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NHL teams should take a lesson from one KHL team’s recent hire

There’s this perception about the hockey media: that we’re all bitterly jealous of the players we cover, because we secretly want their careers. Nothing could be further from the truth: Most of us are bitterly jealous of the executives who sign those players, because secretly we want their careers. We create trades. We grade drafts. […]

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Alexis Lafrenière tops draft-eligible prospect list

The 18-year-old from Quebec simply can’t wait to begin the next step of his promising career with the due to the new coronavirus pandemic. “Growing up it’s the dream of every hockey player. And to see how close we are right now, it’s pretty exciting,” Lafreniere said during a conference call Wednesday after the NHL […]

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NHL Power Rankings: 1-31 poll, plus every team’s X factor in the final month

It’s hard to believe, but we’re staring down the final month of the 2019-20 NHL regular season. For this week’s ESPN Power Rankings, we identified the X factor for each team down the stretch. How we rank: The ESPN hockey editorial staff submits selections ranking teams 1-31, and those results are tabulated to the list […]

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NHL Awards Watch: Hart Trophy race even more chaotic with one month left

Recency bias is very much a thing, considering that the ballots aren’t sent out until near the end of the season and the votes are sent in right up until the first game of the playoffs. This is especially true of the Hart Trophy race, for which players such as Taylor Hall, Corey Perry and […]

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Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin ends drought with 699th career goal

The goal snapped a five-game streak without a point (tied for the longest of his career) for the Capitals star. He last scored Feb. 4, collecting a hat trick against the Los Angeles Kings. Only seven players have scored 700: Wayne Gretzky, Gordie Howe, Jaromir Jagr, Brett Hull, Marcel Dionne, Phil Esposito and Mike Gartner. In overtime, Ovechkin had […]

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Canadiens’ Claude Julien upset with refs in OT loss to Stars

Tyler Seguin scored twice, including the overtime winner, to give the Stars a comeback 4-3 victory. Mattias Janmark and Blake Comeau scored in regulation for the Stars (34-19-5), who trailed 3-0 before rallying. Joe Pavelski had two assists after missing two games with an injury as the Stars extended their winning streak to four games […]

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NHL Trendspotting: How do the Columbus Blue Jackets just keep winning games?

Since coach John Tortorella’s volcanic eruption at the expense of the officials (and his bank account), which happened to coincide with the loss of their starting goalie, the Jackets have had a 13-3-2 stretch. If you extend it to include their most recent 25 games, they’re a remarkable 18-3-4. Just how have they managed to […]

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The cases for, against every top NHL MVP candidate

In the eyes of many, you need to be on a good team. But the team can’t be too good, or you risk being docked points for receiving too much help. Nikita Kucherov bucked that trend with his preposterous 128-point 2018-19 season, but it certainly played a role in the 2017-18 race, when Taylor Hall […]

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