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The Los Angeles Kings have signed Vladislav Gavrikov to a two-year contract extension, securing one of the top defensemen who would have been available in free agency. A pending unrestricted free agent, Gavrikov’s contract has an average annual value of $5.875 million through the 2024-25 season. Most of his contract will be paid out in

SUNRISE, Fla. — The Florida Panthers expect to have defenseman Radko Gudas in the lineup for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final after he was injured during their Game 2 loss in Las Vegas. Panthers coach Paul Maurice also confirmed Wednesday that goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky will be his starter for Thursday’s game after he

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJun 7, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. LAS VEGAS — For the Florida Panthers‘ Brandon Montour and the Vegas Golden Knights‘ Zach Whitecloud, this year’s Stanley Cup Final carries a significance that goes well beyond both of them trying to help their

The Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday acquired Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov in a three-way deal that included the Los Angeles Kings. Provorov, 26, finished his seventh NHL season with six goals and 21 assists in 82 games for the Flyers, who drafted him seventh overall in 2015. He averaged 23:01 in ice time. “Improving

The first two periods of the 2023 Stanley Cup Final were pretty even; in fact, the score was tied 2-2 heading into the third period of Game 1. Then, the Vegas Golden Knights scored three straight goals to win 5-2 … … and then another four straight to open Game 2, en route to a

LAS VEGAS — Down 2-0 in the Stanley Cup Final, Florida Panthers star forward Matthew Tkachuk hasn’t lost his confidence. Instead, he’s doubling down. “(The Vegas Golden Knights) are halfway there and hopefully they’re thinking about that a little bit when they’re coming back to Florida,” Tkachuk said following his team’s 7-2 loss in Game

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJun 6, 2023, 01:21 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. LAS VEGAS — The Florida Panthers have an answer for why Sergei Bobrovsky allowed four goals and was pulled early in their 7-2 defeat Monday against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 2 of the

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJun 5, 2023, 09:50 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. LAS VEGAS — Florida Panthers defenseman Radko Gudas left Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final and did not return. Although the Panthers did not disclose the injury when announcing his departure during the second

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJun 5, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. LAS VEGAS — Adin Hill has won eight games in the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs after winning 16 games in the entire regular season. In the span of a year, he’s gone from playing for

After a four-day break following the conclusion of the Western Conference final, the Vegas Golden Knights began the 2023 Stanley Cup Final with a 5-2 victory over the Florida Panthers, taking a 1-0 series lead. It was an even game until the third period, when many Vegas shots found the back of the net while

ESPN News Services Jun 3, 2023, 11:17 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Zach Whitecloud scored from long range with just over 13 minutes left, after Adin Hill made arguably the best save of the playoffs, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Florida Panthers 5-2 Saturday night in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Associated Press Jun 3, 2023, 10:01 PM ET KAMLOOPS, British Columbia — Connor Bedard became the first player in Canadian Hockey League history to sweep the Player of the Year, Top Prospect and Top Scorer awards Saturday night at the Memorial Cup. Expected to be selected first overall in the NHL draft by the Chicago

LAS VEGAS — NHL commissioner Gary Bettman remains bullish on finding a solution to keep the Coyotes in Arizona, saying the league is “hopeful” it won’t lose the “terrific market.” Speaking before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday, Bettman addressed the uncertain future of the Coyotes yet again, two weeks after the

ESPN staffJun 3, 2023, 07:14 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print The 2023 Stanley Cup Final is finally here as the Vegas Golden Knights host the Florida Panthers in Game 1. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Both teams enter the series with hopes to hoist their franchise’s first-ever Stanley Cup. It marks the

The 2023 Stanley Cup Final begins with Game 1 between the Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers on Saturday night. As a service to those fans who haven’t been following every shot, save and overtime thriller of the 2023 NHL postseason, here is the lapsed fan’s guide to the Stanley Cup Final — a quick

LAS VEGAS — On the eve of the Stanley Cup Final, Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk hasn’t lost his confidence. In fact, he is doubling down on his Florida team, the surprise darlings of the postseason. “We didn’t do it the easy way, that’s for sure,” Tkachuk said at Stanley Cup Final media day in

The Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and the Vegas Golden Knights is expected to be a tightly played series, without an overwhelming favorite to win it all. That is until you really start to get granular with the matchup. Then you know exactly which team will win it all. Here is a preposterously

It all comes down to this. The Western Conference champion Vegas Golden Knights and the Eastern Conference champion Florida Panthers are poised to square off in the 2023 Stanley Cup Final. Who will head home with the most glorious trophy in sports? Here are the picks from the extended ESPN hockey family: Sean Allen: Panthers