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Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov goes No. 1 in All-Star player draft
More Teams. More Games. Nikita Kucherov goes first overall to Team Hughes in the NHL All-Star player draft. (0:29) TORONTO — Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov went No. 1 overall when the NHL staged its first player draft in nearly a decade Thursday night to kick off All-Star Weekend. The league convened four teams […]
Continue readingOilers win 12th straight, tie longest streak by Canadian team
Zach Hyman also scored for Edmonton, and Stuart Skinner stopped 25 shots. The Oilers have gone 20-3-0 in their last 23 games to improve to 25-15-1. They tied the record for the longest winning streak by a Canadian team, set by the 1967-68 Montreal Canadiens. Eeli Tolvanen and Jared McCann scored for Seattle. The Kraken […]
Continue readingSidney Crosby, Connor Bedard among initial NHL All-Star selections
The Pittsburgh Penguins captain was one of the first 32 All-Stars chosen by the league’s hockey operations department. One player from each team is picked, with others added by fan vote later. Tom Wilson from the rival Washington Capitals, a Toronto native, was also picked and is an All-Star for a second time. The Capitals […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey preview: Flames, Kraken offer short-term value
More Teams. More Games. Evgeni Malkin scores goal for Pittsburgh Penguins (0:36) A bit of an unusual fantasy week on tap for the NHL, as American Thanksgiving means Thursday, Nov. 23, is a day with no NHL games, and Tuesday, Nov. 21, also doesn’t have any games scheduled. As such, we have a busy Monday […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey preview: Looking for depth scoring forwards
More Teams. More Games. Frank Vatrano notches his second goal of the first period (0:46) How’s your week starting? Probably going a little smoother than it is for the Edmonton Oilers. The loss to the San Jose Sharks on Thursday surely sealed the deal on what will be a controversial coach firing, regardless of what […]
Continue readingNHL season preview: Power Rankings, X factors, predictions
More Teams. More Games. With NHL opening night on the horizon, take a look back at some of the best moments from last season. (0:58) After a wild offseason that included multiple superstars joining or leaving the Calgary Flames, opening night of the 2022-23 NHL season is fast approaching. ESPN will be your home for […]
Continue reading2023-24 Fantasy hockey top 300 player rankings
No surprises at the top, where a pair of star teammates in Edmonton lead fantasy forwards once again. Keep reading to see where postseason standouts in Matthew Tkachuk and Jake Oettinger sit, as well as much-hyped draft pick Connor Bedard. 1. Connor McDavid, C, Edm (C1) 2. Leon Draisaitl, C, Edm (C2) 3. Elias Pettersson, […]
Continue readingBlue Jackets get Damon Severson from Devils in sign-and-trade
The Columbus Blue Jackets are continuing to aggressively remodel their defense, acquiring Damon Severson from the New Jersey Devils in a sign-and-trade that gives the defenseman a new eight-year, $50 million contract, the teams announced Friday. Severson, 28, signed the contract worth $6.25 million annually with the Devils, who then traded him to the Blue […]
Continue readingKraken’s Shane Wright scores first NHL goal against Canadiens
SEATTLE — There’s scoring your first NHL goal. Then there’s scoring your first NHL goal against the team that could have taken you with the No. 1 pick. That’s what Shane Wright did Tuesday, scoring his first goal in the Seattle Kraken’s 4-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens at Climate Pledge Arena. “I think what […]
Continue readingNHL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, each team’s nationality mix
In keeping with the international spirit of the big event, this week for the power rankings we’ve broken down the roster of each club in terms of nationalities represented, along with some fun facts for each. Some caveats: A player must have appeared in one game to make the breakdown, and the countries are according […]
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