7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Carolina Hurricanes‘ “Storm Surge” postgame celebrations began with a rather simple concept: What if winning was fun? “We want to have fun when we win. The game should be fun. We want the players to enjoy winning and the fans to enjoy being here,” captain Justin Williams said last
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6:55 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Hall of Fame executive Glen Sather is stepping down as Rangers president and transitioning to a new role as senior adviser to owner James Dolan. Sather’s move comes after 19 years with the Rangers in which he served the first 15 as New York’s president and general
1:00 AM ET Greg Wyshynski Chris Peters Close ESPN NHL 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 playoff contention —
11:46 AM ET In case your March Madness bracket didn’t go the way you hoped, fear not! There’s a chance for redemption coming up. With the NHL regular season coming to an end this weekend, it’s time for us to start thinking about how we’re going to fill out our Stanley Cup playoff picks between
10:15 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN During the 2017-18 season, the NHL coaches’ seats were chilly. There were no in-season firings, with all of the action coming in the offseason, when six changes were made. During the 2018-19 season, the seats were smoldering: Seven (!) coaching changes took place, as the Los Angeles Kings, Chicago Blackhawks,
7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN With just a few days left of the regular season, it’s time to check in on who met expectations, who exceeded them, and of course, who were our biggest disappointments. For this week’s Power Rankings — voted on, as always, by ESPN’s panel of experts — we looked at how
5:55 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Evgeni Malkin might be ready to get back to work. The Pittsburgh Penguins certainly need him. The veteran center practiced with his teammates on Wednesday and could be back in the lineup on Thursday night against Detroit. Malkin has missed eight games with an upper-body injury and watched
11:24 AM ET The night of April 18, 2015, was one of the most dramatic in recent NHL history. Hockey fans everywhere gathered around their TVs that evening for the unveiling of a draft lottery that would place the unquestioned No. 1 and 2 picks, Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel, in two lucky cities. The
12:55 AM ET Emily Kaplan Chris Peters Close ESPN NHL 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 playoff contention —
7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN CHICAGO — There are two things Scott Foster would like to clear up. One: Despite ribbing from the Chicago Blackhawks equipment staff, he did not use a wooden stick in his 14 minutes of heroism last spring (his sticks are quite old, but they are foam core). Two: Yes, Foster