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ESPN News Services Feb 21, 2024, 11:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TEMPE, Ariz. — Auston Matthews scored his 50th goal of the season Wednesday night in the Toronto Maple Leafs star’s hometown return, becoming the fastest NHL player to reach that mark in 28 years. Playing his 54th game of the season, Matthews scored

Field Level Media Feb 21, 2024, 01:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Florida Panthers winger Ryan Lomberg was fined $2,083.83, the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement, for elbowing Ottawa Senators defenseman Jakob Chychrun during Tuesday night’s game. Lomberg was not penalized for the incident, which happened early in the third period of the

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNFeb 21, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The NHL trade deadline is March 8, and opinions around the league vary on just how hectic it will be. “I think it’s going to be insane,” one NHL agent said. “I feel like it’s not

Associated Press Feb 20, 2024, 09:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Washington Capitals center Nic Dowd left the team’s game against the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night with an upper-body injury. Dowd never returned for the second period after skating seven shifts for 6:20 in the first. The Capitals quickly ruled him

ESPN News Services Feb 20, 2024, 06:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New Jersey Devils will welcome back defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler to their lineup on Tuesday after he missed 16 games with a broken left foot. Siegenthaler, 26, injured the foot blocking a shot against the Vancouver Canucks back on Jan. 6. He returned

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNFeb 20, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions There’s a new No. 1 winger in the NHL, according to our panel of 10 players and 10 executives. Meanwhile, one of the greatest players of all time has seen his support finally dry up. Welcome

ESPN News Services Feb 19, 2024, 05:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PAUL, Minn. — Joel Eriksson Ek and Kirill Kaprizov each had hat tricks for the Minnesota Wild, who faced a three-goal deficit in the second period before storming back with six unanswered goals and hanging on for a record-filled 10-7 victory over

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNFeb 18, 2024, 09:16 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It was a storybook finish for the New York Rangers in their Stadium Series win over the New York Islanders on Sunday. But not necessarily the story they intended to tell. “It

Associated Press Feb 18, 2024, 08:46 PM ET CALGARY, Alberta — Hockey Hall of Famer Lanny McDonald is out of a hospital following a cardiac event this month. The 71-year-old McDonald wrote in an Instagram post Sunday — with a photo of him standing outside Calgary’s Foothills Medical Centre — that he’s ending his “two-week

Associated Press Feb 18, 2024, 07:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — There were jokes. And laughter. And catharsis. Just no tears. At least none from Jaromir Jagr. Maybe because they were unnecessary when the Pittsburgh Penguins retired his iconic No. 68 on Sunday. The look on Jagr’s face, the subtle catch in his

Kristen Shilton Close Kristen Shilton ESPN NHL reporter Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Greg Wyshynski Close Greg Wyshynski ESPN Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Feb 18, 2024, 03:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Talk about arriving in style. The New York Rangers pulled up to their Stadium Series clash

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNFeb 18, 2024, 01:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ — New Jersey Devils forward Nathan Bastian isn’t known for his goal scoring, entering Saturday night’s Stadium Series game against the Philadelphia Flyers with just three goals in 51 games this season. Yet

Kristen Shilton Close Kristen Shilton ESPN NHL reporter Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Greg Wyshynski Close Greg Wyshynski ESPN Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Feb 17, 2024, 06:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NHL players usually arrive to their games in a suit. But the Stadium Series is no

Open Extended Reactions The 2024 NHL Stadium Series is a two-game affair at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. On Saturday, the Philadelphia Flyers take on the New Jersey Devils (8 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN+) followed by the New York Islanders squaring off against the New York Rangers on Sunday (3 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN+). All of that

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNFeb 17, 2024, 07:05 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions What’s the difference between the NHL Stadium Series and the Winter Classic, besides their spots on the calendar? Steve Mayer, the NHL’s chief content officer, has said there’s an aesthetic difference between the two. “The Winter

ESPN News Services Feb 17, 2024, 12:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Kristen Campbell made 30 saves in front of a women’s hockey-record crowd of 19,285 fans at Scotiabank Arena, helping Toronto beat Montreal 3-0 on Friday night in the Professional Women’s Hockey League. “The Battle on Bay Street” broke the attendance record

ESPN News Services Feb 16, 2024, 04:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Blake Wheeler‘s regular season is over after falling to the ice and injuring his right leg, and it might take the New York Rangers going on a lengthy playoff run to open the door for a possible return this spring, according to multiple

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterFeb 16, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions With the Stadium Series on tap this weekend in New Jersey — Flyers–Devils 8 p.m. Saturday on ABC/ESPN+, and Rangers–Islanders 3 p.m. Sunday on ABC/ESPN+ — that means we are also closing