3:46 PM ET Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews was suspended for two games by the NHL Department of Player Safety on Monday for delivering a cross-check to the neck of Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin during Sunday’s Heritage Classic. Matthews, who leads the NHL with 45 goals in 56 games, will miss Toronto’s home
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10:00 AM ET Jeff Jackson watched as money and opportunities from legalized sports wagering poured into the NHL. The League was banking deals with sportsbooks. The teams were creating formal relationships with gambling partners, in some cases even carving out real estate inside arenas for them. Jackson, an NHLPA certified agent and EVP with Wasserman
7:00 AM ET The NHL trade deadline is a chance for teams to look deeply into their souls — or, perhaps, into their internal budgets — to discover who they are now and what they want to become in the future. That’s easier said than done. Sure, there are some teams that know they’re in
8:14 PM ET Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews will have his cross-check against Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin, which came during Sunday’s Heritage Classic, reviewed by the NHL’s department of player safety in a hearing Monday. The play happened late in the third period of Sunday’s outdoor game in Hamilton, Ontario. The Leafs had
3:05 PM ET HAMILTON, Ont. — The Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres are taking the ice in the 2022 NHL Heritage Classic on Sunday with frigid, windy conditions in the forecast. But before the opening puck drop, the teams showed off some coordinated looks for the occasion. The Leafs’ outfits were a player-driven idea,
8:34 PM ET Buffalo Sabres‘ coach Don Granato had a one-word review for the conditions following his team’s outdoor practice on Saturday, ahead of Sunday’s Heritage Classic against the Toronto Maple Leafs: “Cold.” The other thing Granato noticed? “The wind.” Those are the challenges Toronto and Buffalo are preparing to face when the puck drops
7:28 PM ET ESPN News Services PITTSBURGH — An Olympic gold medal wasn’t on the line this time for Marie-Philip Poulin, who added another clutch goal against the United States by scoring 2:13 into overtime in Canada’s 4-3 win in a “Rivalry Rematch” on Saturday. Some three weeks after Poulin scored the final two goals
4:40 PM ET Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog will undergo knee surgery on Monday, coach Jared Bednar said Saturday. Though Bednar said there is “no timeline yet” with regard to Landeskog’s rehabilitation and recovery, he is hopeful the veteran will be back before the end of the regular season. Colorado entered the weekend with 87
8:00 AM ET ESPN staff The ABC Saturday afternoon hockey schedule continues this week with a Metropolitan Division matchup, as the Philadelphia Flyers travel to take on the Carolina Hurricanes, with coverage beginning at 3 p.m. ET and simulcast on ESPN+. To help get you ready for the game, we’ve put together a guide on
6:12 PM ET Associated Press FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Stars have signed forward Joe Pavelski to a $5.5 million, one-year contract extension for the 2022-23 season. The 37-year-old Pavelski leads the Stars in assists (37) and points (59) and is third with 22 goals in the final year of a $21 million, three-year deal