Jim Slater, Patrick Dwyer and Nate Thompson also scored in regulation for the Americans (2-0-0), who beat Canada at the event for the first time since 2001 and the fourth time in 42 tries overall. John Tavares, Jeff Skinner, Evander Kane and Duncan Keith scored for Canada (1-0-1). Jimmy Howard stopped 42 shots for the […]
Continue readingThe 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 readingFlyers coach Alain Vigneault said Hayes was skating with his teammates Monday at the team complex in Voorhees, New Jersey, when he “felt something in his groin.” Hayes had surgery and could miss roughly the first 10 games of the season. The Flyers are set to open training camp this week. The preseason starts next […]
Continue readingFarabee, 21, led the Flyers with 20 goals last season while also chipping in 18 assists in 55 games. He is set to make $925,000 in the 2021-22 season, with his extension taking effect the following season and running through 2027-28. Farabee has 28 goals and 31 assists in 107 career games after being selected […]
Continue readingCouturier counts $7.75 million against the salary cap with his contract that begins after next season and runs through 2029-30. It’s the same value as the contract Andrei Svechnikov agreed to with the Carolina Hurricanes earlier Thursday. “As one of the premier two-way centers in the NHL, Sean has the rare talent to shut down […]
Continue readingThe 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 readingWhile the hirings on the management and coaching side continue — and construction on Climate Pledge Arena continues, with a mid-October opening date still the goal — the roster of players remains to be determined as well. The next step in that process is the expansion draft. If you aren’t entirely caught up, we’ve got […]
Continue readingToffoli took a cross-crease pass from Cole Caufield and beat Connor Hellebuyck with a one-timer for the winner and his fourth goal of the postseason. “I think that’s definitely one of the bigger ones,” Toffoli said of his series-clinching goal. “It’s fun right now. We’re doing a good job. It just feels like we’re all […]
Continue readingThe word that typically defines free agency in the NHL is “uncertainty.” Players with expiring contracts enter a marketplace unsure of what their next deals will look like or where they’ll next call home. But in the 2020 free-agent frenzy, that uncertainty has reached previously unseen levels for players and teams. There’s a flat salary […]
Continue readingThe Colorado Avalanche forced the Dallas Stars into a Game 7, to be played on Friday. Now it’s the Philadelphia Flyers’ and Vancouver Canucks’ turn to extend the conference semifinal round. Can they do the same? Check out ESPN NHL Playoffs Today every day of the postseason until the Stanley Cup is handed out in […]
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