Associated Press May 21, 2023, 04:43 PM ET TAMPERE, Finland — The United States routed France 9-0 on Sunday to keep its perfect record at the ice hockey world championship. Cutter Gauthier led with a hat trick; Drew O’Connor got two goals; and Scott Perunovich, T.J. Tynan, Rocco Grimaldi and Conor Garland added one apiece
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 21, 2023, 07:29 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. RALEIGH, N.C. — Florida Panthers winger Matthew Tkachuk lets everyone know when it’s time to leave the rink after scoring his overtime goals. Editor’s Picks 2 Related In Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Carolina Hurricanes,
The NHL’s Western Conference finals got off to a thrilling start in Game 1 on Friday night, with the Vegas Golden Knights winning 4-3 in overtime over the Dallas Stars. Game 2 on Sunday (3 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN+) promises to bring the excitement again. Can the Stars even things up before the series shifts to
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 20, 2023, 11:32 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. RALEIGH, N.C. — Matthew Tkachuk didn’t need four overtimes to score the game-winning goal this time. He just needed one to give the Florida Panthers a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Final over the Carolina Hurricanes. The Panthers
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 20, 2023, 08:14 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes started goalie Antti Raanta in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday after Frederik Andersen played four overtimes in Game 1 against the Florida Panthers. Raanta, 34, last appeared in the
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
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