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. It’s a typically light Wednesday schedule in the NHL this evening, with only three games on the slate. One of them pits a team that just clinched a playoff berth — the Toronto
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5:57 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Longtime Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews returned to the ice Tuesday but hinted his stellar NHL career could be winding down after 15 years. Toews, 34, skated with teammates prior to Chicago’s game with the Dallas Stars. It was his first time practicing with them since a game
3:09 PM ET The Chicago Blackhawks are shutting down forward Philipp Kurashev for the remainder of the season with a shoulder injury. Coach Luke Richardson announced the decision Tuesday but said Kurashev, 23, will not require surgery for the injury he suffered Thursday against the Washington Capitals. Kurashev recorded a career-high 25 points (nine goals,
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. The Los Angeles Kings have been one of the NHL’s hottest teams recently, earning at least one point in each of their past 12 games (going 10-0-2 in that stretch), putting themselves two
1:41 AM ET ESPN News Services TEMPE, Ariz. — Connor McDavid picked up an assist for his 140th point of the season Monday night in the Edmonton Oilers‘ 5-4 victory over the Arizona Coyotes. McDavid, the All-Star center who is running away in the race for the Hart Trophy as league MVP, became the first
11:33 AM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Ilya Lyubushkin is citing an anti-gay Kremlin law and fears of retribution at home in Russia for electing not to participate in the Buffalo Sabres‘ pregame warmup on the team’s Pride night, when players are expected to wear rainbow-colored jerseys in support of the LGBTQIA+ community. The
9:45 AM ET When we compiled a list two years ago of up-and-coming NHL coach and general manager candidates, we noted how familial the hiring practices could be. Since the 2005-06 season, nearly 60% of the coaches hired were what the industry calls “retreads,” and it was rare to see an outside-the-box candidate take over
11:07 AM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Dave Scott will retire as chairman of the Philadelphia Flyers‘ parent company Comcast Spectacor and be replaced by Dan Hilferty. Hilferty, who was recently named CEO of Comcast Spectacor, will succeed Scott as chairman of the company on April 17 and as the team’s governor on July 1.
7:05 AM ET ESPN staff With about three weeks left of the 2022-23 NHL regular season, there are three teams that have clinched a playoff spot and four that have been mathematically eliminated. Those numbers will both increase in the days ahead, as it’s another jam-packed week on the schedule. But which games will have
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. The Minnesota Wild are a first-place hockey team heading into Monday night’s game against the Seattle Kraken (8 p.m. ET, ESPN+/Hulu). But might they have their sights set even higher? There is quite