2:10 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN The New Jersey Devils are dissolving their relationship with the Metropolitan Riveters of the National Women’s Hockey League. “Recognizing the current landscape, we believe the best way to support the future of women’s hockey is by reallocating our resources to focus strategically on grassroots initiatives that positively impact female youth
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10:44 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN ST. LOUIS — Ryan O’Reilly said it happens frequently on the St. Louis Blues‘ bench. There will be a line change. Forwards Patrick Maroon, Tyler Bozak and Robert Thomas will hit the ice. One of their teammates will acknowledge their energetic forecheck in the opposition zone. “You can kind of
6:50 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN The Boston Bruins are back to the Stanley Cup Final — their first since 2013, though professional sports teams in Boston have hardly suffered since then — knocking out the Carolina Hurricanes in a sweep. Here’s a recap of last night’s action (check out replays of every playoff game on
1:47 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN RALEIGH, N.C. — The Boston Bruins are in the Stanley Cup Final, which means the Tuukka Rask redemption tour continues. The Bruins goaltender has been spectacular in the Bruins’ postseason run, including a 24-save shutout in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday to knock out the Carolina
10:50 PM ET Emily Kaplan Chris Peters Close ESPN staff writer Chris Peters is ESPN’s NHL draft and prospects analyst. The Chicago native previously covered the NHL for CBSSports.com and founded the popular independent blog UnitedStatesofHockey.com where he covered the game at all levels since 2010. As each NHL team is eliminated from the playoffs,
10:51 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN RALEIGH, N.C. — Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara did not play in Thursday night’s series-clinching 4-0 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals. Chara, a 42-year-old defenseman, has an undisclosed injury. John Moore replaced him in the lineup. After the final buzzer, Chara was
12:31 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN RALEIGH, N.C. — The Boston Bruins expect captain Zdeno Chara to be ready for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final after he missed the deciding Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday with an undisclosed injury. The Bruins eliminated the Carolina Hurricanes with a 4-0 win and
5:48 PM ET The Blues could be without defenseman Vince Dunn for Game 4 of their Western Conference finals series against the Sharks on Friday. The team says the defenseman is day-to-day with an upper-body injury after he left in the first period of Wednesday’s Game 3 when he was hit in the face by
5:34 PM ET Associated Press KOSICE, Slovakia — Anthony Mantha scored twice to lift Canada to a 5-2 victory over France at the hockey world championship on Thursday. Mantha opened the scoring on a 5-on-3 power play with a slap shot in the opening period and added his second for a 4-2 lead in the
May 17, 2019 Greg WyshynskiESPN ST. LOUIS — It was Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Colorado Avalanche, and San Jose Sharks defenseman Brenden Dillon was avoiding social media at all costs. Not because the Avalanche defeated his team at the Shark Tank, which no doubt perturbed him. But because the living