7:00 AM ET Stats don’t lie — but sometimes they can be strange. For this week’s ESPN NHL Power Rankings, we identified one stunning stat for each of the 31 teams. How we rank: The ESPN hockey editorial staff submits selections ranking teams 1-31, and those results are tabulated to the list featured here. Teams
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3:01 PM ET ESPN News Services RALEIGH, N.C. — Justin Williams is back with the Carolina Hurricanes. The question now is how long it will take him to be ready for game action. The 38-year-old former captain said Wednesday he isn’t sure exactly when he’ll be ready to play, though he has been skating and
4:30 PM ET NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly was a guest on the ESPN On Ice podcast this week, discussing a wide variety of topics. We touched on where the game has gone in the past decade, along with the latest hot-button issues — from Alex Ovechkin (and others) skipping the All-Star Game, to the
12:39 PM ET With the NHL’s All-Star Game hosted by the St. Louis Blues, its jerseys have been uniquely inspired by the blues. On Tuesday, the league and adidas revealed the uniforms for the 2020 All-Star Weekend, scheduled for Jan. 24-25 in St. Louis. As usual, the jerseys have features tailored to the host city.
2:06 AM ET ESPN News Services San Jose Sharks center Logan Couture was helped off the ice in the second period of Tuesday’s 3-2 loss at St. Louis and did not return. Couture and St. Louis’ Vince Dunn collided and went into the boards with 12:27 remaining in the period. Couture, in his 11th season,
10:36 PM ET Justin Williams‘ return to the Carolina Hurricanes is official, the team announced Tuesday night. Williams, 38, had said in September he was taking a break from the game, but will now be suiting up for his 19th season. The Hurricanes said Williams will earn a base salary of $700,000 for the rest
8:43 PM ET The decision by Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin to skip back-to-back All-Star weekends has the NHL concerned it could start a trend among players, according to deputy commissioner Bill Daly. “In terms of player participation, is that a concern? Yes, I think it is a concern,” Daly told the ESPN On Ice
8:31 PM ET Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry and defenseman Kris Letang have been named injury replacements for the NHL All-Star Game. Jarry will fill in for the Columbus Blue Jackets‘ Joonas Korpisalo, who is out four to six weeks due to a torn meniscus suffered in the team’s much-publicized shootout loss to the Chicago
7:09 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres have recalled playmaking defenseman Lawrence Pilut from the minors. Pilut, who was called up Tuesday, has scored four goals and has 12 assists in his past 21 games and was selected to represent Rochester in the AHL All-Star game. He ranks 12th among AHL
7:30 AM ET NHL Insiders The Pittsburgh Penguins haven’t missed the playoffs since 2005-06, Sidney Crosby‘s rookie season. In that time, they’ve won three Stanley Cups and have been at or near the top of their division each season. Pittsburgh has been arguably the NHL’s most consistent team for more than a decade. But all