6:30 PM ET Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin‘s popular commercial with MassMutual has been pulled after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a company spokesperson confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. The advertisement featured Ovechkin and Capitals teammate Nicklas Backstrom sitting on a coach eating cereal, explaining why they’re an effective duo to Ovechkin’s wife, Anastasia Shubskaya. It
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7:00 AM ET Patrik Laine is living his best life — and it’s about time. The Blue Jackets winger had been stumbling ever since the Winnipeg Jets traded him to Columbus in January 2021. That transaction — which swapped Pierre-Luc Dubois for Laine and Jack Roslovic — was meant to be a fresh start for
12:12 PM ET The Chicago Blackhawks are sticking with Kyle Davidson. In an announcement on Tuesday, the Blackhawks officially named Davidson as the 10th general manager in franchise history. He had worn the interim GM tag since Oct. 26, when former GM and president of hockey operations Stan Bowman resigned after the results of an
6:55 AM ET Pat Verbeek retired from the NHL in 2002 after 20 seasons, 1,426 games, one Stanley Cup and the distinction of being the only player in league history to amass more than 500 goals and upward of 2,500 penalty minutes. Verbeek, affectionately known as the “Little Ball of Hate” as a player, was
3:08 AM ET The NHL is adopting in-game faceoff win probabilities for broadcasts, a significant leap for the league in data analysis and technology. “Face-off Probability” leverages data collected by NHL Edge, the league’s puck and player tracking technology, to create a graphic that displays the chances that a player wins a faceoff or a
3:47 PM ET The International Ice Hockey Federation has banned Belarus and Russia from participation in “every age category and in all IIHF competitions until further notice” and has pulled the 2023 world junior hockey championship from Russia. The decision was made at a meeting of the IIHF council on Monday, in reaction to Russia’s
4:16 PM ET The NHL is taking a stand against Russia and its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. In a news release Monday, the league outlined measures it has put in place as a reprimand for Russia’s actions. “The National Hockey League condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and urges a peaceful resolution as quickly as possible,”
6:23 AM ET Defense had no home in the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ 10-7 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night. The teams cleared the 6.5-goal total at 9:19 of the second period. By the final buzzer, they had cleared it by 10.5 goals. We’ve seen plenty of contests this season end with scores
8:00 AM ET IT’S A THOUGHT we’ve all had at some point. Where will we be when that life-changing, career-shifting moment happens? How will it feel to know a dream is about to come true? Karl Taylor was somewhere in Iowa, boarding a bus for a six-hour ride to Milwaukee. Cole Schwindt was pulled aside
12:41 AM ET NASHVILLE — The Tampa Bay Lightning said having so many of their fans in the crowd at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium made a huge impact in their Stadium Series victory over the Predators. “Our coaching staff actually mentioned it before the game. There was some extra motivation because of all the fans that