1:39 PM ET It’s the championship week for many head-to-head contests and the penultimate week for the rotisserie/points season — and you have to give a serious look to the Buffalo Sabres. Here we are at the most important juncture of the season and the Sabres have a dream schedule. Not only do they play
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7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Justin Faulk has been waiting for this. Waiting for nearly 550 games. Waiting for eight seasons, since he broke into the NHL as a 19-year-old defenseman out of South St. Paul, Minnesota. Waiting as he watched players from his draft class in 2010 and the U.S. national teams on which
9:32 AM ET The Chicago Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers will play their 2019-20 season-opening game Oct. 4 in Prague, Czech Republic, the NHL announced Thursday. The league also said the Buffalo Sabres will play two games against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Stockholm, Sweden, on Nov. 8 and 9 as part of the 2019 NHL
8:00 AM 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. The UMass Minutemen men’s hockey team has just four winning seasons since the
7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Happy March Madness, everyone! The reason the NCAA basketball tournaments resonate so much with fans across so many sports is rampant gambling. And also that there are universal themes among the participants: heroes, villains, favorites, underdogs and also Virginia. For this week’s NHL Power Rankings, we’ve decided to match each
3:43 PM ET Goaltender Jimmy Howard was the subject of trade rumors leading up to the deadline, but the Red Wings held on to him, and they’ll have him for another year as well. The 34-year-old signed a one-year contract extension with Detroit on Wednesday and will return to the only NHL team he’s ever
1:21 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Dan Girardi is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury. The team announced Girardi’s status Wednesday before visiting the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals. Girardi has missed the past five games. Coach Jon Cooper says the 34-year-old’s absence means the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Lightning will
11:36 AM ET The New York Islanders lost more than first place Tuesday night. The team announced Wednesday that forward Valtteri Filppula will be out four weeks with an upper-body injury. Fellow forward Jordan Eberle was also listed as day-to-day with an upper-body injury. The Islanders were routed at home by the Bruins 5-0 Tuesday
10:45 AM ET As we come down the final stretch of the NHL season, both the Eastern and Western Conferences will feature playoff races that come down to the final games. For most teams who are either set or virtually locked into postseason position, the remaining handful of games will determine their first-round opponents. Aside
7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The National Hockey League uses a lottery system to determine which team receives the first overall pick in June’s entry draft. Here’s how the process works, how we ended up with it, who knows which team won it and when. When is the 2019 NHL draft lottery? The lottery is