5:54 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Defenseman Slava Voynov will have his NHL suspension lifted at the midpoint of the 2019-20 season, according to a decision by Arbitrator Shyam Das. In April, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman ruled that Voynov would be suspended for the entirety of next season and the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs for “unacceptable
NHL
3:42 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — Mike Modano has decided to return to his NHL roots in Minnesota. The Hall of Fame center was named on Thursday as the executive adviser to Wild owner Craig Leipold and president Matt Majka, a newly created position that Modano will assume on Sept. 1. Modano,
12:31 PM ET New York Islanders forward Brock Nelson has parlayed a career season into a new six-year contract. The Islanders announced that Nelson had signed the new deal on Thursday. The total value of the contract is $36 million, according to multiple reports. Nelson, 27, set career highs in points and assists this season
10:57 AM ET The Ottawa Senators named D.J. Smith the team’s new coach on Thursday. Smith, who is the 14th coach in the franchise’s history, has been an assistant coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs the past four seasons. He replaces Guy Boucher, who was fired on March 1 amid a six-game losing streak and
7:00 AM ET Ben ArledgeESPN.com Close Editor for NFL and NHL team, as well as a contributing hockey writer. Previously with ESPN The Magazine, ESPN Chalk and ESPN Fantasy. Joined ESPN in 2012 after graduating from Colgate University. The 2019 Stanley Cup Final begins Monday, with the Boston Bruins seeking their second championship in the
12:56 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues battling for the Stanley Cup is a reasonable finale. They played outstanding hockey in the second half of the season. They earned their respective spots in the championship round with stellar runs through the conference playoffs. One franchise has never won the Stanley
7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN Zdeno Chara doesn’t like the word “rookie.” The Boston Bruins captain is quick to correct the media if they use it in a conversation; Chara prefers the term “first-year player.” The 42-year-old Slovak has been in the league since 1997, and he has seen hundreds of players come from different
7:05 AM ET Emily Kaplan Greg Wyshynski The Boston Bruins and the St. Louis Blues aren’t just two well-matched teams meeting in the Stanley Cup Final. They’re two teams with a collection of storylines that could elevate this series into an instant classic. Haven’t been paying too much attention? Was your team already knocked out?
6:35 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Behind the microphone for the last New York Rangers championship in 1994, John Davidson is now front and center to try to parade the Stanley Cup down Broadway again. Davidson recalled 1994 as one of the best times of his life, and after moving from broadcasting to
7:29 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN For the first time since 1970, the St. Louis Blues are playing for the Stanley Cup. For the … well, we’ve lost count really, the San Jose Sharks are going home before the final round. Here’s what happened in the NHL last night (check out replays of every playoff game