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Associated Press Jan 26, 2024, 12:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions EDMONTON, Alberta — Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist, backup Calvin Pickard made 27 saves for his fifth career shutout and the Edmonton Oilers won their 15th straight game with a 3-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night. Zach Hyman

Field Level Media Jan 25, 2024, 06:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Minnesota Wild acquired veteran defenseman Will Butcher from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for forward prospect Maxim Cajkovic on Thursday. Butcher, 29, hasn’t played in the NHL since 2021-22 and will report to AHL affiliate Iowa. He was named to the NHL

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterJan 25, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Value. It’s a loaded, variable term. Especially in the sports sphere. We’ve seen it all before: a struggling player cut from one team goes on to thrive somewhere else. Right place, right

ESPN News Services Jan 25, 2024, 01:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Nathan MacKinnon scored three of his four goals consecutively in the second period for a natural hat trick and added an assist to help the Colorado Avalanche beat the Washington Capitals 6-2 on Wednesday night. MacKinnon, the NHL scoring leader with

Associated Press Jan 24, 2024, 02:03 PM ET Five players from Canada’s 2018 world junior team have taken a leave of absence from their current clubs in recent days amid a report that five members of that team have been asked to surrender to police to face sexual assault charges. Michael McLeod and Cal Foote

ESPN News Services Jan 23, 2024, 11:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Nikita Kucherov had three goals and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 on Tuesday night. Kucherov scored on a one-timer from the right circle late in the first period. He added a nearly identical goal

ESPN News Services Jan 23, 2024, 04:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After missing three games with a lower-body injury, Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom will start on Tuesday against the visiting St. Louis Blues. Markstrom, 33, is 13-11-2 with a 2.59 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage in 26 starts this season. Markstrom

Associated Press Jan 23, 2024, 04:29 PM ET Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart is taking an indefinite leave of absence for personal reasons. General manager Daniel Briere announced Tuesday that Hart had requested and been granted time away from the team. He added that the Flyers will have no further comment. Editor’s Picks 1 Related

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJan 23, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Fixing whatever was wrong with the Vancouver Canucks became Rick Tocchet’s priority when he was hired by the team last January. And fix them he did, as they won 20 of the

Emily Kaplan, ESPNJan 22, 2024, 05:31 PM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Open Extended Reactions New York Rangers center Filip Chytil is traveling back to New York on Monday after making progress training at home in Czechia while recovering from a head injury, sources told ESPN. Chytil, 24, returned to his

ESPN News Services Jan 22, 2024, 05:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Patrice Bergeron spending every Friday on the ice with a group of friends and former NHL players in the Boston area sparked online chatter last week that the former Bruins captain might be planning a dramatic return. That, however, is not in the

ESPN News Services Jan 21, 2024, 10:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Bo Horvat scored 41 seconds into overtime and the New York Islanders defeated the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Sunday night to win new coach Patrick Roy’s debut. Alexander Romanov and Hudson Fasching also scored for New York, and defenseman Noah

ESPN News Services Jan 21, 2024, 05:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — In his return to the lineup from a 41-game gambling suspension, Ottawa Senators forward Shane Pinto notched a point in Sunday’s 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. Pinto got an assist on Tim Stutzle‘s second-period tally. Pinto was suspended by the

Emily Kaplan, ESPNJan 21, 2024, 02:56 PM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Open Extended Reactions Corey Perry is signing a one-year deal to finish the season with the Edmonton Oilers, sources told ESPN on Sunday. The contract will include performance bonuses and be prorated to the league minimum, the sources said.

Associated Press Jan 21, 2024, 02:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Quinton Byfield scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period as the Los Angeles Kings defeated the New York Rangers 2-1 on Saturday night, spoiling Rangers’ goaltender Jonathan Quick‘s return. Kevin Fiala also scored for the Kings, who won for

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterJan 20, 2024, 08:01 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The NHL revealed some famous names set to captain its All-Star Game weekend festivities in Toronto next month, from the players themselves to some well-known personas. Saturday night’s announcement unveiled members of

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJan 20, 2024, 04:59 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions After less than two seasons, Lane Lambert is out as coach of the New York Islanders with the club announcing Saturday they have hired Patrick Roy behind the bench. Firing Lambert comes

Associated Press Jan 19, 2024, 09:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — New York Islanders forward Kyle MacLean made his NHL debut on Friday night, and his father, John, had a perfect vantage point for the whole thing. John MacLean is an assistant coach for the Islanders. He was behind the bench when Kyle