9:53 PM ET Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews and Boston Bruins leading scorer David Pastrnak are among the final 12 players voted into the 2023 NHL All-Star Game by fans. The NHL All-Star Game and All-Star Skills competition will be held at FLA Live Arena, home of the Florida Panthers, in Sunrise, Fla, on
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8:56 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Ryan Miller grew up idolizing goalie Dominik Hasek, and upon signing with the Buffalo Sabres in 2002, fantasized of one day having his name and number hang from the arena rafters. Not only did Miller’s dream become reality on Thursday night, he was wowed by having Hasek
4:00 PM ET Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice has been fined $25,000 by the NHL for criticizing officials after Florida’s 5-4 overtime loss Tuesday to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Maurice took issue with how referees Pierre Lambert and Francois St. Laurent doled out penalties to his squad, specifically a charging call against defenseman Radko Gudas
12:53 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Flyers coach John Tortorella defended Russian defenseman Ivan Provorov‘s decision to cite religious beliefs as his reason to boycott the team’s pregame Pride celebration. “Provy did nothing wrong,” Tortorella said Thursday. “Just because you don’t agree with his decision doesn’t mean he did anything wrong.” Before Tuesday’s game
7:00 AM ET NHL general managers are inherently optimistic creatures, despite being 32 of the most jaded individuals in sports. They have to believe what they’re building will work. They have to believe that the players they acquire will fulfill expectations. Most of all, right now, they have to believe that a trade market with
7:01 AM ET ESPN staff Connor McDavid simply won’t stop scoring. Through 46 games, the Edmonton Oilers‘ No. 1 center has scored 38 goals, which is three ahead of David Pastrnak for the league lead and on a 68-goal pace. That’s a big number, although it would result in only a tie for 18th overall
11:16 PM ET ESPN News Services VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos scored his 500th career goal in the first period against the Vancouver Canucks and finished with a hat trick in the 5-2 win on Wednesday. The 32-year-old center took a slick pass from Alex Killorn and put a backdoor
3:52 PM ET You Can Play, the NHL’s longtime social activism partner, wants to work with Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov after he “negatively impacted” Pride Night by boycotting warmups. Provorov did not take the pregame skate Tuesday night because he refused to wear the team’s LGBTQ+ Pride Night warmup jersey or use a stick
5:37 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nashville forward Michael McCarron is available to the Predators after entering the player assistance program of the NHL and NHL Players’ Association. The NHL and NHL Players’ Association announced Wednesday that McCarron returned after receiving care through the joint player assistance program. McCarron still will have access
12:41 PM ET Montreal Canadiens rookie winger Juraj Slafkovsky, who went No. 1 in last summer’s NHL draft, will be out for three months, the team announced Wednesday. The Canadiens said the imposing Slovakian winger suffered a lower-body injury that will not require surgery. He went down Sunday against the Rangers. Slafkovsky had four goals