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Florida Panthers set team record with 11th road win in row

Florida is now one win from matching league history, and coupled with the Boston Bruins’ loss earlier in the day, the Panthers now hold a one-point lead in the Atlantic Division. Boston is the division’s defending champion and has been the first-place tenant for most of this season. “Over 82 [games], you’ll get one of […]

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Nikita Kucherov scores 3 goals in Tampa Bay Lightning win

More Teams. More Games. Nikita Kucherov scores in each period of the Lightning’s 6-3 win over the Flyers. (1:07) 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 […]

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NHL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, best addition for each team

Beyond the updated rankings, we’ve identified the best new addition for all 32 teams — be it a player, a coach, or … a draft pick? Read on for our picks for each club. How we rank: A panel of ESPN hockey commentators, analysts, reporters and editors send in a 1-32 poll based on the […]

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Kucherov reaches 500 career assists as Lightning tame Wild

Kucherov, who leads the league with 75 points, had his fourth game this season with three or more assists. He achieved the milestone in his 688th game, the third fastest to reach the mark among active players behind Connor McDavid (527) and Sidney Crosby (554). Kucherov’s milestone assist came on Steven Stamkos‘ power-play goal early […]

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Key matchups, stats for Lightning-Wild, Kings-Predators

More Teams. More Games. The Minnesota Wild’s Marc-Andre Fleury joins “The Pat McAfee Show” to discuss becoming the second-winningest goalie in NHL history. (2:26) As the month of January passes the midway mark, we are keeping an eye on the NHL standings; after all, following the All-Star Weekend, the March 8 trade deadline will be […]

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Fantasy hockey pickups: Add Rickard Rakell immediately

The Hurricanes, Red Wings, Capitals, and Devils are all off until Thursday, by which point we should have a much clearer picture of how long New Jersey will have to manage without Jack Hughes (again). Of those active to launch this fresh fantasy week, some noteworthy highlights include the Canucks traipsing through New York to […]

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NHL-best New York Rangers defeat Tampa Bay Lightning

More Teams. More Games. Artemi Panarin scores two goals in the 3rd period to secure the hat trick and propel the Rangers to a 5-1 win over the Lightning. (1:53) TAMPA, Fla. — Artemi Panarin scored three goals, Igor Shesterkin made 34 saves on his 28th birthday, and the NHL-leading New York Rangers defeated the […]

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Lightning G Andrei Vasilevskiy to make season debut vs. Hurricanes

More Teams. More Games. Check out some of Andrei Vasilevskiy‘s top saves in the 2022-2023 season for the Tampa Bay Lightning. (2:13) Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy was activated off injured reserve Friday and will make his season debut against the host Carolina Hurricanes later in the night, coach Jon Cooper announced. Vasilevskiy underwent […]

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Lightning’s Andrei Vasilevskiy has 22 saves, wins in season debut

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves in his season debut and the Lightning had a hat trick and two assists from Brayden Point in an 8-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. “Guys played unbelievably in front of me,” Vasilevskiy said. “Lots of blocked shots, obviously the goal support is remarkable. It couldn’t be more perfect for […]

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NHL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, points pace vs. expectation

But how do all 32 teams rate against their preseason expected points pace? That’s what’s on tap as part of this week’s rankings. How we rank: A panel of ESPN hockey commentators, analysts, reporters and editors each send in a 1-32 poll based on the games through Wednesday, which generates our master list here. Note: […]

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