8:15 AM ET The NCAA men’s hockey tournament is here, and after a 16-team field battled through regionals, the Frozen Four is set for Thursday and Saturday at TD Garden in Boston. Advancing to Boston are Michigan, the Big Ten tournament champion and No. 1 overall seed; Minnesota State, the CCHA tournament and regular-season champ;
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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. For months, the top two spots in the Eastern Conference have seemed like foregone conclusions: the Florida Panthers have been the cream of the Atlantic Division crop, while the Carolina Hurricanes have maintained
4:16 PM ET Associated Press Montreal Canadiens veteran Brendan Gallagher has accused Ottawa Senators forward Tim Stützle of embellishing injuries, calling the alleged behavior “embarrassing.” Gallagher spoke out about Stützle lying on the ice, seemingly injured, after Ottawa beat the Canadiens 6-3 in Montreal on Tuesday night. “When I was 10 years old, our coach
3:58 PM ET Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Rochester Americans forward Ben Holmstrom has been suspended eight games for using anti-gay language, the American Hockey League announced Wednesday. Holmstrom, signed to a professional tryout in February, was assessed a game misconduct for using offensive language at the end of the first period of a home
7:55 AM ET Steve RichardsESPN The 2022 Frozen Four in Boston is loaded with high-end talent as more than 40 members of the four teams competing for the men’s college hockey national championship — Michigan, Minnesota, Denver and Minnesota State — have been drafted by NHL teams. Much of that buzz has centered on the
7:05 AM ET There are all kinds of pressures in hockey. Sometimes it’s there to encourage more out of a player. Other times, pressure is a positive reflection of what promise lies in potential. The NHL has turned the page to this final month of the regular season. As it goes, we’ll be watching how
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. Coming into the 2021-22 NHL season, the Vegas Golden Knights were heralded as a top Stanley Cup contender. Their preseason point total over/under, per Caesars Sportsbook, was 105.5, higher than all but two
10:55 PM ET ESPN News Services SUNRISE, Fla. — Jonathan Huberdeau had two goals, including the game winner in overtime Tuesday, and the Florida Panthers outlasted the Toronto Maple Leafs, 7-6, after falling down by four goals for the second time in three games. Huberdeau also had three assists in the win, becoming the first
8:22 PM ET New Jersey Devils star Jack Hughes will miss the rest of the 2021-22 NHL season because of a knee injury, the team announced Tuesday. Hughes, 20, suffered an injury to his left knee during the Devils’ loss to the New York Islanders on Sunday, on a hit by forward Oliver Wahlstrom. Devils
11:59 AM ET Anaheim Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf announced on Tuesday he will retire from the NHL following this season. Getzlaf, 36, played his entire 17-year career with the Ducks and has captained the team for the past 11 seasons. He is currently injured but plans to play a few more games to close out