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Fantasy hockey: Weekly streamers and Winter Classic preview
Prior to the Vegas Golden Knights and Seattle Kraken lacing up on Monday, there have been 37 NHL matches played outside since the 2004-05 lockout. Here are some of the fantasy highlights of the spectacles. Create or join a fantasy hockey league on ESPN. Your championship run starts today! Sign up today! Henrik Lundqvist is […]
Continue readingLatest on Patrick Kane, Gabriel Landeskog and a young Bruin
Two weeks into the NHL season and we’re right back in it. After covering six games in six cities, here’s the latest buzz I’ve heard from conversations around the rink. The greatest American active player, just one year removed from a 92-point season, is a free agent and will be ready to play around midseason. […]
Continue readingGolden Knights deliver Vegas show in raising Stanley Cup banner
LAS VEGAS — The day it was announced Las Vegas was getting an NHL team. The way that team became a symbol of a city that was in pain before the Golden Knights even played a game. The big trades that saw them get the stars who have built their win-at-all-costs mentality. Moments such as […]
Continue readingNHL season preview: Power Rankings, predictions, X factors
More 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 readingKraken, Will Borgen avoid salary arbitration with 2-year deal
Seattle also announced a one-year deal with veteran forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. Borgen, 26, is coming off the best season of his career after playing in all 82 regular-season games for Seattle. Borgen set career highs in goals (three) and assists (17) and averaged more than 16 minutes, regularly paired with Jamie Oleksiak on Seattle’s blue […]
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 […]
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 readingBrayden Point quad tear among Tampa Bay Lightning injuries in Final
The Tampa Bay Lightning were playing with one hand tied behind their back, or one leg, in some cases, in the Stanley Cup Final — starting with Brayden Point. Bolts general manager Julien BriseBois said the All-Star center had a significant quad tear in his leg. He was hurt in Game 7 of the first […]
Continue readingHow Nathan MacKinnon molded the Colorado Avalanche into Stanley Cup champions
The Colorado Avalanche, a team he dreamed of playing for as a child, were champions for the first time since 2001. MacKinnon, their 26-year-old superstar, had a goal and an assist in their 2-1 Game 6 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning to earn that championship. As he raised the Cup again, there was something […]
Continue reading2022 Stanley Cup Final: Can the Avs clinch on home ice? Previewing what could be a deciding Game 5
The 2022 Stanley Cup Final could be decided Friday night in Denver, with the Colorado Avalanche holding a 3-1 lead over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Who needs to step up for the Lightning to force the series back to Tampa? Who is the Conn Smythe favorite? Will the Avs lift the Cup at home? We […]
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