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Will Crosby, Nash score again?

Well, don’t get too comfortable, because the second round is here. Let the roller coaster begin anew. Here’s a look at the top storylines of the second round. Who will score first: Rick Nash or Sidney Crosby? The two are both two-time Olympic gold medalists and among the world’s finest players. Crosby is going to […]

Bruins again have title hopes

The Red Sox went from last place in 2012 to a World Series title in 2013 and returned to the basement in 2014, creating an emotional wave that would have Sigmund Freud second-guessing himself. The New England Patriots recently have turned into a soap opera. It’s unusual for Bill Belichick to allow outside distractions to […]

NHL 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 […]

Zdeno Chara, 45, announces NHL retirement, signing one-day deal with Boston Bruins

Zdeno Chara, the hulking defenseman who captained the Boston Bruins to their sixth Stanley Cup, announced Tuesday he is retiring from the NHL. The 45-year-old finishes his career with 209 goals and 680 points in 1,680 games over 24 seasons with the New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Bruins and Washington Capitals before returning to the […]

After 16 seasons, defenseman Keith Yandle retires as NHL’s all-time leader in consecutive games

Yandle became the NHL’s all-time Iron Man last season, extending his consecutive-games streak to 989 before the Philadelphia Flyers scratched him late in the year. The 36-year-old blueliner also played for Arizona Coyotes, New York Rangers and Florida Panthers. “The last year it’s one of those things I’ve been thinking about,” Yandle said on the […]

Fantasy hockey: Top ten defensemen set for their breakout

Taking the past seven years of all NHL scoring and looking at the output from different age brackets, positions and tiers, we can see where there are steeper inclines to a typical player’s development. In other words, yes, we can visualize a breakout. I took the top 72 defensemen in fantasy points from each season […]

Which fantasy hockey league is right for you?

The most popular game in ESPN’s fantasy hockey universe pits individual managers against others in weekly head-to-head fisticuffs with a slew of weighted points at stake. Most total points wins the week 1-0 – no fuss, no muss. While always customizable to your own statistical taste, our default 12-category game presents as follows: Choose your […]

Boston Bruins bring back veteran centers Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci on 1-year deals

BOSTON — The Bruins are getting the gang back together, signing captain Patrice Bergeron and center David Krejci — both members of their 2011 Stanley Cup championship team — to one-year deals Monday. Almost three months after he left the ice without any certainty that he would return, Bergeron signed a one-year deal with the […]