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
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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
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 24, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. SUNRISE, Florida — Legend has it a cat possesses nine lives, and always lands on its feet. Florida Panthers‘ goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky seems to have taken those myths to heart. Like the creature emblazoned on
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 24, 2023, 11:48 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. SUNRISE, Fla. — Florida Panthers‘ captain Aleksander Barkov will be back in the lineup for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday after leaving the first period of Game 3 with a lower-body injury.
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 24, 2023, 11:38 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. DALLAS — The Dallas Stars have apologized to the Vegas Golden Knights and the NHL after their fans tossed debris at opposing players during Game 3 of the Western Conference Final on Tuesday night. The Stars lost the game
Emily Kaplan, ESPNMay 24, 2023, 06:58 AM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Following one of his nine seasons coaching the Winnipeg Jets, Paul Maurice had an idea: Could he be more intentional about the video he showed his players? Video sessions are one of the most common teaching tools coaches employ.
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 24, 2023, 09:10 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. DALLAS — As the Vegas Golden Knights warmed up before Game 3 of the Western Conference finals, a fan wearing a black-and-gold Mandalorian helmet stood stoically at the glass behind the net. She held a sign that gave the