Fierce defender Jared Spurgeon John Shipley of the Pioneer Press reports that he returned to practice Friday for the first time since being sidelined after two games due to a lower-body injury related to his surgeries last season. He’s unlikely to play today, but the team hopes the captain can return Tuesday in Pittsburgh. Spurgeon…
In the first meeting of the season between the New Jersey Devils and the New York Islanders, the division rivals quickly fell into disarray. The Tight Knight competition had no shortage of physicality that caused tempers to boil over. After New York’s overtime win, an Islanders defender called out the Devils after targeting their superstar….
SPRINGFIELD, MA – They say you never forget your first goal, and the first goal from one of the Detroit Red Wings’ best talents in professional hockey was a big one. It was a night full of firsts and a few oddities as the Grand Rapids Griffins took on the Springfield Thunderbirds on Friday night,…
The Washington Capitals are off to a good start, winning five of their first six games at the start of the 2024/25 season. After sneaking into the playoffs last season with the salary cap era’s worst goal difference of -37, the Caps appear to have solved many of their problems and are a whole new…
Tomas Hertl tied it at 4-4 for Vegas with a one-timer on the power play at 16:49, and Keegan Kolesar gave the Golden Knights a 5-4 lead at 17:49 with a wrist shot from the left faceoff circle. Ivan Barbashev scored 18:14 into an empty net to make the final score 6:4. Barbashev scored two…
PublishedOctober 25, 2024, 4:57 p.m. EDT|UpdatedOctober 25, 2024, 4:56 p.m. EDT Facebook Twitter e-mail Copy link The Tampa Bay Lightning have been easily the most successful NHL franchise through the first part of the 2020s, and now, those who played a roll in that success off the ice are getting some incredible bonuses courtesy of…
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNOct 25, 2024, 3:38 pm ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Alexis Lafreniere and the New York Rangers have agreed to a seven-year contract extension for the first overall pick in the 2020 NHL Draft, a source confirmed to ESPN. The new contract for the 23-year-old Lafrenière has an average…
Tanner Pearson, 70: 70 was a stock number from the start. This is what I was given. Then I got drafted my first year and joined. I tried changing it once but it didn’t really work so I tried again. I’ve been 14 my whole life except in the junior leagues, so I tried that…
Lawson Crouse scored a goal and Karel Vejmelka made 21 saves for Utah (4-3-1), which has lost four of five games. “The lack of execution continued,” Utah coach Andre Tourigny said. “I didn’t like our effort, I didn’t like our emotions, I didn’t like our physicality, I didn’t like our level of fighting. Tonight is…
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNOct 24, 2024, 11:11 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The New York Rangers demoted fan favorite Matt Rempe to the Hartford Wolf Pack, their AHL affiliate, on Thursday. The 22-year-old Rempe only appeared in two of the Rangers’ seven games this season and recorded neither a point nor…