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Patrick Kane gains entry to NHL’s elite 1,000-point club with assist as Blackhawks skate past Jets
Chicago forward Patrick Kane became the 90th player in NHL history to reach 1,000 points with an assist Sunday in the Blackhawks’ 5-2 home victory over the Winnipeg Jets at United Center. Kane fed Ryan Carpenter from behind the net on a pass that eventually ended up on Brandon Saad’s stick. Saad deposited it past […]
Continue readingPierre-Luc Dubois on fighting Sidney Crosby, Baby Yoda, Blue Jackets’ resilience and more
We caught up with the Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, native last week during the Blue Jackets’ West Coast swing. ESPN: Let’s start with the most surreal highlight of your season. You dropped the gloves and had a fight with Sidney Crosby. Dubois: It was weird. ESPN: How so? Dubois: After my first year [in the NHL], I […]
Continue readingSkills competition to feature players shooting pucks from stands
The targets will all have different point values, based on the difficulty of the shot attempt. Pucks that hit the middle of the targets will also carry higher point values than the ones that hit the sides. “It’s hockey meets Topgolf,” according to a source, citing the popular driving range where golfers knock microchipped balls […]
Continue readingPenguins captain Sidney Crosby posts four points in vintage return
PITTSBURGH — Captain Sidney Crosby had a goal and three assists in his long-awaited return from core muscle surgery, and the Penguins cruised past the Minnesota Wild 7-3 on Tuesday night. Crosby, who has been participating in full-contact practice with the Penguins since Saturday, took 21 shifts in the victory, logging 17:53 of ice time. […]
Continue readingWild’s Bruce Boudreau: Gaffe on lineup card ‘all my fault’
Minnesota Wild defenseman Greg Pateryn suited up for his team’s game in Pittsburgh on Tuesday night, ready to help against a returning Sidney Crosby and the Penguins — until he was removed from the bench by the on-ice officials. Pateryn was mistakenly listed as a scratch on the lineup card submitted by Wild coach Bruce […]
Continue readingThe NHL’s best and worst this week: On women’s hockey at the All-Star Game
The NHL also is giving women a more expanded role at All-Star Weekend. In 2018, the NHL simply invited a handful of players — including Team USA’s Meghan Duggan, Hilary Knight, Hannah Brandt and Amanda Kessel — to demonstrate drills for the skills competition. It also was out of convenience; the All-Star Game was in […]
Continue readingThe Wysh List: The 15 most shocking events of the NHL’s first half
The defining moment of the 2019-20 season thus far. Akim Aliu’s accusation that Peters used racial slurs toward him, coupled with corroborated accusations of physical abuse of players while with the Carolina Hurricanes, led to Peters being suspended by the Calgary Flames before he tendered his resignation in November. The fallout from this has been […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey: Power play sleepers to pick up now
Team power play success rate since Dec. 1: 26.8% Ilya Kovalchuk, LW/RW, Montreal Canadiens (rostered in 19.2% of ESPN.com leagues): The inspiration for this week’s column, Kovalchuk is off to a quick start in wooing those supporting the blue, blanc et rouge with three assists in two games, including one with the extra skater. While […]
Continue readingNHL’s Bill Daly says trend of players skipping All-Star Game ‘a concern’
The decision by Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin to skip back-to-back All-Star Weekends has the NHL concerned it could start a trend among players, according to deputy commissioner Bill Daly. “In terms of player participation, is that a concern? Yes, I think it is a concern,” Daly told the ESPN On Ice podcast this week. […]
Continue readingWaiver watch: Where to find some steady fantasy hockey scorers
Patric Hornqvist, RW, Pittsburgh Penguins (34.9 percent): The veteran forward is currently worth his fantasy weight in shots alone, amassing 24(!) in his past four games. Consider the added three goals and two assists as bonus. Fact is, the banged-up Penguins need all they can get out of Hornqvist production-wise, whether centered by Jared McCann […]
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