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Dallas Stars goaltender Anton Khudobin, 35, expected to miss six months following hip surgery
The 35-year-old Khudobin underwent arthroscopic surgery and had the labrum in his right hip repaired, general manager Jim Nill said Tuesday, a day after the procedure was done in New York. Khudobin had not played in the NHL since mid-January and at all since Jan. 29. He has split time this season with Dallas and […]
Continue readingForward Jason Robertson, 22, nets second straight hat trick for Dallas Stars, and ‘it’s pretty neat’
Robertson, a 22-year-old American left winger who has cemented his place on Dallas’ top line, is up to 29 goals on the season, seven of which have come in the last three games. He’s the first NHL player to record back-to-back hat tricks since Washington’s Alex Ovechkin in January 2020. A 2017 second-round pick by […]
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 readingNHL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, plus the best new addition for every team
After another week of the 2021-22 NHL season, we’ve had more changes in the top 5 of the power rankings. Here are our updated rankings of all 32 teams, plus the newcomer — either a free-agent signing, trade addition or rookie — that has made the biggest impact thus far for each club. How we […]
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 Power Rankings: 1-31 poll, plus a key positive or negative trend for every team
How we rank: The ESPN hockey editorial staff submits selections ranking teams 1 to 31 — taking into account game results, injuries and upcoming schedule — and those results are tabulated in the list featured here. Note: Previous ranking for each team refers to our Week 6 edition, published on Feb. 24. Points percentages are […]
Continue readingNHL removing glass, adding more social distancing efforts to combat COVID-19 spread
Beginning with Thursday’s games, the glass will be removed behind the teams’ benches. The belief is this measure will help increase airflow in arenas. In addition, all meetings must be virtual, and teams are being asked to use additional locker room space for themselves and opponents to help enforce better social distancing. The league also […]
Continue readingNHL free agency 2020: Signings, analysis, grades and buzz
Due to the altered schedule whereby the 2019-20 NHL season was completed quite a bit later than usual — with the Stanley Cup playoffs lasting until Sept. 29 — free agency began on Oct. 9 this year, as opposed to the traditional July 1 starting point. But while the key dates have shifted, the goal […]
Continue readingMinnesota Wild trade goalie Devan Dubnyk, forward Ryan Donato to San Jose Sharks for picks
For Donato, the Wild received a third-round pick in the 2021 draft. The Sharks parted with their fifth-round pick in the 2022 draft for Dubnyk and received Minnesota’s 2022 seventh-rounder in return. The 34-year-old Dubnyk was surpassed by Alex Stalock on the depth chart this season after taking more than a month off from mid-November […]
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