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Jets’ Brenden Dillon suspended 3 games by NHL for hit to the head
More Teams. More Games. Jets’ Brenden Dillon is assessed a match penalty after delivering an illegal hit to the Penguins’ Noel Acciari. (1:25) NEW YORK — Winnipeg Jets defenseman Brenden Dillon has been suspended three games for an illegal check to the head of Pittsburgh Penguins forward Noel Acciari. The suspension was announced by the […]
Continue readingNHL season preview: Power Rankings, predictions, X factors
More Teams. More Games. Take a look back at some of the NHL’s greatest rookie debuts as we await Connor Bedard‘s first game with the Blackhawks. (1:33) Opening night of the 2023-24 NHL season is Tuesday, with a tripleheader of games on ESPN and ESPN+: Nashville Predators-Tampa Bay Lightning (5:30 p.m. ET), Chicago Blackhawks-Pittsburgh Penguins […]
Continue readingNHL season preview: Power rankings, best- and worst-case scenarios and bold predictions
The 2021-22 NHL season is being called a return to normalcy. Last season was an unprecedented one for the NHL due to the COVID-19 pandemic: Four geographically realigned divisions, including one solely comprising Canadian teams; teams playing only opponents within those divisions; and a new playoff format that eschewed wild-card teams. But it ended just […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey dynasty ranks: What will the NHL look like in 2027
Well, we know their age. We also know what kind of production they have put up in the past. But beyond those two criteria, we don’t really know a whole lot. We can certainly guess a lot. In January 2018, ESPN asked me to do the first one of these dynasty rankings. While I didn’t […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey: Way too early 2022-23 rankings
To get the ball rolling on discussions for the fall, we present the way-too-early top 300 fantasy rankings. Connor McDavid, C, Edmonton Oilers Auston Matthews, C, Toronto Maple Leafs Leon Draisaitl, W, Edmonton Oilers Igor Shesterkin, G, New York Rangers Nikita Kucherov, W, Tampa Bay Lightning Andrei Vasilevskiy, G, Tampa Bay Lightning Kirill Kaprizov, W, […]
Continue readingNHL COVID fill-ins reach lifelong goals in trying circumstances
Where will we be when that life-changing, career-shifting moment happens? How will it feel to know a dream is about to come true? Karl Taylor was somewhere in Iowa, boarding a bus for a six-hour ride to Milwaukee. Cole Schwindt was pulled aside by his coach after playing back-to-back American Hockey League games. Andy Zilch […]
Continue readingPittsburgh Penguins F Teddy Blueger out 6 to 8 weeks after having jaw surgery
Blueger was injured when Winnipeg’s Brenden Dillon hit him into the glass on Sunday in the first period of Pittsburgh’s 3-2 shootout victory over the Jets. Blueger left a trail of blood as he skated slowly from behind the Winnipeg net to the Penguins’ bench. The game was delayed several minutes while crews cleaned up […]
Continue readingTop 300 ESPN fantasy hockey draft 2021-22 rankings
We weren’t kidding about that, by the way, as the 2021-22 NHL season features the debut of the NHL’s 32nd franchise, the Seattle Kraken. Whether you’re a seasoned drafting pro, putting together a league with your buddies, or trying it out for the first time, you can find our fantasy hockey draft rankings below. These […]
Continue readingInside the negotiations for Alex Ovechkin’s five-year, $47.5 million deal
Leonsis’ wife, Lynn, made lunch. Leonsis was impressed that the Russian superstar, then just 20, helped pick up dishes afterward and brought them to the kitchen. Afterwards, they played basketball with Leonsis’ kids and a few friends. “He was an unbelievable basketball player,” said Leonsis. (Ovechkin’s mom, Tatyana, is a two-time Olympic gold medalist in […]
Continue readingAlex Ovechkin signs five-year, $47.5 million deal to return to Washington Capitals
“I’M BACK DC!!!!!” he wrote on Twitter, with a source close to Ovechkin saying he wanted to pay homage on social media to Michael Jordan’s famous “I’m back” statement. The 35-year-old has played his entire career with the Capitals since they took him with the first overall pick in the 2004 draft. After leading the […]
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