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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

Associated Press Dec 23, 2024, 10:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The Buffalo Sabres can carry the good cheer of ending the longest losing streak in the NHL this season into their holiday break. Buffalo routed the New York Islanders 7-1 on Monday night, scoring twice in the first, three times in

ESPN News Services Dec 23, 2024, 10:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby scored a goal and added three assists to tie Mario Lemieux’s franchise record for most assists in team history and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 7-3 on Monday night. Crosby scored a third-period empty-net goal and assisted

ESPN News Services Dec 23, 2024, 08:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SUNRISE, Fla. — Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk had to be helped off the ice and taken to the locker room in the first period after a collision with Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov during Monday night’s game. Tkachuk returned in the second period

Associated Press Dec 23, 2024, 10:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Boston Bruins leading scorer David Pastrnak left Monday night’s game against the Washington Capitals in the second period due to an undisclosed upper-body injury and did not return. Bruins coach Joe Sacco provided few details on the condition of the 28-year-old forward