1:02 PM ET Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils shook up their assistant coaching ranks Wednesday, firing Mark Recchi while not renewing the contract of Alain Nasreddine. General manager Tom Fitzgerald announced the decisions Wednesday, less than a week after New Jersey missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season and the
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8:00 AM ET The 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs are off to a wild start, including a triple-overtime thriller, two fights in one game, multiple upsets … and also multiple blowouts. After seeing the postseason version of all 16 playoff teams once, what are the key takeaways? And how does it all help us predict what
1:04 AM ET Calgary and Dallas wasted no time getting acquainted in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The second-seeded Flames and 7-seed Stars faced off in Game 1 of their first-round matchup on Tuesday, and fists were flying before the first period ended. The initial melee started with a punishing hit by Calgary forward Matthew Tkachuk
12:01 AM ET NEW YORK — Evgeni Malkin scored on a deflection in the third overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins outlasted the New York Rangers, 4-3, in Game 1 of an Eastern Conference quarterfinal series that captivated the league in just the second day of the postseason. Malkin deflected a wristshot from defenseman John Marino,
11:27 PM ET Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson is being evaluated after suffering a lower-body injury in Game 1 of the first-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Florida Panthers. Wilson put Washington on the board Tuesday with a first-period goal before leaving the game shortly after. He returned briefly during a TV timeout to
8:59 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson said Tuesday that interim coach Derek King remains in the running for the full-time job. The Blackhawks announced over the weekend that assistants Marc Crawford and Rob Cookson will not return to the organization next season. But Davidson said that doesn’t affect King’s
4:47 PM ET Toronto Maple Leafs forward Kyle Clifford has been suspended one game by the NHL’s Department of Player Safety for boarding Tampa Bay Lightning forward Ross Colton. The decision makes Clifford unavailable for Game 2 of the Leafs and Lightning first-round playoff series on Wednesday. This is the first time in his 12-year
3:07 PM ET Pete DeBoer doesn’t know that he’ll return as coach of the Vegas Golden Knights, but he hopes that is the case. “I want to be back,” DeBoer said during his end-of-season media availability Tuesday. “I want to coach this team again. We never got a chance to do what we’re capable of
2:22 PM ET ESPN News Services Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin will be on the ice Tuesday night to open the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs against the Florida Panthers. “Alex will play tonight,” coach Peter Laviolette said. “To be honest, I haven’t really noticed anything different. He was a full participant, he
1:11 PM ET Minnesota Wild captain Jared Spurgeon was fined but not suspended for a cross-check to the ankle of St. Louis Blues winger Pavel Buchnevich in Game 1 of their series Monday night. Spurgeon was fined $5,000 by the NHL Department of Player Safety, which is the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement.