4:32 PM ET ESPN News Services DALLAS — Peter DeBoer didn’t really hesitate to jump right back into coaching with the Dallas Stars about a month after he was fired by the Vegas Golden Knights. Now he is ready to try to spark the offense of the only playoff team to get outscored during the
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5:56 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks have promoted Meghan Hunter to assistant general manger among several front office moves, making her the third woman to currently hold that position and fourth in NHL history. GM Brandon Davidson announced Hunter’s promotion and other front office moves Tuesday. Karilyn Pilch was also promoted
12:48 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Nazem Kadri took morning skate with the Colorado Avalanche before Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday, indicating he could be available to return from a broken thumb. It was the first team session Kadri had participated in since suffering the injury June 4. He wore a
11:21 AM ET TAMPA — Tampa Bay Lightning forwards Nikita Kucherov and Nick Paul will play in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday, while Brayden Point remains out with an injury. Kucherov and Paul were both hurt during the Lightning’s 6-2 victory in Game 3 on Monday, putting their availability for a
11:19 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Paul Maurice has been hired as the new head coach of the Florida Panthers, replacing interim coach Andrew Brunette, a source confirmed to ESPN. Maurice, 55, stepped down from the Winnipeg Jets after 29 games this season, ending a nine-year stint with the franchise. He has coached 1,685 regular-season
7:00 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — It took Nathan MacKinnon years to reach this place. And we’re not just talking about the Stanley Cup Final. The Colorado Avalanche superstar is mired in a mini scoring drought, with zero goals and two assists through three Cup Final games against the Tampa Bay Lightning. He was held
7:00 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Pat Maroon was just doing his job. In Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, the Tampa Bay Lightning winger passed the puck to teammate Nikita Kucherov. His job was to go straight to the Colorado Avalanche net and get behind their defense. Once he did, he shouted “yeah,
7:36 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Toronto Maple Leafs star forward Auston Matthews collected the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player and the Ted Lindsay Award as the NHLPA’s most outstanding player at the NHL Awards on Tuesday night. Matthews, 24, scored 60 goals, leading the NHL for the second straight season. He
3:24 PM ET ESPN News Services The Dallas Stars on Tuesday hired Peter DeBoer as their new coach, a month after he was fired by the Vegas Golden Knights. DeBoer, who previously led New Jersey and San Jose to the Stanley Cup Final in his first season with both of those clubs, was fired by
1:19 PM ET The Edmonton Oilers have signed coach Jay Woodcroft to a three-year extension through the 2024-25 season, it was announced Tuesday. Woodcroft, who had been serving as coach of the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors, ascended to become the Oilers’ head coach after Dave Tippett was fired Feb. 10. The Oilers were sixth in the