7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN COLUMBUS — Ryan McDonagh sat in the silent Tampa Bay Lightning dressing room, where his teammates spent a few moments of quiet, frustrated contemplation before leaving for the offseason. How could this happen? How could a Lightning team that had amassed 128 points and 62 victories, to earn a share
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7:45 PM ET ESPN News Services NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — Former NHL star Ray Bourque has apologized for crossing a picket line to shop at a Massachusetts supermarket where workers are on strike. Bourque, who played for the Boston Bruins and Colorado Avalanche, was caught on video exiting a North Andover Stop & Shop on
5:20 PM ET The Los Angeles Kings have hired Todd McLellan to a multiyear contract to be the team’s new coach, it was announced Tuesday. He replaces Willie Desjardins, who served as the interim coach last season and was not retained. McLellan was fired as coach of the Edmonton Oilers in November. He had been
7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN When you think of Brad Marchand, you think of the winger’s earned nickname, which was used by President Barack Obama when the Bruins visited the White House following their 2011 Stanley Cup. “Brad Marchand went into the season playing on the fourth line,” Obama said. “But the Little Ball of
11:25 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN Carolina Hurricanes forward Andrei Svechnikov, 19, is in the concussion protocol after being knocked out by Alex Ovechkin in a fight during Monday night’s game. Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour made the announcement, saying he assumed that Svechnikov would miss Thursday’s Game 4. Svechnikov is the youngest player in the NHL
7:03 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN A nasty fight between Alex Ovechkin and Andrei Svechnikov, multiple offensive outbursts and a dazzling rookie debut highlighted Monday night’s action in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Here’s a recap of last night’s action (check out replays of every playoff game on ESPN+), and what to watch for tonight, in today’s
11:51 PM ET Chris PetersESPN NHL Close 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. Cale Makar became just the fifth rookie in the NHL’s expansion era (1967-68)
8:29 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN RALEIGH, N.C. — Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals are looking to defend the Stanley Cup. And they’re not going down without a fight. Ovechkin fought — and knocked out — Carolina Hurricanes forward Andrei Svechnikov in the first period of Game 3 of the teams’ first-round series on Monday
7:57 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Defenseman Jacob Bryson is skipping his senior season at Providence after signing a three-year, entry-level contract with the Buffalo Sabres. Bryson will report to Buffalo’s AHL affiliate in Rochester after signing an amateur tryout contract. That means his NHL contract won’t kick in until next season. The
9:04 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN San Jose star center Joe Thornton has been suspended for Game 4 of the Sharks’ series against Vegas for an illegal check to the head of Golden Knights forward Tomas Nosek in Game 3, the NHL’s Department of Player Safety has announced. In the second period of Saturday night’s 6-3