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Field Level Media Apr 4, 2024, 03:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia Flyers captain Sean Couturier will not travel with the team for at least the first two contests of its four-game road trip due to an upper-body injury. Couturier, who was listed as day-to-day, will sit out against the Buffalo Sabres on Friday

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNApr 4, 2024, 01:21 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The San Jose Sharks have signed Quinnipiac University forward Collin Graf, considered the top NCAA free agent this season. The Sharks signed him to an entry level deal that will begin immediately in the 2023-24 season.

Emily Kaplan, ESPNApr 4, 2024, 07:31 AM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Open Extended Reactions Connor Bedard‘s remarkable rookie season has been defined by confidence and offensive wizardry. But on Jan. 5, as he tried to knife through the New Jersey Devils defense while driving to the net, he was flattened

Open Extended Reactions Gone are the days when the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals were battling atop the Metropolitan Division. But believe it or not, with the Capitals clinging to the East’s second wild-card spot, the Penguins aren’t entirely out of the running to make the Stanley Cup playoffs. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Heading into

ESPN News Services Apr 3, 2024, 08:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils started Wednesday night’s game with a brawl involving all 10 players on the ice off the opening faceoff. The main event was Rangers forward Matt Rempe taking on New Jersey’s Kurtis MacDermid,

Associated Press Apr 3, 2024, 02:01 PM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus Blue Jackets captain Boone Jenner‘s wife, Maggie, delivered a stillborn baby Sunday, the couple said in a statement released by the club. The Jenners said Wednesday they are at a loss for words over the pain that’s nothing like they’ve experienced before after

Open Extended Reactions As noted in the March 23 episode of the playoff watch this season, winning the Presidents’ Trophy doesn’t guarantee a team will win the Stanley Cup (though it’s not a curse, as some still claim). One thing it does guarantee: home-ice advantage for as long as the winner continues playing, which is

Field Level Media Apr 2, 2024, 04:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Toronto Maple Leafs will have their top defenseman back Wednesday as Morgan Rielly (upper-body injury) is set to return against the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning. Rielly, 30, has missed the past four games but skated at practice on Monday and Tuesday. He

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterApr 2, 2024, 04:28 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The Carolina Hurricanes signed one of their top prospects Tuesday with University of Massachusetts defenseman Scott Morrow joining the club on a three-year entry-level contract. Morrow joins the Hurricanes less than a

Field Level Media Apr 2, 2024, 03:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions In the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff race, the Washington Capitals won’t have the services of veteran forward T.J. Oshie for Tuesday’s game at the Buffalo Sabres. Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery told reporters that Oshie would sit out, but no specific