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Associated Press Nov 19, 2023, 12:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SUNRISE, Fla. — Aleksander Barkov escaped major injury in a knee-to-knee collision and is being listed by the Florida Panthers as day-to-day, a relieved coach Paul Maurice said Sunday. Barkov was hurt when he was hit by Anaheim‘s Jackson LaCombe on Friday night in

Associated Press Nov 18, 2023, 09:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — The Bruins‘ Stanley Cup winners from 1970 and 1972 finally had their chance to raise a banner to the rafters on Saturday night. As part of the club’s 100th season celebration, the club honored what was called the “Big Bad Bruins Era”

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 18, 2023, 07:29 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Devils star Jack Hughes returned to the lineup to face the New York Rangers on Saturday night. The center had missed the last five games with what the Devils called an

Associated Press Nov 18, 2023, 12:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NOTTINGHAM, England — A makeshift shrine for Adam Johnson keeps growing outside the arena where the Nottingham Panthers play hockey. Fans have left flowers, wreaths, jerseys, team scarves and handwritten notes to honor the American who died after an opposing player’s skate cut his

Associated Press Nov 18, 2023, 12:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — The Boston Bruins say Milan Lucic is taking an indefinite leave of absence from the team after he was involved in an undisclosed incident Friday night. The Bruins in a statement released Saturday did not provide any details about the incident other

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterNov 17, 2023, 06:30 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions There have been some significant surprises during the 2023-24 NHL season thus far: the Edmonton Oilers being the first team to fire its head coach (thanks to hanging out near the bottom

Emily Kaplan, ESPNNov 17, 2023, 07:05 AM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Open Extended Reactions As we head to Thanksgiving — the NHL’s typical barometer for whether a team is well-positioned for a playoff berth or not — there have been plenty of surprises around the NHL. Behind the scenes, teams

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 16, 2023, 01:54 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Florida Panthers assistant general manager Brett Peterson is the new general manager for the 2024 United States men’s national team, becoming the first Black executive to hold that position. Peterson, 42, will lead the effort to

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterNov 16, 2023, 11:30 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions It was around two years ago when Toronto Maple Leafs winger Ryan Reaves said he received a phone call from someone about the idea of creating a TV show about his great-great-great-grandfather

ESPN.com staff Nov 16, 2023, 10:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Brian Boyle played 14 seasons in the NHL, forging a reputation as a passionate player who gave it all every game. He inspired the hockey world off the ice, too, during his battle with chronic myelogenous leukemia. He announced he had been diagnosed with

Associated Press Nov 15, 2023, 04:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres will be without Tage Thompson for a month if not longer after their top center had a shot go off his left wrist. Coach Don Granato didn’t reveal the exact nature of the injury in providing the update

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterNov 15, 2023, 02:33 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Vancouver Canucks defenseman Carson Soucy will be out for six-to-eight weeks with a lower-body injury, the team announced Wednesday. Soucy was injured Sunday when he blocked a shot in the Canucks’ 5-2

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 15, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Hockey Hall of Fame can welcome up to four men’s players in every annual class. Based on how many current NHL players could be worthy of a plaque in Toronto — and how many qualified

Associated Press Nov 14, 2023, 11:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres will be without star forward Tage Thompson for the foreseeable future because of an injury he sustained blocking a shot Tuesday night. Thompson was injured in the second period of the Sabres’ 5-2 loss to the Boston Bruins

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 14, 2023, 07:40 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Free agent right wing Patrick Kane has begun meeting with teams this week to find his next NHL destination. Kane underwent hip resurfacing surgery after last season in hopes of correcting a lingering injury. Editor’s Picks

Nov 14, 2023, 02:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl was fined $5,000 by the NHL on Tuesday for a dangerous trip on New York Islanders center Bo Horvat. The fine is the maximum allowable amount under the NHL’s collective bargaining agreement. In the second period of the Oilers’ 4-1 win

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterNov 14, 2023, 12:44 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. A man was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in the death of former NHL player Adam Johnson, the South Yorkshire (England) Police announced Tuesday. The arrest comes more than two weeks since police began investigating

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 14, 2023, 02:34 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — The NHL is considering rule changes to create more offense in overtime games. At their meeting Tuesday in Toronto, the league’s general managers discussed potential tweaks to the 3-on-3 overtime period. The NHL’s current