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NHL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, plus the best new addition for every team
After another week of the 2021-22 NHL season, we’ve had more changes in the top 5 of the power rankings. Here are our updated rankings of all 32 teams, plus the newcomer — either a free-agent signing, trade addition or rookie — that has made the biggest impact thus far for each club. How we […]
Continue readingNHL Rank: Predicting the top 100 players for the 2021-22 season
With the 2021-22 NHL season in full swing, we present our annual ranking of the league’s top 100 players. To create our list, we asked an ESPN panel of more than 50 hockey experts to rate players based on how good they will be in the 2021-22 season compared to their peers. Emphasis was placed […]
Continue readingViewer’s guide to Capitals-Avalanche, Blackhawks-Islanders on ESPN, ESPN+ and Hulu
We’re officially on to the second week of the 2021-22 NHL season and two early-season marquee matchups are on the ESPN schedule on Tuesday. At 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+ and Hulu, the Colorado Avalanche will visit the Washington Capitals, while the Chicago Blackhawks will host the New York Islanders at 8 p.m. ET on […]
Continue readingBoston Bruins, Charlie McAvoy reach 8-year, $76M extension
The 23-year-old was due to be a restricted free agent after the season. McAvoy is in the final year of a three-year bridge deal that paid him $4.9 million annually and is now getting the biggest deal in Bruins franchise history. The $9.5 million average annual value on McAvoy’s deal is in line with the […]
Continue readingAlex Ovechkin signs five-year, $47.5 million deal to return to Washington Capitals
“I’M BACK DC!!!!!” he wrote on Twitter, with a source close to Ovechkin saying he wanted to pay homage on social media to Michael Jordan’s famous “I’m back” statement. The 35-year-old has played his entire career with the Capitals since they took him with the first overall pick in the 2004 draft. After leading the […]
Continue readingWashington Capitals trade Brenden Dillon to Winnipeg Jets for second-round picks in 2022, 2023
The Jets traded a second-round pick in both 2022 and 2023 for the defenseman, who is entering his 11th NHL season and has 654 career games played. Dillon, 30, had 19 points in 56 games for the Capitals last season. He was acquired from the San Jose Sharks in February 2020 and signed a four-year, […]
Continue readingSeattle Kraken expansion draft protected lists, available players
The Seattle Kraken are joining the NHL for the 2021-22 season and will play in the Pacific Division. The front office and coaching staff have taken shape, and Climate Pledge Arena is on track to be ready, but the team needs players. The Kraken will select one player each from 30 NHL teams, as the […]
Continue readingBoston Bruins D moves: Brandon Carlo extended; Kevan Miller retires
Carlo, 24, received a six-year contract extension with an annual cap hit of $4.1 million. After his entry-level deal, he had signed a bridge contract in 2019 that carried a $2.85 million cap hit. While Charlie McAvoy is now the face of the Bruins’ blue line after they decided to part ways with Zdeno Chara […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Minnesota Wild, Florida Panthers, Edmonton Oilers face elimination
Farewell to the Washington Capitals and St. Louis Blues, two recent Stanley Cup champions who were eliminated Sunday. Three more teams — the Florida Panthers, Minnesota Wild and, quite shockingly, the Edmonton Oilers — could join them after Monday night’s action. Check out the ESPN NHL Playoffs Daily to catch up every day of the […]
Continue readingNHL experts make bold 2021 playoff predictions on X factors, best series, more
The 2021 NHL season was a campaign the likes of which we’ve never seen — and hope to never see again. The game schedule was limited (both in overall volume and variety of opponents). The fan capacity was limited. Thankfully, the permutations of how the Stanley Cup Final might play out are less limited because […]
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