6:28 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to a three-year contract with goaltender Drew Commesso. The team announced the entry-level deal on Tuesday. It runs through the 2025-26 season and carries a $925,000 salary cap hit. The 20-year-old Commesso was selected by Chicago in the second round of the
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2:52 PM ET Boston Bruins forward David Krejci will sit out the team’s final two games of the regular season because of a nagging lower-body injury, coach Jim Montgomery said Tuesday. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The Bruins (63-12-5), however, are optimistic that Krejci will return to the lineup for the upcoming playoffs. The 36-year-old has
8:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. With four days left of the 2022-23 NHL regular season, we know the identity of 13 out of 16 playoff teams. But quite a bit of specific seeding remains to be determined. That
10:14 PM ET ESPN News Services San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson became the first NHL defenseman to reach 100 points in a season since Brian Leetch in 1991-92 on Monday night. Karlsson entered the Sharks’ road game against the Winnipeg Jets with 98 points over his first 79 games. He tallied the Sharks’ two
9:53 PM ET Two NHL players reached 1,000 career points mere minutes apart on Monday night. Claude Giroux tallied two points in the first period of the Ottawa Senators‘ home game against the Carolina Hurricanes to reach 1,000 for his career. Not long after Giroux got there, Dallas Stars forward Joe Pavelski joined him in
6:13 PM ET ESPN News Services LAS VEGAS — Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone returned to practice Monday for the first time since back surgery Jan. 31 forced him out of the lineup. The veteran forward was in a blue non-contact jersey, and coach Bruce Cassidy said Stone’s return to game action was still
2:57 PM ET The NHL fined Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Strome the maximum $5,000 on Monday for unsportsmanlike conduct at the end of Sunday’s game against the Colorado Avalanche. Strome was punished for his actions at the 4:15 mark of overtime in a 5-4 loss to the Avs. That time coincides with Nathan MacKinnon‘s game-winning
1:46 PM ET New York Islanders star Bo Horvat apologized on Monday for a negative comment he made about Vancouver as a hockey market, where he played for nine seasons. After a victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday at home, Horvat was asked how the Islanders’ playoff push ranks for him when it came
7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. Entering the final week of the regular season, three teams are vying for two wild-card spots in the Eastern Conference. Heading into tonight’s 10-game slate, the Florida Panthers have the slightest of edges
1:19 PM ET Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie is finished for the season because of an upper-body injury. Coach Peter Laviolette confirmed Monday that Oshie will miss this week’s final three games. The Capitals did not make the playoffs. Oshie, 36, last played March 30. He finishes his 15th NHL campaign with 35 points (19