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. Both the Minnesota Wild and Winnipeg Jets appear to be on their way to the postseason. FiveThirtyEight projects the Wild’s playoff chances at 93%, with the Jets’ at 65%. Amid quite a bit
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11:26 PM ET ESPN News Services TAMPA, Fla. — Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Tony DeAngelo received a major penalty and a game misconduct on Tuesday night, after spearing Tampa Bay Lightning forward Corey Perry below the belt. DeAngelo entered a players scrum in front of the Tampa Bay net, led with his stick and speared Perry,
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. There are some who say that the Western Conference playoff race is merely about the order in which the eight teams currently in playoff position will finish. The numbers from FiveThirtyEight back that
7:05 AM ET Ryan S. Clark Close Ryan S. Clark NHL reporter Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Kristen Shilton Close Kristen Shilton ESPN NHL reporter Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. The NHL trade deadline has passed, and with it the chance for Stanley Cup contenders to put
12:31 AM ET ESPN News Services BUFFALO, N.Y. — Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid scored twice to push his NHL-leading goal total to 54 and set a career high with 124 points during a 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night. McDavid continued making a case to win his third Hart Trophy for
5:02 PM ET ESPN News Services MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin on Monday fired Tony Granato as men’s hockey coach following a second straight losing season. Granato posted a 105-129-16 overall mark and 65-87-2 Big Ten record during his seven seasons. Wisconsin ended a 13-23 season Saturday, losing to Michigan in the Big
3:35 PM ET Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — Toronto Maple Leafs center Ryan O’Reilly will be out of action for quite some time because of a broken finger. O’Reilly is going on long-term injured reserve, coach Sheldon Keefe said Monday. That means the 32-year-old must miss the next 10 games. He won’t be eligible to
9:00 AM ET The NHL trade deadline has passed, which means the stretch run to the Stanley Cup playoffs is here. Is there enough time left to change the NHL awards race dynamics? Many of last month’s front-runners are still in the lead for these awards. Welcome to the NHL Awards Watch for March. We’ve
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. Now that the trade deadline has passed, the rush to the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs begins in earnest. Each day until the final day of the regular season, we’ll bring you updated playoff
11:50 PM ET ESPN News Services Timo Meier, acquired by the New Jersey Devils last week, had a goal in his debut as New Jersey won 5-4 in overtime over Arizona Coyotes on Sunday. Meier, acquired from the San Jose Sharks in a blockbuster trade that involved nine players and four draft picks last Sunday,