More 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 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 readingMore Teams. More Games. John Buccigross talks about why there is plenty of buzz around the Blackhawks debut of Connor Bedard. (1:17) The NHL is in a torch-passing mood as it enters the 2023-24 season. The Vegas Golden Knights are the reigning Stanley Cup champions, having earned their first title since coming into the league […]
Continue readingFlorida loaded up on defensemen, with two-time All-Star Oliver Ekman-Larsson and former Panther Dmitry Kulikov headlining the group, part of a hefty class that struck deals on Saturday. Ekman-Larsson and Kulikov are both on one-year deals. Another newcomer to the blue line, Niko Mikkola, signed a three-year contract. And the Panthers kept defenseman Lucas Carlsson […]
Continue readingThe 35-year-old Johnson is signing a one-year deal worth $3.25 million. Sources told ESPN’s Emily Kaplan the deal also includes a $1.25 million signing bonus. The 6-foot-4, 225-pound Johnson had been the longest tenured member of the Colorado Avalanche and helped them win a Stanley Cup in 2022. However, the team elected to not re-sign […]
Continue readingThe Capitals and Canucks renew acquaintances, this time in Vancouver, after combining for 10 goals in D.C. back on Oct. 17. Two Central Division teams on the upswing do battle when the Avalanche visit the Jets in Winnipeg. I’m not sure we should expect too much scoring in what presents as a fierce goaltending battle […]
Continue readingMore than one team will be playing their first or second game after making some line changes, so there are several options to choose from when targeting opportune plays. Resources: Goalie depth chart | Injuries | Schedule | How to watch on ESPN+ | Sign up for ESPN Fantasy Hockey | Download the ESPN Fantasy […]
Continue readingResources: Goalie depth chart | Injuries | Schedule | How to watch on ESPN+ | Sign up for ESPN Fantasy Hockey | Download the ESPN Fantasy App | Daily lines All times Eastern. Boston Bruins: So much for the week before American Thanksgiving. WAY ahead of schedule in his recovery from hip surgery, Brad Marchand […]
Continue readingThe NHL slate for Wednesday features six contests, all in-conference, split evenly between the East and West. Wednesday’s schedule opens with two potential blowouts in the East, then closes with a pair of potentially tighter matchups on the West Coast. Resources: Goalie depth chart | Injuries | Schedule | How to watch on ESPN+ | […]
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 […]
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