extended suspension after hitting Dunn from behind during the third period of the Flames’ 4-2 home loss, contact that

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMar 5, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The race for NHL most valuable player is remarkably contentious this season, as a half-dozen players have a legitimate claim to the Hart Trophy. “I can’t lie, I’m struggling with this one. But I’m happy to

Mar 4, 2024, 05:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New Jersey Devils, struggling to contend in a clogged Eastern Conference a season after winning a playoff round last season, fired coach Lindy Ruff Monday, the team announced. Travis Green, an assistant for Ruff and the former coach of the Vancouver Canucks, was named the

Field Level Media Mar 4, 2024, 02:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin will miss the next two weeks with a lower-body injury. The center left Saturday’s 4-0 loss to the Florida Panthers after receiving a minor penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct at 9:57 of the third period. Larkin, 27, leads

Associated Press Mar 3, 2024, 09:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Longtime Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov cleared waivers Sunday after not being claimed by any of the NHL’s other 31 teams and has been assigned to Hershey of the American Hockey League. The Capitals put Kuznetsov on waivers Saturday, hours after he

Associated Press Mar 3, 2024, 12:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Rangers agreed to terms Sunday on a one-year contract extension with veteran goaltender Jonathan Quick that’s worth $1.275 million for the 2024-25 NHL season. Quick, 38, joined the team he grew up rooting for on an $825,000 deal last summer after

ESPN News Services Mar 2, 2024, 11:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Veteran defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin, traded from the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday, took a big hit from New York Rangers rookie Matt Rempe late in the second period Saturday night, and didn’t return to his first game this season with the Toronto

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMar 2, 2024, 11:52 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The Washington Capitals have placed forward Evgeni Kuznetsov on waivers. News of the decision came down Saturday, just hours after the center was cleared to resume practicing as he entered the follow-up