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ESPN News Services Dec 27, 2024, 11:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OTTAWA, Ontario — Eriks Mateiko scored the lone goal of a shootout in the eighth round to give Latvia a stunning 3-2 victory over host Canada on Friday night in the world junior hockey championship. Mateiko beat Jack Ivankovic to the blocker side

ESPN News Services Dec 27, 2024, 09:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Stars forward Mason Marchment was helped off the ice late in the first period of Friday night’s 3-2 overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild after being hit in the face by a puck. Marchment was stationed near the crease during a

ESPN News Services Dec 27, 2024, 08:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Toronto Maple Leafs likely will be without captain Auston Matthews for at least the next two games as the star center continues to nurse an upper-body injury. Matthews, 27, has missed Toronto’s past two games and sat out Friday’s 5-2 win at

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 27, 2024, 06:12 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Every year at the IIHF world junior championships, the best under-20 players represent their countries in battling for hockey gold. But they have another mission as well: picking the perfect song for goal celebrations. Editor’s Picks

Associated Press Dec 27, 2024, 05:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman knew his team needed a change. So did his captain, Dylan Larkin. That’s why Yzerman and Larkin addressed the media on Friday — the day after Yzerman fired head coach Derek Lalonde and replaced him

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 27, 2024, 01:21 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Colorado Avalanche needed only four games to commit long term to goalie Mackenzie Blackwood. The Avalanche announced Friday that they had signed Blackwood to a five-year contract extension that runs through the 2029-30 season. The

Associated Press Dec 27, 2024, 01:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Minnesota Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov will miss Friday night’s game at Dallas because of a lower body injury. Kaprizov is tied for second in the NHL with 23 goals and tied for fourth in points with 50. He leads the league this

Associated Press Dec 27, 2024, 12:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Va. — Alex Ovechkin‘s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record should be back on very soon. Signs point to Ovechkin returning to the Washington Capitals‘ lineup on Saturday night at the Toronto Maple Leafs after missing five weeks with a broken

ESPN News Services Dec 26, 2024, 12:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Detroit Red Wings fired coach Derek Lalonde on Thursday and named Todd McLellan as his replacement, a major change by general manager Steve Yzerman more than a third of the way through another disappointing season in the place known as “Hockeytown.” The

Dec 24, 2024, 07:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The average time for a shift in ice hockey is between 30 and 45 seconds. It begins when a player steps over the bench and takes the ice, charging up and down the rink at full speed. They throw their body at the puck, opponents, and