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Field Level Media Dec 17, 2024, 01:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Calgary Flames signed defenseman Brayden Pachal to a two-year, $2.375 million contract extension on Tuesday. Pachal, 25, has recorded two points (one goal, one assist), 72 hits and 27 penalty minutes in 31 games this season. A Stanley Cup champion with Vegas,

Field Level Media Dec 17, 2024, 01:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz will be sidelined four to six weeks after he undergoes knee surgery. Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz will miss four to six weeks after having knee surgery. An MRI showed no structural damage, but a “loose

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 17, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The NHL playoff picture has started to come into focus. Some teams have banked enough points to scorching starts that they’re practically locks to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Some teams have made up significant ground

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comDec 16, 2024, 02:00 PM ET Close Sean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. Open Extended Reactions Every Monday, we’ll mine the waiver wire for lesser-rostered performers who have the

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterDec 16, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Mitch Marner couldn’t avoid stating the obvious. It wasn’t just that his Toronto Maple Leafs were reeling from a 5-1 drubbing on Nov. 27 by the reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers.

ESPN News Services Dec 16, 2024, 12:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions RALEIGH, N.C. — Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour was presented with the state’s highest honor by Gov. Roy Cooper after Sunday’s 4-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Brind’Amour received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, which is given to people who

Field Level Media Dec 15, 2024, 02:15 PM ET The Toronto Maple Leafs placed goaltender Anthony Stolarz on injured reserve Sunday. Stolarz sustained a lower-body injury in the first period of the Maple Leafs’ 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday. He sat out Toronto’s 4-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday

Associated Press Dec 15, 2024, 02:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Mathew Barzal and Adam Pelech were back in the lineup for the New York Islanders on Sunday after being sidelined by upper-body injuries. Barzal hadn’t played since Oct. 30, missing a total of 21 games. Pelech had been out since he took

Field Level Media Dec 15, 2024, 01:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Detroit Red Wings forward Jonatan Berggren has been fined $2,148.44 by the NHL for cross-checking Toronto Maple Leafs forward Connor Dewar during Saturday’s game. The fine, announced Sunday, is the maximum allowable under the league’s collective bargaining agreement. The incident occurred midway through

ESPN News Services Dec 15, 2024, 12:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Veteran goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 38 shots in his Colorado Avalanche debut, and his new team held off a late Nashville Predators surge to post a 5-2 victory on Saturday night. Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and an assist, Artturi Lehkonen