9:32 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN UNIONDALE, NY — Kiernan Hanrahan was wearing a New York Islanders jersey to a New York Islanders home game, and yet it felt like he was walking into enemy territory. “We were a little concerned coming in,” he admitted, standing in the concourse at Nassau Coliseum. That’s because Hanrahan was
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8:45 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN UNIONDALE, N.Y. — John Tavares stepped on the ice 18 seconds into Thursday night’s game at Nassau Coliseum. For the first nine years of his NHL career, this would have elicited cheers from New York Islanders fans. Except now, for the first time, Tavares was on Long Island wearing a
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 2018-19 rookie class has some elite players at the top of it,
3:33 PM ET Edmonton Oilers winger Jesse Puljujarvi will undergo hip surgery and will miss the rest of the season, the team announced Thursday. Puljujarvi, who has nine points in 46 games this season, was placed on injured reserve last week and hasn’t played since Feb. 15. “This injury has been bothering Jesse for some
2:24 PM ET Defending Hart Trophy winner Taylor Hall of the New Jersey Devils underwent knee surgery this week, the team announced. Hall has been out since Dec. 23 with a lower-body injury. The team said that the 27-year-old underwent arthroscopic surgery, and there is no immediate timetable for his return to the ice. Hall
10:30 AM ET Which teams have the best shot at locking up a spot in the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs? Who’s earning a better chance at the No. 1 overall pick? Here are the latest projections for both, along with critical matchups to watch today. Updated March 1 Skip ahead: Playoff projections | Current matchupsLose
9:01 AM ET As you might have heard, John Tavares is making his first return to Nassau Coliseum as a member of the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night (7:00 p.m. ET, streaming on ESPN+). To help preview all angles coming into (and out of) the matchup against the New York Islanders, we gathered
12:58 AM ET Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey defenseman Mirco Mueller had full range of motion and was conscious after being taken off the ice on a stretcher following a nasty, head-first fall into the end boards during the Devils’ game against Calgary on Wednesday night. Devils coach John Hynes said after the
7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN The trade deadline has passed, and the scramble for a playoff spot — especially in the West — has ramped up. For this week’s Power Rankings, we identify the player under the most pressure for the rest of the season. How we rank: The ESPN hockey editorial staff submits polls
3:05 PM ET Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford will get his first start in net since suffering his second concussion in two years in mid-December. Coach Jeremy Colliton made the announcement Wednesday. Crawford was activated Monday. In a Dec. 16 game against the Sharks, Hawks forward Dylan Strome was pushed into Crawford who went backward