12:59 AM ET Associated Press Almost every team in the NHL was in action Thursday night — and most of them came away with at least a point. A record-tying eight games went to overtime. That tied the mark set Feb. 22, 2007, and matched Nov. 27, 2015, both when eight of 12 games required
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5:52 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The Maple Leafs rode the subway two stops to city hall for an outdoor practice at Nathan Phillips Square. Auston Matthews, Jake Muzzin and Connor Brown took the honors Thursday in the Maple Leafs’ 3-on-3 outdoor tournament, with fans lining up eight or nine deep to see the
8:51 PM ET With a eye toward kick-starting one last push to the playoffs, the Buffalo Sabres are shaking things up at both ends of the ice. Up front, that means a dismantling of the club’s top trio of Jack Eichel, Jeff Skinner and Sam Reinhart. Coach Phil Housley appears eager to roll out Jason
1:53 PM ET The deals made at the NHL trade deadline will shape the way the rest of the season plays out. Everything from blockbusters to under-the-radar trades can make all the difference come playoff time. Here’s a look at every team’s current trade-deadline state and their most pressing question as they head into the
11:21 AM ET Welcome to a weekly feature where we have some fun with underlying numbers. We highlight a couple of trends, then dig beneath the surface to get a better sense of what these trends ultimately mean, what’s causing them and how likely it is that they’ll continue. Think of these analyses as bite-sized
7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN SAN JOSE — Mikko Rantanen roamed the grounds of Scott McNealy’s $100 million mansion in Palo Alto, California, on the Friday of NHL All-Star Weekend. He saw the indoor gymnasium adjacent to the den, complete with a rock climbing wall. He saw the three-hole golf course on the lawn near
7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN Auston Matthews‘ lucrative new deal with the Maple Leafs set a precedent, but it also means that when it kicks in next season, the two contracts with the highest cap hits in the league belong to players under the age of 23 (the other being Connor McDavid, of course). Welcome
5:42 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN Minnesota Wild captain Mikko Koivu will miss the remainder of the season after tearing his ACL and meniscus in his right knee, the team announced Wednesday. Koivu, 35, is scheduled to undergo surgery Friday. He sustained the injury after colliding with Buffalo Sabres forward Tage Thompson in the first period
6:29 PM ET Associated Press WHISTLER, British Columbia — Andre Boudrias, the former Vancouver Canucks captain and Montreal Canadiens assistant general manager, has died. He was 75. The Canadiens said Boudrias died Tuesday in Whistler. A cause of death wasn’t given. From Montreal, Boudrias spent most of his early professional career in the Canadiens’ farm
12:52 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Nashville Predators have acquired veteran forward Brian Boyle from the New Jersey Devils for a second-round pick in the June NHL draft. The Predators will be Brian Boyle’s seventh team in 12 seasons. Andy Marlin/NHLI via Getty Images The Predators announced the trade Wednesday. The Patriots’ Super