As a service to fans who have a general interest in the National Hockey League but have no idea what’s happened since the Vegas Golden Knights raised the Stanley Cup by defeating the Florida Panthers in June 2023, we’re happy to provide this FAQ as a guide to the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs. And for […]
Continue readingWe’ve got all the angles covered to get you ready for the playoffs as ESPN hockey reporters Ryan S. Clark and Kristen Shilton take a look at each of the 16 postseason teams, offering the reasons each team could win it all, along with the (potentially) biggest flaws, players to watch and a bold prediction […]
Continue readingPrevious winners Cale Makar, Andrei Vasilevskiy and Ryan O’Reilly will each look to add more hardware to their shelves. The Conn Smythe is often tied to the team winning the Stanley Cup. You can check out teams’ odds of winning here. Here is a list of every player’s odds to win the Conn Smythe Trophy. […]
Continue readingThe first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs are here, with 16 teams all looking to take a step closer to hockey immortality. The Vegas Golden Knights look to defend their championship, but they will face the Central-winning Dallas Stars in the first round. The Toronto Maple Leafs look to end the longest championship […]
Continue readingPHILADELPHIA — Sam Reinhart scored two goals to reach 50 on the season, Brandon Montour added three assists and the Florida Panthers snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday night. Vladimir Tarasenko and Carter Verhaeghe also scored for the Panthers, who tied the Boston Bruins with 97 […]
Continue reading“I was like, ‘Holy f—, this guy’s got some miles on him.’ He had all these things on the report,” MacLellan recalled this week. “I didn’t have any idea this was going on. We ended up doing the trade anyway, but I wondered how long this would last.” “If you had asked me if he’d […]
Continue readingThese are the driving factors that make the remainder of the NHL regular season so compelling. Perhaps the only things more compelling than what happens to these teams are the players whose efforts will play such a massive role in shaping their teams’ short- and long-term futures. This week, our NHL Power Rankings take a […]
Continue readingWe are 37 days away from the end of the 2023-24 NHL regular season. Is it too early to start projecting the Stanley Cup Final matchups we’d like to witness? No! One of those enticing matchups will take place Tuesday night, as the Florida Panthers visit the Dallas Stars (8 ET, NHL Power Play on […]
Continue readingWeek 22 of the fantasy season, which has a good chance of being the final week of the regular season depending on the setup in your head-to-head league, begins as most weeks do: A lighter Monday and Wednesday bookending a busy Tuesday. Only the Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning are taking the start […]
Continue readingHe will be considered day-to-day after that period, head coach Paul Maurice announced Monday. Ekblad, 28, was injured in the first period of Saturday’s 5-1 win over Calgary when he collided with new teammate Vladimir Tarasenko. Ekblad has recorded 17 points (four goals, 13 assists) through 47 games this season, his 10th with the Panthers. […]
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