1. Connor McDavid, C, Edm C1 1 2. Nikita Kucherov, RW, TB RW1 2 3. John Tavares, C, Tor C2 3 4. Sidney Crosby, C, Pit C3 4 5. Nathan MacKinnon, C, Col C4 5 6. Evgeni Malkin, C, Pit C5 6 7. Auston Matthews, C, Tor C6 7 8. Steven Stamkos, C, TB C7
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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,”
1:05 PM ET Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. — Florida Panthers goaltender Roberto Luongo will miss two to four weeks with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee. Coach Bob Boughner announced the injury Monday, adding Luongo will not need surgery. The Panthers placed Luongo on injured reserve Sunday after he left their season
12:40 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Post-game celebrations in the NHL have become perfunctory. Players win a game. Players skate out to the logo at center ice. Players raise their sticks to salute the crowd, perhaps adding a glove clap or two, and then head to the dressing room to pump their victory song of choice
1:13 PM ET Every week, we’ll mine the waiver wire for lesser-owned assets to help your squad, whether you favor dynasty or the redraft format, and we’ll also toss in some tips for DFS players out there. Finally, we will look at some former go-to fantasy assets who may be overvalued — either in the
11:30 AM ET Columbus Blue Jackets forward Brandon Dubinsky strained his oblique muscle in practice Saturday and will be out four to six weeks. The team put the 32-year-old on injured reserve Monday. Dubinsky had a goal and an assist through two games for Columbus this season. He slumped to only 16 points last season
Oct 10, 2018 Emily KaplanESPN ST. LOUIS — Since the birth of Patrick Maroon‘s son, Anthony, on Sept. 2, 2008, the two have celebrated Anthony’s birthday together in St. Louis. One year they went to Chuck E. Cheese’s. Another year, it was Incredible Pizza. One time, Patrick took Anthony and all of his friends to
11:22 AM ET The Philadelphia Flyers will be without their big free-agent signing, forward James van Riemsdyk, for five to six weeks because of a lower-body injury. The 29-year-old went down when he was hit near his right knee on a first-period clearing attempt against the Avalanche on Saturday. “He’s a big part of our