10:12 PM ET Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews has scored has 10th goal in Toronto’s sixth game of the season, thanks to a late third-period tally Saturday night in a 4-2 win against the Washington Capitals. Matthews joins Mario Lemieux (11 goals in 1988-89) as the only players over the last 30 years with
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4:31 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN The girlfriend of suspended Nashville Predators forward Austin Watson released a statement on Saturday claiming the incident that occurred between the two in June “was not an act of domestic violence.” Watson pleaded no contest in July to a domestic violence charge. Watson initially received a 27-game suspension from NHL
7:53 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NHL is criticizing an arbitrator’s decision to reduce the suspension of Nashville Predators forward Austin Watson, who pleaded no contest in July to a domestic assault charge. Watson received a 27-game suspension from NHL commissioner Gary Bettman last month. The NHL and NHL Players’ Association announced
6:24 PM ET Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. — Florida center Micheal Haley will be away from the team indefinitely while taking part in the NHL and NHL Players Association’s player assistance program for undisclosed reasons. Haley has not appeared in either of the two Panthers’ games this season. The 32-year-old led the NHL with 212
Oct 5, 2018 Greg WyshynskiESPN I know Auston Matthews is two inches taller and roughly 30 pounds heavier than Connor McDavid. I know he’s roughly eight months younger than Connor McDavid. I know he has nine goals in five games this season, putting him on pace for 148 goals in the 2018-19 season, or roughly
1:55 PM ET Power-play opportunities are the nitrous oxide of fantasy hockey value. They can take an already fast car and transform it into a virtual rocket. However, such opportunities can also take an otherwise ordinary vehicle and make it appear to be something special. So, like putting a tank of nitrous oxide into the
11:33 PM ET ESPN News Services Auston Matthews scored twice for a league-leading nine goals — tying an NHL record after five games — and helped the Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 5-3 Thursday night. Matthews joined Alex Ovechkin, Patrick Marleau, Mario Lemieux and Mike Bossy as the only players in the league’s
7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN We’re just a few games into the 2018-19 season, but there’s already been some movement in the ESPN NHL Power Rankings. Here’s our latest rundown, along with the top early health concern for all 31 teams. Note: These rankings reflect which teams our voters think would win head-to-head matchups. Higher-ranked
7:50 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN Nashville Predators forward Austin Watson‘s 27-game suspension for domestic violence has been reduced to 18 games, the NHL and NHLPA announced in a joint statement on Thursday. The ruling came from Shyam Das, a neutral arbitrator. Watson pleaded no contest in July to a domestic assault charge. The NHL levied
6:04 PM ET Montreal Canadiens captain Shea Weber was back on the ice Thursday for the first time since having knee surgery in June. The veteran defenseman skated for about 10 minutes, and coach Claude Julien called it another step in his recovery from a torn right meniscus. When Weber had the procedure on June