5:09 PM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — Sharks general manager Doug Wilson will take a temporary leave to deal with an undisclosed medical issue. The Sharks said Friday that assistant general manager Joe Will will take over the team’s day-to-day operations during Wilson’s absence. The 64-year-old Wilson has been the general manager for
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4:53 PM ET BOSTON — Bruins winger Brad Marchand is known for getting under the skin of opponents on the ice. Apparently that extends to the benches too. With 12 seconds left in Friday’s game, New York Rangers star Artemi Panarin was given a misconduct penalty after throwing one of his gloves at Marchand as
8:10 AM ET With the 2022 Winter Olympics fast approaching and NHL players still on track to participate, excitement is growing for American fans. (Not over Team USA’s new sweaters, unless Patrick Kane will be playing rugby in Beijing. But USA Hockey has answered the nagging question of what the men’s national team would look
7:00 AM ET Thanksgiving traditionally carries some weight for NHL teams. And not just because of the food. During a regular 82-game schedule, consensus says that where a club sits by the final Thursday in November (essentially the quarter mark of the season) is where it will be come spring. Meaning, teams that are struggling
11:55 PM ET ESPN News Services NEWARK, N.J. — The night before Thanksgiving is a traffic nightmare in many metropolitan areas, but none may be worse than New York City. The New Jersey Devils know that, and made it to their game in plenty of time Wednesday night. The Minnesota Wild, New Jersey’s opponent, didn’t
7:00 AM ET As we approach American Thanksgiving weekend — and a triple-header of matchups on ABC, ESPN+ and Hulu — we’ve also traversed another week of the 2021-22 NHL schedule. And for the second straight week, we’ve got a new No. 1 team atop the ESPN NHL Power Rankings. Moreover, now that teams are
7:00 AM ET This Thursday is Thanksgiving, or as it’s known in the NHL, “American Thanksgiving.” That means it’s time for our own annual tradition here: what we’re thankful for in hockey. As because this is the first one of these we’ve done since the NHL returned to ESPN airwaves, we’ve decided to keep it
4:43 PM ET ESPN News Services Star Tampa Bay Lightning center Brayden Point is expected to miss four to six weeks with an upper body injury, the team announced Tuesday. Point, who occupies top-line minutes for the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions, was injured Saturday at home in a loss to the New Jersey Devils.
4:43 PM ET ESPN News Services Kyle Beach, the former player who sued the Chicago Blackhawks alleging the team did nothing when he raised allegations of sexual assault against an assistant coach in 2010, has agreed to mediation in hopes of settling the case. Beach’s attorney, Susan Loggans, confirmed the development Tuesday. She also confirmed
2:07 PM ET Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils are going to use a third jersey for the first time in franchise history. The Devils announced Tuesday that a black sweater with the word “Jersey” on the front will be used for the first time on Dec. 8 against Philadelphia. The franchise