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ESPN News Services Feb 10, 2025, 08:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BROSSARD, Quebec — Sweden found out a few weeks ago that New Jersey Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom would not be available for the 4 Nations Face-Off because of injury. Around the same time, 2023 Vezina Trophy winner Linus Ullmark was nursing some back

Feb 10, 2025, 08:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions While the biggest prize in college hockey clearly is the national championship trophy, in one corner of the sport’s landscape, that accolade has a rival: the Beanpot. The 72nd tournament, which features Boston College, Boston University, Northeastern and Harvard, concludes Monday at TD Garden with BC

Greg WyshynskiFeb 9, 2025, 06:45 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Defenseman Quinn Hughes will not play for the United States in the 4 Nations Face-Off due to injury, the Vancouver Canucks announced Sunday. He’ll be replaced by Ottawa Senators defenseman Jake Sanderson. Hughes has missed four straight

Open Extended Reactions Sidney Crosby is traveling to Montreal and hopes to play for Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off, sources confirmed to ESPN on Sunday. Crosby, the Team Canada captain who missed Pittsburgh‘s last two games before the break with a left arm injury, is desperate to play in the tournament, sources told ESPN.

ESPN News Services Feb 8, 2025, 11:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty was named to Team Canada for the 4 Nations Face-Off, the club announced on Saturday night. Doughty, 35, who will replace Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo on Canada’s blue line, was activated from injured reserve last

Associated Press Feb 8, 2025, 10:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SUNRISE, Fla. — Brady Tkachuk scored for Ottawa. Matthew Tkachuk scored for Florida. Before the brothers become teammates, the sibling rivalry was on display once again Saturday night. For the third time in 24 head-to-head meetings, the Tkachuk brothers both scored in the same

Greg WyshynskiFeb 7, 2025, 11:49 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby was ruled out of Friday night’s 3-2 win over the New York Rangers because of an upper-body injury. On Tuesday night, Crosby collided with Luke Hughes and Erik Haula of the New

Associated Press Feb 7, 2025, 12:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Va. — Cruising to the top of the NHL standings by winning 36 of their first 54 games and losing just 11 in regulation, the Washington Capitals solidified themselves as a team to watch this spring. For much of the next two weeks,

Open Extended Reactions It’s Super Bowl week, and the focus is on New Orleans to see whether the Kansas City Chiefs can pull it off for a third straight time or if the Philadelphia Eagles can win for the first time since 2018. In honor of one of the biggest sporting events in the world,

Rachel DoerrieFeb 7, 2025, 07:30 AM ET Close Rachel Doerrie is a professional data consultant specializing in data communication and modelling. She’s worked in the NHL and consulted for professional teams across North American and Europe. She hosts the Staff & Graph Podcast and discusses sports from a data-driven perspective. Open Extended Reactions The dog

ESPN News Services Feb 7, 2025, 12:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th career goal to move to within 16 of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record and the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Thursday night. Ovechkin, 39, scored with 53 seconds left in the first

Associated Press Feb 6, 2025, 03:29 PM ET CHICAGO — Blackhawks center Jason Dickinson will be sidelined for a “couple games” with a high ankle sprain, interim coach Anders Sörensen said Thursday. Dickinson will get more tests Friday after leaving the Blackhawks’ latest loss with an injured left leg. “He’ll miss the next couple games,

The 4 Nations Face-Off is less than a week away, with Canada and Sweden meeting in the first matchup on Feb. 12. The United States and Finland follow up on Feb. 13 (8 p.m. ET, ESPN/E+), with the championship game set for Feb. 20 in Boston (8 p.m. ET, ABC/E+). There will be 92 players

Feb 5, 2025, 09:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Vancouver Canucks and newly acquired defenseman Marcus Pettersson reached agreement on a six-year contract extension worth $33 million, the team announced Wednesday night. The deal comes just days after Pettersson was shipped to Vancouver along with forward Drew O’Connor in a trade with the Pittsburgh

Associated Press Feb 5, 2025, 09:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks activated forward Craig Smith from injured reserve before Wednesday night’s game against Edmonton. Smith had been sidelined by a nagging back injury. He was in the lineup against the Oilers, playing on a line with Lukas Reichel and Pat

Neil PaineFeb 5, 2025, 06:25 AM ET Close Neil Paine writes about sports using data and analytics. Previously, he was Sports Editor at FiveThirtyEight. Open Extended Reactions The 4 Nations Face-Off, which is a round-robin hockey tournament scheduled for Feb. 12-20 in Montreal and Boston, will boast an international field stacked with elite scorers, playmakers,

ESPN News Services Feb 4, 2025, 11:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored his 878th career goal into an empty net with 0.1 seconds left on the clock to move closer to Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, and the Washington Capitals defeated the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers 6-3 on Tuesday

Associated Press Feb 4, 2025, 07:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Sweden selected Rickard Rakell of the Pittsburgh Penguins to its roster for the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off, replacing injured Vegas Golden Knights forward William Karlsson. Swedish national team coach Sam Hallam announced the roster update Tuesday. His team also recently added Philadelphia’s Samuel Ersson