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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 29, 2023, 01:38 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. DALLAS — After receiving a two-game suspension in the Western Conference finals, Dallas Stars forward Jamie Benn thought his season might be over. The Stars lost Game 3 to go down 3-0 to the Vegas Golden Knights, the same

Remember Game 3 of the Western Conference finals? And the questions that followed? Were the Vegas Golden Knights really about to sweep the Dallas Stars? Or was it more likely the Golden Knights would close out the series at T-Mobile Arena in Game 5? What could the Stars do to avoid being swept? How could

Associated Press May 28, 2023, 10:46 PM ET KAMLOOPS, British Columbia — Logan Stankoven had a goal and four assists, Connor Levis had a goal and two assists and the Kamloops Blazers routed the Ontario Hockey League champion Peterborough Petes 10-2 in the Memorial Cup on Sunday. The win came after Kamloops defenseman Kyle Masters

Associated Press May 28, 2023, 04:51 PM ET TAMPERE, Finland — Samuel Blais scored two goals to rally Canada to a 5-2 victory over Germany in the final of the ice hockey world championship Sunday. It’s a record 28th world title for Canada, and its second in three years. Russia has 27 while Germany has

Associated Press May 28, 2023, 11:34 AM ET TAMPERE, Finland — Defenseman Kristian Rubins scored his second goal 1:22 into overtime to lead Latvia to a 4-3 victory over the United States and earn a bronze medal at the ice hockey world championship on Sunday. It’s the first top-three finish for Latvia at the tournament.

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 28, 2023, 01:19 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. LAS VEGAS — A healthy scratch to start the series, Ty Dellandrea scored two pivotal, third-period goals in the Dallas Stars‘ 4-2 victory on Saturday against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 of the

Associated Press May 27, 2023, 02:34 PM ET TAMPERE, Finland — Germany scored a late equalizer and then upset the United States in overtime Saturday to set up a final against Canada at the ice hockey world championship. Frederik Tiffels scored with 2 minutes, 28 seconds left in overtime to give Germany a 4-3 win

Will there be a return trip to Dallas for Game 6? Or will there be an extended stay in Las Vegas for the start of the Stanley Cup Final? Plus, could there be another game that goes into overtime? These are a few of the questions entering Game 5 of the Western Conference finals between

Associated Press May 27, 2023, 12:29 AM ET KAMLOOPS, British Columbia — James Malatesta had a hat trick, Kassim Gaudet scored twice and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champion Quebec Remparts routed the host Kamloops Blazers 8-3 in the Memorial Cup opener Friday night. Nathan Gaucher, Theo Rochette and Zachary Bolduc also scored for

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 26, 2023, 01:29 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. DALLAS — The Dallas Stars avoided a Western Conference finals sweep by the Vegas Golden Knights with a 3-2 Game 4 victory Thursday, thanks to forward Joe Pavelski‘s power-play goal 3:18 into overtime. Now comes the hard part: trying

Associated Press May 25, 2023, 12:37 PM ET TAMPERE, Finland — The United States beat the Czech Republic 3-0 to advance to the semifinals of the ice hockey world championship on Thursday. The Americans have been cruising through the tournament and earned their eighth straight victory. “This was a tough game and I’m really proud

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 25, 2023, 03:12 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. DALLAS — Jonathan Marchessault isn’t getting ahead of himself, as the Vegas Golden Knights still need a win in Game 4 on Thursday to close out the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference finals. But already waiting in the

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 25, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are, if nothing else, about teachable moments. What a team learns one season can impact the next. If players, coaches and executives take the wrong lessons from the most pressure-filled time of the year, they

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 24, 2023, 11:02 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. SUNRISE, Florida — Matthew Tkachuk scored a power-play goal with 4.9 seconds remaining to complete Florida’s sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes and send the Panthers to their first Stanley Cup Final in 27 years. The

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 24, 2023, 11:03 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. The Florida Panthers are bound for the Stanley Cup Final. Just as we all predicted. (Kidding.) In reality, Florida’s trajectory this season reads like the plot of a classic Disney movie, a tale of plucky

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 24, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. SUNRISE, Florida — Legend has it a cat possesses nine lives, and always lands on its feet. Florida Panthers‘ goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky seems to have taken those myths to heart. Like the creature emblazoned on

Emily Kaplan, ESPNMay 24, 2023, 06:58 AM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Following one of his nine seasons coaching the Winnipeg Jets, Paul Maurice had an idea: Could he be more intentional about the video he showed his players? Video sessions are one of the most common teaching tools coaches employ.

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 24, 2023, 01:09 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. DALLAS — The Dallas Stars defended captain Jamie Benn after he was ejected in the first period of their devastating 4-0 loss in Game 3, which put the Vegas Golden Knights one win away from a Western Conference finals