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Golden Knights, Kraken arrive as Elvis, fishermen for Winter Classic

These were the looks the Seattle Kraken and Vegas Golden Knights sported Monday when they each got off their respective team bus during their arrivals. One of the traditions that comes with the NHL’s annual outdoor game on New Year’s Day is seeing what teams will wear on their way into the building. Several have […]

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2023 Stanley Cup playoffs: Inside the Golden Knights-Oilers offensive fireworks

That was Vegas Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy’s point in using those words while offering his assessment of his team after a 6-4 win Wednesday night against the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals. He wasn’t trying to deflect questions about Vegas’ blue-line play. Nor was he attempting to take anything […]

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NHL 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 […]

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Anson Carter, P.K. Subban co-chair NHL Player Inclusion Coalition

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The NHL and its players’ association on Tuesday announced the launch of the NHL Player Inclusion Coalition, a group of current and former NHL players and professional women’s players that will work to advance equality and inclusion in hockey. As part of the launch, the NHLPA and NHL have earmarked more than […]

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Zach Whitecloud, Brandon Montour representing Indigenous people while playing for Stanley Cup

LAS VEGAS — For the Florida Panthers’ Brandon Montour and the Vegas Golden Knights’ Zach Whitecloud, this year’s Stanley Cup Final carries a significance that goes well beyond both of them trying to help their teams win what would be each franchise’s first championship. They are also part of the conversation about representation in hockey. […]

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Panthers’ Matthew Tkachuk: Not a series without a win tonight

SUNRISE, Fla. — Florida Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk went one step further than simply calling Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final a must-win for his team, indicating that the series hinges on what happens Thursday night. “You can’t make it a series unless you win this game tonight,” the Panthers star said as the […]

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Stanley Cup Final 2023: What we learned in Game 2

As the scene shifts to Florida for Games 3 and 4, what have we learned so far, and how will those lessons impact the remainder of the Final? ESPN reporters Ryan S. Clark, Emily Kaplan, Kristen Shilton and Greg Wyshynski check in with their thoughts after a wild Game 2: Do we have a goaltending […]

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Golden Knights leading scorer Jack Eichel placed on IR

LAS VEGAS — Vegas Golden Knights leading scorer Jack Eichel was placed on injured reserve because of a lower-body injury, the club confirmed Monday. The designation means Eichel must miss at least seven days dating back to when he couldn’t physically play. Defenseman Zach Whitecloud went out Sunday with a lower-body injury, and on Monday […]

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Tuesday fantasy hockey tips: NHL picks, matchups, more

Other highlights from a hectic Tuesday include the Stars’ and Devils’ respective backups doing battle after both teams lost elsewhere on Monday, and a potentially titanic tilt between two Vezina candidates in Linus Ullmark and Ilya Sorokin when the Bruins host the Islanders. Unless Boston’s Jeremy Swayman is offered his turn in the B’s crease. […]

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NHL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, players who must improve

For this week’s NHL Power Rankings, we identified one player for each club who must step up in the coming days and weeks. How we rank: A panel of ESPN hockey commentators, analysts, reporters and editors rates teams against one another — taking into account game results, injuries and upcoming schedule — and those results […]

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