7:05 AM ET Sachin Chandan With just over a week left in the 2021-22 NHL regular season, it’s time to assess what all 32 teams have done thus far — for better or worse. For this week’s Power Rankings, we identified a stat for every team that best exemplified their performance, from recent trends to
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7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. There is a distinct lack of drama in regard to some of the NHL’s playoff races this season. All eight spots in the Eastern Conference have been clinched (and have seemingly been clinched
7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. With the NHL playoff field solidifying over the final two weeks of the regular season, we can begin to get excited about dream Stanley Cup Final matchups. One type of matchup that is
7:05 AM ET Like most NHL seasons, the 2021-22 campaign started with offenses way ahead of defenses and goals being scored with great frequency. “Every year it starts with scoring up because teams haven’t locked things down yet,” said New York Islanders coach Barry Trotz, who is in his 23rd NHL season. Except they never
5:33 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NHL has suspended Montreal Canadiens forward Michael Pezzetta two games on Monday for an illegal check to the head of Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie. The incident occurred in the third period of Washington’s 8-4 win in Montreal on Saturday. Pezzetta hit Oshie’s head as he
6:34 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — New York Islanders forward Mathew Barzal was fined $2,500 for unsportsmanlike conduct for making contact with a player on the ice while on the bench during Sunday night’s loss at Toronto. The NHL’s department of player safety announced the supplemental discipline Monday. While sitting on the
5:43 PM ET Dryden McKay, the Minnesota State goaltender who won this year’s Hobey Baker Award as the NCAA’s top player, has accepted a six-month ban from competition for an anti-doping rule violation, according to the United States Anti-Doping Agency. The period of ineligibility began on April 14, which was the date he accepted the
4:19 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin had core muscle surgery on Monday, ending his second season as the team’s captain. The Red Wings say his recovery is expected to last eight to 10 weeks. The 25-year-old Larkin leads the Red Wings with 31 goals and 69 points in
11:00 AM ET The ballots will be out soon for the 2021-22 NHL Awards, which means it’s time to start locking in some bets. As a Professional Hockey Writers Association voting member, I do not personally wager on the NHL Awards. I have a monthly platform in our NHL Awards Watch that chronicles how the
7:00 AM ET NHL Insiders With less than two weeks left in the regular season, teams are still jockeying for playoff spots, players are padding award résumés and the pressure is ratcheted up. We’ve gathered our panel of experts to break down all the big topics ahead of the upcoming week, including if the Los