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7:13 AM ET FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The NHL All-Star Game brought together 44 of hockey’s greatest players, offering an ideal chance to gather their opinions on a variety of topics on and off the ice. Here are 13 All-Stars on whether they’d change NHL rules or the Stanley Cup Playoff format; where they’d add

3:54 PM ET The New York Islanders and center Bo Horvat have agreed to an eight-year contract extension, six days after they acquired him in a trade from the Vancouver Canucks. His contract carries an $8.5 million average annual value against the salary cap, as first reported by Sportsnet. Horvat was in the final season

8:07 PM ET SUNRISE, Fla. — For Matthew Tkachuk, winning most valuable player at the 2023 NHL All-Star Game was an honor Saturday. But having the chance to represent the host Florida Panthers and finally play on a team with his brother made the event even more memorable. Tkachuk, 25, was named MVP with four

7:39 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. — The Washington Capitals have signed winger Sonny Milano to a three-year extension worth $5.7 million. General manager Brian MacLellan announced the contract Saturday, adding to an already busy All-Star break for taking care of future business. The Capitals extended forward Dylan Strome for $25 million over five

6:57 PM ET ESPN News Services SUNRISE, Fla. — Detroit Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin had a hat trick, Toronto Maple Leafs winger Mitchell Marner had three assists and the Atlantic Division topped the Central Division 7-5 in the All-Star Game final on Saturday. All-Star Game MVP Matthew Tkachuk — playing alongside his brother Brady

Feb 4, 2023 FORT LAUDERDALE — The NHL will head north for its 2024 All-Star Weekend, with Toronto tapped as host city for next winter’s festivities. League commissioner Gary Bettman made the announcement during a Saturday news conference ahead of this year’s All-Star Game in South Florida. He invited Maple Leafs president and former NHL

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The 2023 NHL All-Star Weekend is underway. The skills competition was Friday night and the All-Star Game itself will be Saturday at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, with coverage beginning at 3 p.m. ET on ABC and ESPN+. The first matchup will pit the Central Division against the Pacific

9:54 PM ET FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Hockey fans have seen Sidney Crosby raise the Stanley Cup, win Olympic gold and receive MVP honors. They had never, until this week, seen him emerge saturated and giggling after tumbling into a water-filled tank on a Florida beach. For the past two seasons, the NHL has incorporated

10:18 PM ET ESPN staff Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin, Connor McDavid & Co. have descended upon South Florida. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The NHL’s finest competed in a slew of events ranging from hardest shot to accuracy shooting on Friday night (7 p.m. ET, ESPN and ESPN+) at the home to the Florida Panthers, FLA

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The 2023 NHL All-Star Weekend is upon us. Friday night will be the All-Star skills competition, the broadcast of which will begin at 7 ET on ESPN and ESPN+. Saturday will be the All-Star Game itself at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, with coverage beginning at 3 p.m. ET

8:59 PM ET Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Kim Davis sees a change in hockey from when she was a girl growing up in Chicago. Back then, she said, the sport didn’t seem like a place for Black girls like her. “There were no intentional messages that said the sport was for me, or

6:33 PM ET FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin said Thursday that he hopes to remain with the team beyond this season as his contract talks have gotten uncomfortably public. Larkin, 26, is in the final year of a five-year, $30 million contract with the Red Wings. He is set to

7:00 AM ET The NHL All-Star Game is an oasis. It’s a moment for players to hang with peers, friends and family. To sink a golf putt with a hockey stick or topple into a dunk tank, it’s a time to let their personalities shine through, or at least as much personality as their decades

8:42 PM ET Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone will be out indefinitely after having back surgery, the team said Wednesday. The left winger is expected to make a full recovery. Stone was injured Jan. 12, after playing less than four minutes of the Golden Knights’ 4-2 win over the visiting Florida Panthers. He began

5:09 PM ET ESPN News Services DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — New Jersey Devils associate coach and former Florida Panthers head coach Andrew Brunette was arrested Wednesday in South Florida and charged with driving under the influence. Brunette was pulled over in the Deerfield Beach area, north of Fort Lauderdale, according to Broward County jail records.

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff Gary Bettman took office as the NHL’s first-ever commissioner on Feb. 1, 1993. It’s been an eventful three decades since. League owners tapped Bettman — a New York-born, Ivy League-educated lawyer who previously served as the NBA’s general counsel and senior vice president — to succeed outgoing president Gil Stein

2:00 PM ET New York Islanders There are basically two universes we need to consider when it comes to the New York Islanders acquisition of Bo Horvat from the Vancouver Canucks on Monday: The universe where Mathew Barzal shifts to the wing and the universe where he doesn’t. The Islanders now have more centers than

11:44 AM ET CAA is now representing women’s hockey players, hoping to minimize the gender gap and help grow the sport, the agency told ESPN on Tuesday. The Creative Artists Agency has signed eight women’s hockey players, including two-time Canadian Olympic medalist Blayre Turnbull and Boston College captain Hannah Bilka, to its initial roster, promising