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Field Level Media Mar 5, 2024, 03:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Calgary Flames forward Martin Pospisil will have a disciplinary hearing Wednesday for boarding Seattle Kraken defenseman Vince Dunn on Monday night. Pospisil faces an extended suspension after hitting Dunn from behind during the third period of the Flames’ 4-2 home loss, contact that

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMar 5, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The race for NHL most valuable player is remarkably contentious this season, as a half-dozen players have a legitimate claim to the Hart Trophy. “I can’t lie, I’m struggling with this one. But I’m happy to

Mar 4, 2024, 05:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New Jersey Devils, struggling to contend in a clogged Eastern Conference a season after winning a playoff round last season, fired coach Lindy Ruff Monday, the team announced. Travis Green, an assistant for Ruff and the former coach of the Vancouver Canucks, was named the

ESPN News Services Mar 4, 2024, 04:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Seattle Kraken forward Alex Wennberg won’t play Monday night against the Calgary Flames amid a potential trade. He didn’t take part in the morning skate, and coach Dave Hakstol confirmed Wennberg’s status, citing “trade-related issues.” Wennberg, 29, is in the final season of

ESPN News Services Mar 4, 2024, 04:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Longtime Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov is expected to report to the Hershey Bears after clearing waivers, the American Hockey League-leading team said Monday. The Bears confirmed that Kuznetsov is expected to take part in their practice Tuesday. Not yet cleared to play

Field Level Media Mar 4, 2024, 02:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin will miss the next two weeks with a lower-body injury. The center left Saturday’s 4-0 loss to the Florida Panthers after receiving a minor penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct at 9:57 of the third period. Larkin, 27, leads

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMar 4, 2024, 02:07 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Nashville Predators center Tommy Novak signed a three-year extension Monday in a deal that will see him remain with the club through the 2026-27 season. Starting next season, Novak will earn $3.5

Associated Press Mar 3, 2024, 09:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Longtime Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov cleared waivers Sunday after not being claimed by any of the NHL’s other 31 teams and has been assigned to Hershey of the American Hockey League. The Capitals put Kuznetsov on waivers Saturday, hours after he

Associated Press Mar 3, 2024, 12:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Rangers agreed to terms Sunday on a one-year contract extension with veteran goaltender Jonathan Quick that’s worth $1.275 million for the 2024-25 NHL season. Quick, 38, joined the team he grew up rooting for on an $825,000 deal last summer after

ESPN News Services Mar 2, 2024, 11:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Veteran defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin, traded from the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday, took a big hit from New York Rangers rookie Matt Rempe late in the second period Saturday night, and didn’t return to his first game this season with the Toronto