Associated Press May 20, 2023, 08:52 AM ET TAMPERE, Finland — The United States shut out Denmark 3-0 on Saturday to stay perfect at the ice hockey world championship. Alex Tuch scored one goal and added two assists as the United States earned its fifth victory in five games. Cutter Gauthier broke the deadlock midway
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 20, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. RALEIGH, N.C. — Parents typically don’t want to see their children be miserable. Which makes the Eastern Conference final of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs a very stressful time for Henry and Linda Staal. “It’s tough for them. They’ve
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 20, 2023, 01:37 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. LAS VEGAS — Brett Howden‘s game-winning goal less than two minutes into overtime gave the Vegas Golden Knights a 4-3 win Friday night against the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.
Associated Press May 19, 2023, 05:50 PM ET HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said Friday he’s planning to meet with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman about the possibility of moving the Arizona Coyotes to Hartford. Lamont told reporters during a news availability that he has reached out to the NHL and hopes the meeting
Tim Kavanagh, ESPN.comMay 19, 2023, 04:54 PM ET Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. Game 1 of the 2023 Eastern Conference finals provided fans in attendance with more than double the amount of hockey for which they paid. It took until 19:47 of the
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 19, 2023, 12:39 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Kyle Dubas will not return as Toronto Maple Leafs‘ general manager next season, the club announced in a statement on Friday. His contract is set to expire on June 30. “I would like to thank
Associated Press May 19, 2023, 04:33 PM ET TAMPERE, Finland — Defending champion Finland produced a five-goal final period to rout newcomer Hungary 7-1 at the ice hockey world championship on Friday. A third victory in five games moved co-host Finland to third place in Group A behind the United States and Sweden. The top
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 19, 2023, 03:02 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. RALEIGH, N.C. — The Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes spent Friday recovering from the sixth-longest game in Stanley Cup playoff history. Neither team practiced on the off day before Saturday night’s Game 2 in Raleigh, with Florida leading the
ESPN News Services May 19, 2023, 01:46 PM ET NHL commissioner Gary Bettman will meet with Joel Quenneville after the playoffs to review the veteran coach’s status with the league, TSN reported Friday. Quenneville has been out of the NHL since October 2021, when he resigned as Florida Panthers coach. His resignation came after an
Associated Press May 19, 2023, 11:47 AM ET TORONTO — The NHL Players’ Association promoted Ron Hainsey to assistant executive director on Friday, putting him in a prominent position on new leader Marty Walsh’s staff. Hainsey, a retired defenseman who played over 1,000 NHL games, joined the union two years ago and was assigned to