12:21 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Detroit Red Wings have the worst record (1-6-2) in the NHL after nine games, fulfilling the expectations of many who believed they’d be one of the league’s worst teams as they rebuild. There may have been no greater harbinger of that futility than the newly established threshold for free
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11:05 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Sean Couturier feared Gritty. “I’m not going to lie. At first, I wasn’t a big fan of his. I wondered what the idea behind it was,” said the Philadelphia Flyers center of the team’s googly-eyed mascot-turned-pop culture phenomenon. “But as each game goes by and he gets more headlines, more
3:20 PM ET There are many NHL newcomers nearing, if not already at the nine-game audition plateau. This is an important touchstone, as the first year of a player’s entry-level deal kicks in with their tenth game played. Here’s a look at which of these neophytes fantasy managers should expect to remain in the NHL
7:37 AM ET When the New Jersey Devils take the ice in the very near future, fans will have the option of watching the game and other games taking place from a lounge area that looks and feels like a sportsbook. As part of becoming a new sponsor of the team, sportsbook operator William Hill
10:24 AM ET When the New Jersey Devils take the ice, fans will soon have the option of watching their game as well as other live games from a lounge area that looks and feels like a sportsbook. As part of becoming a team sponsor, sportsbook operator William Hill will have its name on a
4:18 AM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Suspended defenseman Nate Schmidt and the Vegas Golden Knights have agreed to a $35.7 million, six-year contract extension that runs through the 2024-25 season. The team announced the move late Wednesday night after losing 3-2 to the Vancouver Canucks in a shootout. Schmidt’s new deal is worth
7:00 AM ET We are less than a month through the NHL schedule, and most teams are just approaching double-digit games played. But based on a number of factors, including circumstances, ice time, shot metrics and a touch of common sense, we can already spot trends of players on the rise and others whose slow
9:55 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN We’re not even a month into the season, so each team’s performance is still defined by a small sample size. For this week’s ESPN NHL Power Rankings — voted on as always by ESPN’s panel of experts — we identify one unsustainable stat for all 31 teams. Note: These rankings
6:12 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Ottawa Senators defenseman Mark Borowiecki has been suspended for one game without pay by the NHL for elbowing Boston Bruins defenseman Urho Vaakanainen on Tuesday night. The NHL announced the suspension Wednesday. The play happened in the first period of Boston’s 4-1 win over Ottawa. The Bruins
3:30 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN New Jersey Devils center Brian Boyle says his cancer is in remission. Boyle, who revealed the news on Wednesday, said he received his most recent blood test results on Monday. Boyle, 33, was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia in September 2017 after a training camp physical. He made his 2017-18