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The NHL All-Star break means it’s unofficial mid-term season. Before the Avs return to action, we graded the seasons of all 17 skaters on the current roster who have played a minimum of 20 games, as well as both goaltenders. The grading…
Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. CAA is now representing women’s hockey players, hoping to minimize the gender gap and help grow the sport, the agency told ESPN on Tuesday. The Creative Artists Agency has signed eight women’s hockey players, including…
Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. The 2023 NHL All-Star Game is on tap next weekend, and once the break is over, the volume of trades should really start heating up as teams fall into the “playoff contender” and…
SUNRISE, Fla. — Sam Reinhart scored 17 seconds into overtime to cap a late scoring flurry and give the Florida Panthers a 4-3 victory over the NHL-leading Boston Bruins on Saturday night. The result, coupled with a 3-2 defeat to Tampa Bay…
Heading into Thursday’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning (7 ET, NHL Power Play on ESPN+), the Boston Bruins are on pace for 66 wins and 140 points, both of which would set NHL records (currently 62 and 132, respectively). For a…
Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki has learned French in bits and pieces over time. He knows enough to show his gratitude when he’s at the grocery store or grabbing coffee at a drive-thru….
Bruce Boudreau has been fired as coach of the Vancouver Canucks, who are again on track to miss the playoffs with another underachieving season. The team announced the change Sunday, less than a week after president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford said…
SEATTLE — After Pavel Francouz returned from a recent injury, he marveled at the fresh perspective he gained from a different view of the ice, watching from above. If he appreciated that, then he flat-out cherished the unique vantage point he had…
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Jared Bednar is closing in on history and closing with distinct flourishes. The same coach who has used a power play unit featuring three defensemen this season chose to deploy five forwards for a 5-on-3 on Friday night…
Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice has been fined $25,000 by the NHL for criticizing officials after Florida’s 5-4 overtime loss Tuesday to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Maurice took issue with how referees Pierre…
Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Montreal Canadiens rookie winger Juraj Slafkovsky, who went No. 1 in last summer’s NHL draft, will be out for three months, the team announced Wednesday. The Canadiens said the imposing Slovakian winger suffered…
Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. We’re five months away from the 2023 NHL draft in Nashville, Tennessee — one of the most anticipated drafts for NHL teams in recent history. “We’ve been told about how exciting the 2005s (their birth…