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7:45 AM ET As a service to fans who have a general interest in the National Hockey League but have no idea what’s happened since the Colorado Avalanche raised the Stanley Cup by preventing a Tampa Bay Lightning three-peat last year, we’re happy to provide this FAQ as a guide to the 2023 Stanley Cup

7:40 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. After Thursday night’s 15-game festival, 1,310 games have been played in the 2022-23 NHL regular season. But two more remain on Friday: one to determine the Central Division title, and one to finalize

1:36 PM ET The Pittsburgh Penguins cleaned house on Friday, as the Fenway Sports Group fired president of hockey operations Brian Burke, general manager Ron Hextall and assistant general manager Chris Pryor after the team missed the playoffs for the first time in 17 seasons. Who might be hired to fill those positions? What comes

10:20 AM ET The Boston Bruins entered the Stanley Cup playoffs after the most successful regular season in NHL history. They set a new single-season record for wins and shattered the 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens‘ mark of 132 points. “When I think about how great those teams were, and how we surpassed that total, it’s significant.

1:20 AM ET ESPN staff The 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs are here, as 16 teams compete for the most magnificent trophy in sports. The record-setting Boston Bruins are the No. 1 overall seed, but their path will be a tough one. Out West, the defending Cup champion Colorado Avalanche hope to continue their reign atop

7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. Tonight was the originally scheduled final set of games for the 2022-23 NHL regular season, with 30 teams in action. Thanks to a pair of postponements — due to flooding at Bridgestone Arena

9:00 AM ET It’s quite a flex to decide you’re going to shatter NHL records because, essentially, you’re bored. But that only underscores how stupidly dominant the Boston Bruins have been this season. Brad Marchand told me several weeks ago that his team didn’t really care about the NHL single-season records for wins (63) and

9:57 PM ET ELMONT, NY — The New York Islanders defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 on Wednesday night to clinch the final Stanley Cup Playoff berth and eliminate the Pittsburgh Penguins, ending their streak of 16 straight playoff appearances. Brock Nelson had two goals, while goalie Ilya Sorokin made 17 saves. The last time Pittsburgh

3:32 PM ET Minnesota Wild winger Ryan Hartman was suspended one game following his interference infraction in Tuesday’s 3-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets. Hartman was disciplined by the NHL on Wednesday for his huge open-ice hit against Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers at the 11:31 mark of the third period. Hartman was penalized for interference

7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. There was a point quite recently when the New York Islanders seemed quite secure in a playoff position. Nothing was guaranteed, of course, but a wild card seemed a near given, and with

10:12 PM ET The Boston Bruins are the now the most successful regular-season team in NHL history, owning both the single-season wins and points records. The Bruins defeated the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Tuesday night at home for 133 points in the standings, breaking the Montreal Canadiens‘ single-season record of 132 points set in 1976-77.

8:00 PM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — The National Hockey League [NHL] will bring two pre-season games to Australia later this year, the first time the United States-based league has ventured Down Under. The Los Angeles Kings and Arizona Coyotes will contest the pair of games at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena — which has a capacity

8:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. With four days left of the 2022-23 NHL regular season, we know the identity of 13 out of 16 playoff teams. But quite a bit of specific seeding remains to be determined. That

10:14 PM ET ESPN News Services San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson became the first NHL defenseman to reach 100 points in a season since Brian Leetch in 1991-92 on Monday night. Karlsson entered the Sharks’ road game against the Winnipeg Jets with 98 points over his first 79 games. He tallied the Sharks’ two

7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. Entering the final week of the regular season, three teams are vying for two wild-card spots in the Eastern Conference. Heading into tonight’s 10-game slate, the Florida Panthers have the slightest of edges

9:00 AM ET Ryan S. Clark Close Ryan S. Clark NHL reporter Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Kristen Shilton Close Kristen Shilton ESPN NHL reporter Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. The 2022-23 NHL regular season is nearing its end, and it was a record-breaking campaign for the

8:58 PM ET The Boston Bruins have set a new NHL single-season record with 63 wins, defeating the Flyers 5-3 on Sunday at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center. Bruins forward David Pastrnak tallied a hat trick to give him 60 goals on the season, second only to Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid (64). The Bruins entered

9:15 PM ET ESPN staff The Boston Bruins set an NHL record for wins with their 63rd victory of the season Sunday against the Philadelphia Flyers. With two games remaining, the Bruins need just one more point to tie the record for most points in a season (132 by the 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens) and two