11:27 PM ET Associated Press HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — Dylan Guenther scored his second goal of the game at 6:22 of overtime to give Canada a 3-2 victory over the Czech Republic on Thursday night for its record-extending 20th world junior hockey title. The 19-year-old Arizona Coyotes forward took a pass from Joshua Roy on
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12:05 AM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — The shots came at such a rapid pace that Nashville Predators goalie Juuse Saros didn’t have a chance to assess the chaos in front of him. Just make the next save. Saros racked up a franchise-record 64 saves, and Mark Jankowski‘s goal 5 minutes, 6 seconds into
8:47 PM ET The first 32 players named to the 2023 NHL All-Star Game were revealed on ESPN during Thursday night’s game between the Washington Capitals and the Columbus Blue Jackets. The NHL All-Star Game and All-Star skills competition will be held Feb. 3-4 at FLA Live Arena, home of the Florida Panthers, in Sunrise,
8:51 PM ET ESPN staff The initial 32 players for the 2023 NHL All-Star game were announced Thursday. One player per team was selected, with the remaining 12 players coming later via fan voting. There’s no shortage of star power, but a number of talented players are notable for their absence from the lists. We
8:40 PM ET ESPN staff The 2023 NHL All-Star Weekend will take place on Feb. 3 and 4, hosted by the Florida Panthers in Sunrise, Florida. The All-Star Skills competition is scheduled for Friday and will be broadcast on ESPN, with the All-Star Game slated for Saturday, broadcast on ABC with a simulcast on ESPN+.
7:45 PM ET Associated Press HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — Chaz Lucius completed a hat trick in overtime, and the United States beat Sweden 8-7 on Thursday to finish third in the world junior hockey championship. Canada faced the Czech Republic in the championship game Thursday night. Lucius ended the 3-on-3 extra period when he flipped
4:51 PM ET Associated Press The head of the International Ice Hockey Federation says he would like a decision on NHL participation in the 2026 Olympics by the spring of 2024. IIHF president Luc Tardif told reporters Thursday at the world junior championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia, that would give the parties involved two years
2:27 PM ET Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has scored so many of his 808 career goals from the left faceoff circle that it’s been dubbed “The Ovi Spot” by NHL fans. Now, that spot will appear on Washington area ice rinks in celebration of his career milestones. The Capitals Youth Hockey Development team is
8:15 AM ET Over the past two seasons, Nicklas Backstrom faced conversations that frankly, he had no interest in having. The Washington Capitals center’s nagging left hip had deteriorated to the point where he had a hard time putting on his socks and shoes. He struggled to play with his kids (ages 9, 6 and
10:38 AM ET Jake DeBrusk‘s starring role at the Winter Classic has proved costly, with the Boston Bruins putting the forward on long-term injured reserve Thursday. The team announced that DeBrusk suffered hand and lower-body injuries in the 2-1 win over the Penguins at Fenway Park on Monday. He scored both of Boston’s goals in