8:48 PM ET When Elmira Enforcers took the ice against the Danbury Hat Tricks in a Federal Prospects Hockey League game on Friday night, they had an unusual veteran player in their lineup. Unusual because he was 55 years old. Unusual because he was also the team’s owner. With several players out of the lineup,
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7:00 AM ET This season’s Winter Classic between the Dallas Stars and Nashville Predators is shaping up for impressive optics. The NHL has already sold 84,000 tickets, and they’re expecting 85,000 fans to pack the Cotton Bowl to watch Texas’ first outdoor hockey game. Steve Mayer, the NHL’s Chief Content Officer, has projected the event
1:56 PM ET Associated Press OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Alexis Lafreniere’s knee injury will keep him out of Canada’s next game at the world junior hockey championship. However, the star winger hasn’t been ruled out for the rest of the tournament. The 18-year-old was helped off the ice early in the second period of his
5:38 PM ET Associated Press OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Russia scored three opening-period goals on the way to stunning Canada 6-0 at the world junior hockey championship on Saturday. Canada forward Alexis Lafreniere, who is projected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2020 NHL draft, also left the ice with the help of
11:43 AM ET Buffalo Sabres forward Jeff Skinner is out three to four weeks with an upper-body injury, the team announced Saturday. Skinner, 27, suffered the injury Friday in his 700th career game while trying to check the Bruins‘ David Pastrnak with 15:51 remaining in the third period. The two-time All-Star selection laid on the
10:16 AM ET ESPN News Services Toronto Maple Leafs forward Ilya Mikheyev is out at least three months after undergoing surgery to repair a severed artery and tendons in his wrist, the team announced Saturday. The Maple Leafs said the 25-year-old rookie is expected to make a full recovery and a “more accurate timeline for
10:22 PM ET Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin says he is skipping the NHL’s All-Star Game for the second straight season. Ovechkin, 34, was once again was voted by fans as the Metropolitan Division captain but told reporters on Friday he would rather skip the All-Star festivities and rest his body for the second half
10:11 PM ET Toronto Maple Leafs forward Ilya Mikheyev was taken to a hospital for evaluation Friday night after suffering what the team called a significant laceration to his wrist in a 5-4 overtime win against the host New Jersey Devils. Mikheyev was cut by the skate of the Devils’ Jesper Bratt. Bratt had his
10:11 PM ET ESPN News Services Toronto Maple Leafs forward Ilya Mikheyev is being held for observation at an area hospital Friday night after suffering what the team called a significant wrist laceration in a 5-4 overtime win against the host New Jersey Devils. “It was obviously scary there, seeing that much blood,” teammate John
4:38 PM ET Associated Press OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Shane Pinto scored his third goal in two games and the United States rebounded from a loss to Canada with a 6-3 victory over Germany at the world junior hockey championship on Friday. Jordan Harris, Zac Jones, Curtis Hall, Bobby Brink and Oliver Wahlstrom also scored