1:31 AM ET Greg Wyshynski 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 playoff contention
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12:56 AM ET San Jose Sharks captain Joe Pavelski exited in the third period of Tuesday night’s Game 7 against the Vegas Golden Knights after being cross-checked during a faceoff by Cody Eakin. Eakin was given a five-minute major and a 10-minute game misconduct. The incident happened at the 10:47 mark in the third. Pavelski’s
12:39 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN BOSTON — The Boston Bruins were amped up for Game 7 against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night — then got an extra boost late in the first period from a famous fan. With 4:29 remaining in the first period, the jumbotron at TD Garden panned to New England
Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant isn’t worried about his team’s emotional state after blowing two chances to close out San Jose ahead of Game 7, including a strong effort that came up empty in their double-OT loss last night. “It’s not like we choked or anything,” said Gallant. Greg Wyshynski, ESPN
12:35 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN BOSTON — Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy is aware that Boston fans sometimes have a love-hate relationship with longtime goaltender Tuukka Rask. After Rask’s resounding Game 7 performance on Tuesday night, Cassidy said: “Hopefully he’s converted a few. “I hope fans recognize what he did tonight. I think you have to,
9:41 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN As each NHL team is eliminated from playoff contention — either mathematically or by losing in the postseason — we’ll take a look at why its quest for the Stanley Cup fell short in 2018-19, three keys to its offseason and a way-too-early prediction for what next season will hold.
Apr 24, 2019 No, it’s not a big anniversary of the 2013 NHL draft. But the Colorado Avalanche and Columbus Blue Jackets just pulled off huge upsets in the first round of the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, so we got to thinking about one of the more interesting drafts in recent years. After all, that
4:43 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN SAN JOSE, Calif. — Vegas Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant called San Jose Sharks coach Peter DeBoer “a clown” for accusing Gallant of trash-talking Sharks players from the bench during their contentious playoff series, which ends with Game 7 at SAP Center on Tuesday night. On Monday, DeBoer was asked
1:23 PM ET ORNSKOLDSVIK, Sweden — Cole Caufield set the United States record for most goals scored in the IIHF Men’s Under-18 World Championship on Tuesday. The highly-touted NHL draft prospect scored two goals in USA’s 7-1 win over Latvia to run his tournament total to 11, surpassing Phil Kessel and Brett Sterling‘s previous record
12:56 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Sabres defenseman Zach Bogosian will miss five-to-six months after his second hip operation in a little more than a year. The Sabres provided the update Tuesday, two weeks after their season ended. Bogosian missed the final eight games with a lower-body injury. The team says the