Associated Press May 25, 2023, 12:37 PM ET TAMPERE, Finland — The United States beat the Czech Republic 3-0 to advance to the semifinals of the ice hockey world championship on Thursday. The Americans have been cruising through the tournament and earned their eighth straight victory. “This was a tough game and I’m really proud
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 25, 2023, 03:12 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. DALLAS — Jonathan Marchessault isn’t getting ahead of himself, as the Vegas Golden Knights still need a win in Game 4 on Thursday to close out the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference finals. But already waiting in the
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 25, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are, if nothing else, about teachable moments. What a team learns one season can impact the next. If players, coaches and executives take the wrong lessons from the most pressure-filled time of the year, they
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 24, 2023, 11:02 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. SUNRISE, Florida — Matthew Tkachuk scored a power-play goal with 4.9 seconds remaining to complete Florida’s sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes and send the Panthers to their first Stanley Cup Final in 27 years. The
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 24, 2023, 11:03 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. The Florida Panthers are bound for the Stanley Cup Final. Just as we all predicted. (Kidding.) In reality, Florida’s trajectory this season reads like the plot of a classic Disney movie, a tale of plucky
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 24, 2023, 09:07 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. SUNRISE, Florida — Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin left Wednesday’s Eastern Conference finals Game 4 early in the first period after taking a high hit from Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett. Slavin was later ruled
Associated Press May 24, 2023, 06:43 PM ET BUFFALO, N.Y. — The young, retooled Buffalo Sabres can rely on Kyle Okposo‘s veteran presence for at least one more season after the team captain signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract on Wednesday. The 35-year-old’s re-signing was anticipated after both the player and team expressed mutual interest
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 24, 2023, 05:32 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn has been suspended two games — coming in the playoffs or regular season — for cross-checking against Vegas Golden Knights forward Mark Stone, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced Wednesday. Benn was ejected
Associated Press May 24, 2023, 05:00 PM ET Hockey purists might be grumbling about the upcoming Stanley Cup Final because it will have nothing but Sun Belt teams involved. It suits Gary Bettman just fine. Bettman was honored by the Sports Business Journal on Wednesday with a lifetime achievement award for the NHL’s growth during
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 24, 2023, 01:39 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. DALLAS — Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn said it was a “heat of the moment” play that led to the match penalty in Game 3, earning him both a first-period ejection and a hearing Wednesday with the NHL Department