TEMPE, Ariz. — Logan Cooley had his first NHL hat trick, Clayton Keller added a goal and three assists, and the Arizona Coyotes snapped the Nashville Predators’ point streak at 18 games with an 8-4 victory Thursday night. Nashville had been 16-0-2 since its last loss Feb. 15 at home against Dallas. It was the […]
Continue readingSEATTLE — Practically everyone in hockey has heard that the Nashville Predators’ trip to see U2 in February at the Sphere in Las Vegas was canceled because of how poorly the team was playing at that time. They’d lost six of eight games before the NHL All-Star break and would lose two of their next […]
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 readingMore Teams. More Games. Juraj Slafkovsky scores goal for Canadiens (0:45) I can’t tell an NHL coach what to do. I tried. They don’t respond to my emails. But sometimes I wish I could. Create or join a fantasy hockey league on ESPN. Your championship run starts today! Sign up today! Maybe you, like me, […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Connor Bedard catches up with Pat McAfee and A.J. Hawk ahead of his NHL debut for the Blackhawks. (1:47) There are few worse feelings in fantasy sport than the nausea inspired by watching an player rack up a good number of (altogether useless) points on your bench. Such a depressing waste. […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Greg Wyshinski takes you through the biggest storylines you missed in the 2023 NHL offeason. (2:01) It’s almost time for the puck to drop! With the NHL regular season for 2023-24 ready to go, let’s take one last spin through training camps to see what decisions will have an impact on […]
Continue readingWith so much that happened, and so many players to know heading into your drafts, click on any specific team below for all the essential data heading into your drafts. Jump ahead: Anaheim Ducks | Arizona Coyotes | Boston Bruins | Buffalo Sabres | Calgary Flames | Carolina Hurricanes | Chicago Blackhawks | Colorado Avalanche […]
Continue readingMore 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 readingThe 23-year-old Addison tallied 29 points (three goals, 26 assists) in 62 games in his rookie season in 2022-23. He set a single-season franchise record for assists by a rookie. Over the past three seasons, he has appeared in 80 regular-season games with the Wild, recording 33 points (five goals, 28 assists) and 24 penalty […]
Continue readingDumba played 10 seasons with Minnesota after the Wild selected him with the seventh overall pick in the 2012 NHL draft. He served as an alternate captain for the Wild the past two seasons, playing more of a shutdown role after being one of the league’s better two-way defensemen. The 29-year-old had a 50-point season […]
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