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Associated Press Jan 6, 2025, 05:47 PM ET CALGARY, Alberta — Al MacNeil, a former NHL player who won the Stanley Cup as coach of the Montreal Canadiens, has died. He was 89. The Calgary Flames announced Monday that MacNeil died a day earlier in Calgary. No cause of death was provided. MacNeil was a

Associated Press Jan 6, 2025, 03:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Rangers claimed winger Arthur Kaliyev off waivers from the Los Angeles Kings on Monday, giving the struggling team a low-cost, low-risk young player to fill the void left by trading Kaapo Kakko to Seattle last month. Kaliyev, 23, has yet to

Field Level Media Jan 6, 2025, 01:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Toronto Maple Leafs forward Max Domi was fined $5,000 on Monday for elbowing Philadelphia Flyers forward Garnet Hathaway. The incident occurred during the third period of Toronto’s 3-2 home win in overtime Sunday night. Hathaway was carrying the puck along the boards when

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterJan 6, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The Buffalo Sabres didn’t get that “New Year, New Me” memo. And that’s putting it nicely. Buffalo spent much of 2024 struggling to gather any positive momentum — and its first outing

ESPN News Services Jan 5, 2025, 10:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OTTAWA, Ontario — Teddy Stiga scored on a breakaway at 8:04 of 3-on-3 overtime to give the United States a 4-3 victory over Finland on Sunday night in the world junior hockey championship game. The Boston College winger collected a forward pass from

Associated Press Jan 5, 2025, 04:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ANAHEIM, Calif. — Forward Frank Vatrano has agreed to a three-year contract extension through the 2027-28 season with the Anaheim Ducks. The Ducks announced the deal Sunday for the 30-year-old Vatrano, who is in his third season with Anaheim. He has 68 goals and

Field Level Media Jan 5, 2025, 01:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere, sidelined since Dec. 27 with an upper body injury, was placed on injured reserve Sunday. Carolina, which hosts the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday, recalled forward Juha Jaaska from the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League to fill

Field Level Media Jan 5, 2025, 01:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ottawa Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark is considered week-to-week with an upper body injury, coach Travis Green said Sunday. Ullmark has been idle since sustaining the injury during the first period of the Senators’ 3-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Dec. 22. Ottawa

Associated Press Jan 4, 2025, 11:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OTTAWA, Ontario — Boston University’s Cole Eiserman broke a second-period tie and the defending champion United States beat Czechia 4-1 on Saturday night to advance to the world junior hockey championship game. The Americans will face Finland — a 4-3 overtime winner over Sweden

Associated Press Jan 4, 2025, 04:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — How the New York Rangers stay positive as the losses pile up is “the million-dollar question” to $8.5 million center Mika Zibanejad. “What’s our option?” Zibanejad said after the Washington Capitals beat the Rangers 7-4 on Saturday. “What’s our option? Just say,