For this week’s edition of the power rankings — closing out the regular season — we’re comparing each club’s preseason expectation (using the standings point over/under totals from ESPN BET as a proxy) to their actual number of standings points on April 12. How we rank: A panel of ESPN hockey commentators, analysts, reporters and […]
Continue readingBear will be away from the team indefinitely while he receives care. The league and union, which jointly run the program, made the announcement Wednesday. He is fifth player this season announced to be in the program after Columbus’ Patrik Laine, Colorado’s Samuel Girard and Valeri Nichushkin and former teammate Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Capitals put […]
Continue reading“I was like, ‘Holy f—, this guy’s got some miles on him.’ He had all these things on the report,” MacLellan recalled this week. “I didn’t have any idea this was going on. We ended up doing the trade anyway, but I wondered how long this would last.” “If you had asked me if he’d […]
Continue readingAs with most Thursdays on the NHL schedule, the lineup of matchups is pretty stellar. It includes an interconference showdown of two of the hottest teams in the league as the Nashville Predators visit the Florida Panthers (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+/Hulu). There is also a game that will have big ramifications on the Eastern Conference […]
Continue readingWASHINGTON — Evgeny Kuznetsov‘s return to the nation’s capital started with a friendly trip and featured a standing ovation during an emotional video tribute to one of the Washington Capitals’ biggest stars of the past decade. Former teammate Alex Ovechkin stuck a leg out and playfully tripped Kuznetsov after a whistle very early his first […]
Continue readingWhile six teams remain in contention for the Eastern Conference’s final wild-card spot in the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs, there is some excitement happening at the other end of the playoff-bound spectrum. Specifically, can the Carolina Hurricanes go on enough of a run in their final 15 games to earn the No. 1 spot in […]
Continue readingThese are the driving factors that make the remainder of the NHL regular season so compelling. Perhaps the only things more compelling than what happens to these teams are the players whose efforts will play such a massive role in shaping their teams’ short- and long-term futures. This week, our NHL Power Rankings take a […]
Continue readingComplete your bracket by selecting the winner for each game of the 2024 men’s NCAA tournament. Play Men’s Tournament Challenge Now that the post-trade deadline dust has largely settled and most “fresh faces in new places” have had at least one competitive turn in their respective landing spots, we have a better idea of exactly […]
Continue readingWeek 22 of the fantasy season, which has a good chance of being the final week of the regular season depending on the setup in your head-to-head league, begins as most weeks do: A lighter Monday and Wednesday bookending a busy Tuesday. Only the Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning are taking the start […]
Continue readingThe Carolina Hurricanes traded for the Capitals’ Evgeny Kuznetsov on Friday after the longtime Washington center had been placed on waivers and assigned to the team’s AHL affiliate. The Capitals received a 2025 third-round pick and retain 50% of Kuznetsov’s contract. Kuznetsov, 31, is under contract through the 2024-25 season with a total cap hit […]
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