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Open Extended Reactions From Feb. 12-20, best-on-best international hockey featuring NHL players is back. The 4 Nations Face-Off event will pit the best NHLers from the United States, Canada, Finland and Sweden against one another in a round-robin tournament followed by a championship game. Which teams are most well-represented at the event? You’ll find that

Dec 5, 2024, 05:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Chicago Blackhawks fired coach Luke Richardson on Thursday after just eight wins in their first 26 games left them with the worst record based on points in the league. The team announced the move in a release, noting that Anders Sorensen, the coach of its

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 5, 2024, 12:59 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Team Canada general manager Don Sweeney indicated that Chicago Blackhawks star Connor Bedard is still in consideration for the 2026 Winter Olympics despite being snubbed from Canada’s NHL 4 Nations Face-Off roster this week. Bedard, 19,

Associated Press Dec 5, 2024, 12:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BUFFALO, N.Y. — Sabres coach Lindy Ruff ruled out defenseman Rasmus Dahlin against the Jets on Thursday night because of back spasms. Ruff did not provide a timeline of how long Dahlin might be sidelined. He said he hopes it’s short term, “but you

Field Level Media May 8, 2024, 12:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Auston Matthews, Nathan MacKinnon and Nikita Kucherov were named finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award on Wednesday. Voted on by fellow members of the NHL Players’ Association, it is presented annually to the most outstanding player in the NHL. Matthews won the trophy

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 8, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions If the Boston Bruins and Florida Panthers showed us anything in Game 1 of their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series on Monday — a 5-1 win by the B’s — it’s this:

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 8, 2024, 03:00 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Not one. Not two. Not three. But six. That’s how many consecutive Game 1s the Dallas Stars have lost after falling to the visiting Colorado Avalanche 4-3 in overtime Tuesday night in

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 8, 2024, 01:17 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Vincent Trocheck‘s double-overtime goal was the perfect encapsulation of the New York Rangers‘ series against the Hurricanes so far: It was scored on a Rangers power play during another failure for Carolina’s penalty kill. “Not much

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 7, 2024, 07:19 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions SECAUCUS, N.J. — Macklin Celebrini watched NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly slowly flip the placard to reveal that the San Jose Sharks had secured the first overall pick in the 2024 NHL draft lottery on Tuesday

ESPN staffMay 7, 2024, 08:00 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions The 2024 NHL draft will take place at The Sphere in Las Vegas on June 28 and 29. Hundreds of prospects will be selected over the course of the seven-round event, and the first 16 picks have been determined by way of the