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Sharks acquire Calen Addison; Wild add Zach Bogosian
The Wild sent Addison to the San Jose Sharks for prospect forward Adam Raska and a 2026 fifth-round draft pick. Hours later, they acquired Bogosian from the Tampa Bay Lightning for a 2025 seventh-rounder. The Wild (5-5-2) are fifth in the league in goals scored but have allowed the second-most goals. With the trades, the […]
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 readingNHL playoff watch standings update: Minnesota Wild-St. Louis Blues a pre-playoffs preview
As we gaze upon the current NHL standings, one first-round playoff matchup appears to be more locked in than all of the rest: the Minnesota Wild vs. the St. Louis Blues in the Central Division’s No. 2-vs.-No. 3 seed matchup. Luckily for us, we get a preview of that series Friday night. These two teams […]
Continue readingThe case for the Minnesota Wild as a top Stanley Cup contender
Don’t let their last two games fool you. The Minnesota Wild are for real. And they’ve been pretty spectacular. The Wild had been on the NHL’s hottest run through early December, winners of eight straight games before closing out their recent road trip with back-to-back defeats at L.A. and Vegas. Minnesota’s loss to the Kings […]
Continue readingMinnesota Wild sign veteran Jordie Benn on 1-year, $900K contract
Benn, 34, had one goal, nine assists and a plus-7 rating over 39 games with the Vancouver Canucks and Winnipeg Jets last season. He played in three playoff games for the Jets. Benn has 24 goals, 103 assists, 670 hits and 908 blocked shots in 556 career NHL games, mostly with the Dallas Stars. The […]
Continue readingSeattle Kraken expansion draft protected lists, available players
The Seattle Kraken are joining the NHL for the 2021-22 season and will play in the Pacific Division. The front office and coaching staff have taken shape, and Climate Pledge Arena is on track to be ready, but the team needs players. The Kraken will select one player each from 30 NHL teams, as the […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily: Keys to victory for Lightning, Canadiens in Game 5
Check out the ESPN NHL Playoffs Daily to catch up every day of the postseason until the Stanley Cup is handed out in July. Game 5: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning | 8 p.m. (Lightning lead 3-1) Tampa Bay had the chance to be the first team in 23 years to sweep the Stanley […]
Continue readingMontreal Canadiens scratch Jesperi Kotkaniemi; Tampa Bay Lightning’s Alex Killorn ruled out again
Opting for a faster lineup, the Canadiens scratched 20-year-old forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi, who has eight points in 19 playoff games, in favor of forward Jake Evans, making his first appearance since Game 1. Montreal also sat defensemen Jon Merrill and Erik Gustafsson in favor of Brett Kulak and rookie Alexander Romanov, neither of whom have […]
Continue readingJeff Petry returns, helps Montreal Canadiens to win despite ‘scary looking’ eye condition
The defenseman, who missed the previous two games with an “upper body injury” took the ice with extremely bloodshot eyes. The condition was later revealed to be subconjunctival hemorrhage, which is broken blood vessels under the cornea. Still, Petry played more than 20 minutes in the Canadiens’ surprising 3-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights, […]
Continue readingJake Evans accompanying Montreal Canadiens to Las Vegas for semifinal series vs. Golden Knights
Interim Canadiens coach Dominque Ducharme said Saturday that Evans, defensemen Jeff Petry (hand) and Jon Merrill (lower-body injury) are traveling with the team. Ducharme had said Friday he wasn’t very confident they would dress for Game 1 on Monday night. Evans has been out of the lineup since the final moments of Montreal’s 5-3 win […]
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