Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 24, 2023, 01:09 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. DALLAS — The Dallas Stars defended captain Jamie Benn after he was ejected in the first period of their devastating 4-0 loss in Game 3, which put the Vegas Golden Knights one win away from a Western Conference finals
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Associated Press May 23, 2023, 06:41 PM ET SUNRISE, Fla. — All-Star forward Aleksander Barkov should be back on the ice soon, maybe very soon, and that news brought a collective sigh of relief from the Florida Panthers. It isn’t totally certain if the Panthers’ captain will play in a potentially series-clinching Game 4 of
Associated Press May 23, 2023, 01:53 PM ET TAMPERE, Finland — Dylan Samberg scored in overtime as the United States beat Sweden 4-3 Tuesday to finish the group stage with a perfect record at the ice hockey world championship. Samberg’s winner from the slot 1:37 into overtime clinched first place for the United States in
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 23, 2023, 03:46 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. After a near-month long search, the Calgary Flames did not have to go far to find a new general manager, with the club announcing Tuesday they promoted assistant general manager Craig Conroy. Conroy, who spent
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 23, 2023, 07:54 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. LAS VEGAS — Labels can be dangerous. So can superlatives. This is why it is suggested that those who use them be careful, because there is no way of telling if the expectation itself can
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 23, 2023, 12:25 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. SUNRISE, Fla. — The Carolina Hurricanes are on the ropes after dropping Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Florida Panthers 1-0 on Monday. A sensational 32-save performance from Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 22, 2023, 09:37 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. SUNRISE, Fla. — Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov left the first period of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday with a lower-body injury. He did not return for
Associated Press May 22, 2023, 12:47 PM ET RIGA, Latvia — Norway stunned Canada 3-2 in a shootout and handed the favorite a second straight defeat at the ice hockey world championship on Monday. It was only Canada’s second loss to Norway in tournament history; the other was in 2000. Thomas Olsen converted the decisive
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 22, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. RALEIGH, N.C. — There’s conformity among many NHL players. And then there’s Brent Burns. Breaking up the parade of monotone business suits and well-groomed exteriors while entering the arena is a 6-foot-5, 230-pound defenseman wearing loud patterns, lugging a
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 21, 2023, 09:06 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. LAS VEGAS — It wasn’t like the Dallas Stars didn’t address why they lost a second straight overtime game to the Vegas Golden Knights. If anything? There was more of a conversation around the circumstances