NHL

8:00 AM ET ESPN staff The ABC Saturday afternoon hockey schedule continues this week with a Metropolitan Division matchup, as the Philadelphia Flyers travel to take on the Carolina Hurricanes, with coverage beginning at 3 p.m. ET and simulcast on ESPN+. To help get you ready for the game, we’ve put together a guide on

6:12 PM ET Associated Press FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Stars have signed forward Joe Pavelski to a $5.5 million, one-year contract extension for the 2022-23 season. The 37-year-old Pavelski leads the Stars in assists (37) and points (59) and is third with 22 goals in the final year of a $21 million, three-year deal

4:48 AM ET South Africa’s men’s ice hockey team will return to competitive action for the first time in nearly three years this weekend, as they host the 2022 IIHF World Championship Division III B in Cape Town. From March 13-18, GrandWest Arena will host South Africa, Thailand, and Bosnia & Herzegovina in Division III

11:07 PM ET Jack Eichel didn’t hold back in his return to Buffalo on Thursday. The Vegas Golden Knights center played his first game against the Sabres since being traded to Vegas on November 4, coming out on the losing end of a 3-1 decision. Eichel, 25, was Buffalo’s second overall pick in the 2015

10:06 PM ET Craig Anderson won the 300th game of his NHL career Thursday night, becoming just the sixth U.S.-born goaltender to reach that milestone. Buffalo‘s netminder, 40, achieved the feat while making 30 saves in a 3-1 victory over visiting Vegas. The Park Ridge, Illinois, native now trails only Tom Barrasso, Ryan Miller, Mike

8:45 AM ET It’s the moment that every NHL player fears. When they’ve played with the same team for years, to the point where home ice feel like a second home, and then something from “the business side of the game” evicts them. They’re wearing a different uniform, on a different team, with different teammates.

7:00 AM ET When Moritz Seider pronounces his first name, it has an exotic quality to it. He takes the “R” and brings the sound to the back of his throat, deemphasizing the sharpness of the letter that’s usually applied when non-German speakers attempt saying it. For 20 years, he’s heard “Mor-EETZ.” To his constant

2:39 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Norm Maciver is returning to the Chicago Blackhawks after he was hired as associate general manager under new GM Kyle Davidson. The team announced Maciver’s return on Wednesday. The 57-year-old Maciver had been working as the director of player personnel for the Seattle Kraken. “Bringing in Norm is

12:28 PM ET Jack Eichel knows his return to Buffalo will be “awkward” and says he doesn’t know how Sabres fans will react — though he hopes they focus on some positives. “I think about my time in Buffalo, it obviously ended a little bit messy,” Eichel, the former Sabres captain, told ESPN ahead of

Mar 8, 2022 Associated Press SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken have made it clear they see forward Jared McCann as a key part of their core moving forward. The Kraken signed McCann to a five-year, $25 million contract extension Tuesday, locking up a young player who has emerged during the expansion team’s first season. McCann

7:00 AM ET With less than two weeks remaining until the 2022 NHL trade deadline, GMs are watching their teams closely to determine whether to trade away players, or make additions before the playoff rush. Speaking of the schedule, this week for the NHL power rankings, we also identified a particularly tough stretch for every

12:28 AM ET Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin tied Jaromir Jagr for No. 3 on the NHL’s all-time goals list at 766 after scoring twice in a 5-4 win at the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night. Ovechkin, 36, scored his 35th goal of the season at 13:23 of the second period, creating the scoring chance

8:10 AM ET The beauty of the NHL Awards is that they not only encourage debate about on-ice performance but also existential arguments about who should be or should not be eligible to win said awards. (Beauty in this case very much being in the eye of the beholder.) Can the Hart Trophy be awarded

10:12 PM ET ESPN News Services The NHL suspended its dealings with the Russia-based Kontinental Hockey League on Monday, a move that could make it more difficult for teams to sign players from there. The NHL told its teams to cease contact with KHL counterparts and Russia-based agents as part of the suspension of the

12:30 PM ET The NCAA women’s hockey tournament is bigger and better than ever in 2021. This year the field expands from eight to 11 teams, with play beginning Thursday March 10. The top four seeds will host the regional semifinals and finals, with the Frozen Four being held March 18 and 20 at Penn

7:02 AM ET The Stanley Cup Playoffs are getting a makeover for the first time in 13 seasons. The NHL revealed new branding for its postseason on Monday, with the most photorealistic version of the Stanley Cup it has ever used in a logo. “We felt it was time for a fresh and energetic change.

8:16 AM ET Associated Press Hockey Hall of Fame member Angela James opened what could become a widening rift between North America’s top two women’s professional hockey organizations on the eve of joining the new ownership group of the Premier Hockey Federation’s Toronto Six. Days before the PHF officially announced the sale on Monday, James

8:10 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. PAUL, Minn. — Jason Robertson had his second hat trick of the weekend and the Dallas Stars outlasted the Minnesota Wild 6-3 on Sunday to take over the top wild-card position in the Western Conference. Robertson, a 22-year-old American left wing who has cemented his place on Dallas’