ESPN News Services Oct 19, 2023, 04:35 PM ET The Washington Capitals placed goaltender Charlie Lindgren on injured reserve Thursday and recalled defenseman Hardy Haman Aktell from AHL affiliate Hershey. Lindgren sustained an upper-body injury during the team’s morning skate Monday and missed that night’s shootout win over the visiting Calgary Flames and Wednesday’s loss
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNOct 19, 2023, 02:38 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Former NHL goaltender Craig Anderson has an unusual new job with his former team, the Buffalo Sabres. Anderson, who played his last game with the Sabres in April after 20 seasons in the NHL, has been
Associated Press Oct 19, 2023, 12:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos is set to rejoin the lineup and goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy remains on target to be back in late November or early December. Stamkos took part in the morning skate and will play in Thursday night’s
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNOct 19, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper called his team’s recent game against the Buffalo Sabres a “critical” one. “I told our players they can’t let frustration set in. Let’s turn that energy into a little bit
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterOct 18, 2023, 07:45 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Leo Carlsson, the hulking Swedish center who the Anaheim Ducks drafted with the second overall pick in June, is expected to make his NHL debut Thursday against the Dallas Stars. If Carlsson
Oct 18, 2023, 05:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Winnipeg Jets forward Gabriel Vilardi is expected to miss four to six weeks with a sprained MCL in his right knee, coach Rick Bowness said Wednesday. Vilardi, 24, suffered the injury after he was tripped by Kings center Blake Lizotte during the first period of Tuesday
NHL Insiders Oct 18, 2023, 07:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions This week, we canvassed a panel of more than 50 ESPN broadcasters, analysts, reporters and editors to determine the 2023-24 edition of NHL Rank. Upon publication, everyone on the internet agreed completely with the results! (Or something like that…) In order to further dissect
Oct 18, 2023, 12:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Nashville Predators defenseman Luke Schenn will be sidelined four to six weeks because of a lower-body injury, the team announced Wednesday. Schenn has been idle since logging 15:11 of ice time in Nashville’s 5-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Oct. 10. Signed to a
ESPN News Services Oct 18, 2023, 01:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN JOSE, Calif. — Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho missed his club’s 6-3 win over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night with an upper-body injury. Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour told reporters after the win that Aho “did something at the end of
ESPN News Services Oct 18, 2023, 12:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL — Marc-Andre Fleury wouldn’t say if it was his last game in Montreal. If it was, it was a fitting finale in his home province for the 38-year-old from Sorel. Fleury made 27 saves in his first start of the season, was