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11:55 PM ET ESPN News Services NEWARK, N.J. — The night before Thanksgiving is a traffic nightmare in many metropolitan areas, but none may be worse than New York City. The New Jersey Devils know that, and made it to their game in plenty of time Wednesday night. The Minnesota Wild, New Jersey’s opponent, didn’t
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2:07 PM ET Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils are going to use a third jersey for the first time in franchise history. The Devils announced Tuesday that a black sweater with the word “Jersey” on the front will be used for the first time on Dec. 8 against Philadelphia. The franchise
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7:00 AM ET This Thursday is Thanksgiving, or as it’s known in the NHL, “American Thanksgiving.” That means it’s time for our own annual tradition here: what we’re thankful for in hockey. As because this is the first one of these we’ve done since the NHL returned to ESPN airwaves, we’ve decided to keep it
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4:43 PM ET ESPN News Services Star Tampa Bay Lightning center Brayden Point is expected to miss four to six weeks with an upper body injury, the team announced Tuesday. Point, who occupies top-line minutes for the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions, was injured Saturday at home in a loss to the New Jersey Devils.
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4:43 PM ET ESPN News Services Kyle Beach, the former player who sued the Chicago Blackhawks alleging the team did nothing when he raised allegations of sexual assault against an assistant coach in 2010, has agreed to mediation in hopes of settling the case. Beach’s attorney, Susan Loggans, confirmed the development Tuesday. She also confirmed
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6:15 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Lightning star center Brayden Point will be sidelined indefinitely because of an upper-body injury. The two-time Stanley Cup champion Lightning announced the news during the first period Sunday against the Minnesota Wild. Point appeared to favor his left shoulder/arm area after crashing hard into the
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7:59 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — The New York Islanders‘ long wait is finally over. Nearly four years after winning the bid to build a new home next to Belmont Park, the Islanders opened the doors to UBS Arena on Saturday night. The Calgary Flames were the Islanders’ first home opponent this
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9:15 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche signed coach Jared Bednar to a two-year extension that runs through the 2023-24 season, the team said Friday night. Bednar is coming off a 2020-21 season in which he guided the Avalanche to the Presidents’ Trophy for the league’s top mark and their fourth straight
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9:16 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin has tested positive for COVID-19. The Canadiens said the positive test was confirmed Friday morning, and that Bergevin is being monitored by the teams’ medical staff. Bergevin is the latest high-profile case of COVID-19 in the Canadiens’ organization. Coach Dominique Ducharme tested
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7:05 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Anaheim Ducks forward Max Comtois will be out for about six weeks after surgery on his right hand. Comtois had the procedure Thursday to repair a broken bone in the hand, the team announced Friday. The 22-year-old Comtois has missed the Ducks’ past three games because of
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6:20 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NHL has rescheduled one of the Ottawa Senators‘ three games that were postponed this week because of a COVID-19 outbreak on the team. The league said Friday that Ottawa’s game at New Jersey originally scheduled for Tuesday night will take place Dec. 6 at the Prudential
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8:00 AM ET I don’t care if the Seattle Kraken are good or bad. I only care that they’re weird. The Vegas Golden Knights warped our expectations for how an NHL expansion team should perform in its first season, having leveraged the league’s new advantageous draft rules to maximum compensatory effect. None of us figured
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