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Devils star Jack Hughes won’t participate in All-Star events

New Jersey Devils teammate Jesper Bratt was added to the All-Star roster Tuesday as a last-minute replacement for Hughes. Mathew Barzal of the New York Islanders will replace Hughes as one of the 12 players doing the skills competition Friday. The league announced the switch Tuesday, following executive Steve Mayer saying earlier in the week […]

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Fantasy hockey all-stars: Panarin, Reinhart and the most valuable picks

As the NHL prepares to squarely step into our arena on Thursday with a draft for the All-Star Game teams, let’s take a moment to recognize the all-stars from our realm of fantasy hockey. We’ll do a similar approach to how the league manages things, by forcing one selection from each of the 32 franchises […]

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Auston Matthews reaches 40-goal mark before All-Star break

More Teams. More Games. Auston Matthews scores to tally his 40th goal of the season and give the Maple Leafs a 3-1 lead. (0:46) WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 40th goal to reach 600 career points, and the Toronto Maple Leafs completed a home-and-home sweep of the Winnipeg Jets with a 4-2 […]

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NHL reveals captains for All-Star Game festivities in Toronto

More Teams. More Games. Auston Matthews increases his league-leading goal total to 37 with a hat trick in Toronto’s win over Calgary. (1:02) The NHL revealed some famous names set to captain its All-Star Game weekend festivities in Toronto next month, from the players themselves to some well-known personas. Saturday night’s announcement unveiled members of […]

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Maple Leafs Nylander, Marner, Rielly voted to All-Star Game

The Vancouver Canucks had four players voted into the Feb. 3 game in Toronto: goaltender Thatcher Demko, and forwards Elias Pettersson, J.T. Miller and Brock Boeser. Demko received the most votes with 1,398,699, followed by Nylander (1,393,578), Colorado defenseman Cale Makar (1,065,367) and Pettersson (976,716). Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl, Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, […]

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Maple Leafs give William Nylander team-record $92M contract

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on Monday an eight-year, $92 million contract extension with their top-line winger. The deal, which includes a full no-movement clause for its duration, kicks in next season and will keep Nylander with the club through 2032. It also marks the richest total value contract Toronto has ever offered to a […]

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NHL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, each team’s reason for hope

Beyond the rankings, this week we have identified a reason for hope for all 32 NHL fan bases — whether it’s a current player or group, or perhaps a savior to arrive via the 2024 draft. How we rank: A panel of ESPN hockey commentators, analysts, reporters and editors each send in a 1-32 poll […]

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Sidney Crosby, Connor Bedard among initial NHL All-Star selections

The Pittsburgh Penguins captain was one of the first 32 All-Stars chosen by the league’s hockey operations department. One player from each team is picked, with others added by fan vote later. Tom Wilson from the rival Washington Capitals, a Toronto native, was also picked and is an All-Star for a second time. The Capitals […]

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What you need to know to draft a fantasy hockey league today

More Teams. More Games. Sidney Crosby and former NHL COO John Collins look back at the first Winter Classic 15 years later. (5:47) While the NFL fantasy season approaches conclusion, and we remain months away from cobbling together our own MLB squads, why not scratch the fantasy sports-loving itch by launching a fresh NHL league? […]

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Sources: NHL looks to put on four-nation tournament in 2025

The proposed event would feature national teams from the U.S., Canada, Sweden and Finland. The NHL and NHLPA have been attempting to stage the next World Cup of Hockey tournament since it was revived in 2016 as a preseason event in Toronto. Sources said that due to its limited scope the 2025 event would be […]

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