7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Max Pacioretty wasn’t playing in last year’s Stanley Cup playoffs, but he still had a game-night routine. He would flop on the couch, snacks in hand, and flip on the television early enough to catch the greatest spectacle of the postseason: the Vegas Golden Knights‘ pregame festivities. “I was 100
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11:07 PM ET It was a long wait — almost three-and-a-half years — but Ilya Kovalchuk finally notched career NHL goal No. 418. Kovachuk, playing in his third game as a Los Angeles King, redirected a nice centering pass from defenseman Drew Doughty on Tuesday night for a 1-0 first-period lead over the Winnipeg Jets.
6:52 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN Kevin Shattenkirk‘s New York homecoming has been anything but sweet. The former Hurricane tops the list this week thanks to his (disallowed) “pants goal” for the Belfast Giants. Already searching for some waiver adds for your fantasy hockey roster? Victoria Matiash lists the best players still available in the majority
10:05 AM ET As another season gets rolling for the Nashville Predators, we assess the Stanley Cup chances of the defending Presidents’ Trophy winners: Will the Predators win the West? Greg Wyshynski, senior NHL writer: Can they win the West? Yes. Will they win the West? That really comes down to two external factors and
7:34 AM ET It’s pretty tough to beat early October in the hockey world, though it gets even better this weekend as most men’s college hockey teams will be starting their seasons. The official opening of the 2018-19 men’s season was last weekend, with multiple exhibition games and nine nonconference matchups, highlighted by defending national
12:34 PM ET Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Matt Murray is sidelined with a concussion, the team said Tuesday, at least the third concussion the netminder has had in his four-year career. The Penguins did not say when Murray was injured, but Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher collided with him in the first period Saturday, apparently shaking up
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2:28 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN By way of reintroduction, a brief note before our first edition of the season. ESPN presents the best player in the world of the week, celebrating the player that has the best stats, impact or storyline to earn the honor. We accepted nominations from every league and every level, from
6:00 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The ownership group looking to bring an expansion NHL team to Seattle unveiled plans Monday for a $70 million training facility in the northern part of the city. NHL Seattle CEO Tod Lewieke announced the plans, which include three full-sized rinks and office space to serve as the
3:26 PM ET After Joe Thornton was put on injured reserve with discomfort in his surgically repaired right knee, the San Jose Sharks got some good news on Monday. Coach Peter DeBoer said the center has an infection in the knee and nothing worse. “Nothing structurally. It looks like an infection, put him on antibiotics,”