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1:00 PM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson is expected to miss at least two months with an injury to his left forearm. The Sharks said that Karlsson underwent surgery Monday to repair a small muscle tear in his left forearm. The team said Tuesday that Karlsson is

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff With the All-Star Game approaching, and many teams having hit the 41-game mark of the 2021-22 NHL season, it’s a great time to check in on the playoff races, potential trade candidates and award and scoring title candidates. We asked our NHL analysts for their top predictions for the remainder

7:09 PM ET Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Keith Yandle tied the NHL’s “iron man” record against the Dallas Stars on Monday night, appearing in his 964th straight regular-season game. That equals the record set by former NHL forward Doug Jarvis from 1975 to ’87. Yandle, 35, can break the mark by taking a shift in the

7:00 AM ET When the Philadelphia Flyers game against the Washington Capitals was postponed on Dec. 21, Cam Atkinson was disappointed — then realized it was a potential reprieve. Philadelphia players were given an extra two days off, meaning they could start their Christmas break early. It had been a challenging start for the Flyers.

7:00 AM ET In the NHL, handing out midseason grades is a tricky proposition. Entering Monday’s games, there are 15 teams that have yet to hit the 41-game mark, including the New York Islanders, who have played just 34 of them. There have been 104 games postponed due to players and coaches entering the NHL’s

12:20 AM ET ESPN News Services NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Devils defenseman P.K. Subban on Sunday night addressed an incident involving a racist taunt aimed at his brother, Jordan Subban, in a minor-league game Saturday in Florida. The East Coast Hockey League indefinitely suspended Jacksonville Icemen defenseman Jacob Panetta, pending a hearing for what

5:28 PM ET ESPN News Services Slava Voynov and Artem Anisimov are among the former NHL players named to Russia’s roster for the upcoming Beijing Olympics. The Russians are the defending men’s hockey champions after winning gold in Pyeongchang four years ago, when the NHL also did not send players. They should be the favorites

6:44 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — David Pastrnak scored a tiebreaking power-play goal early in the third period to give the surging Boston Bruins a 3-2 win over the travel-weary Winnipeg Jets on Saturday. Boston’s leading scorer, Brad Marchand, surprisingly returned to the lineup Saturday after leaving Thursday with an apparent right shoulder

11:51 PM ET Associated Press Hall of Famer Clark Gillies, a stalwart on the New York Islanders‘ dynasty that won four straight Stanley Cup championships in the early 1980s, has died. He was 67. The Islanders announced Gillies’ death Friday night, with team president and general manager Lou Lamoriello saying “the entire Islanders community is

3:26 PM ET The American Hockey League on Friday suspended San Jose Barracuda forward Krystof Hrabik for 30 games after he made a racist gesture towards Boko Imama of the Tucson Roadrunners in a Jan. 12 game. A source told ESPN that Hrabik, 22, imitated the movements of a monkey in a taunt that targeted

3:16 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Anaheim Ducks coach Dallas Eakins will not be behind the bench for Friday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning after testing positive for COVID-19. Assistant coach Mike Stothers will run things in Eakins’ absence. Eakins is the third member of Anaheim’s coaching staff in the NHL’s

11:54 PM ET ESPN News Services Charlie McAvoy scored a power-play goal with 45 seconds left in the third period, lifting the Boston Bruins to a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night. But the win might have been costly for Boston, which lost winger Brad Marchand to an apparent right shoulder injury

8:31 PM ET The USA Hockey National Team Development Program’s under-17 squad will wear “Star Wars” inspired jerseys for their game against the Madison Capitols on Friday night in Plymouth, Michigan. It will be the team’s eighth annual “Star Wars” night. The front depicts Luke Skywalker holding a lightsaber next to Yoda in a scene

10:40 AM ET Hockey fans are an opinionated lot, willing to share our analysis on everything from player performances to big trades to playoff-worthiness of teams. But we also have those opinions that we’re hesitant to share, even if we’re convinced of their value or inherent truth. We whisper them at a game or text

7:00 AM ET Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri has been the focus of much debate during his career, from questions about his maturity to his frequent run-ins with the NHL Department of Player Safety. But the debate over whether the NHL snubbed him for its All-Star Game this season? That was a new one for

11:36 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Ryan Reaves, a quick-witted forward, was brought to the New York Rangers in the offseason to provide toughness, grit, some size on the fourth line, and maybe even a few laughs on the bench. Goals were not on that list, and the 34-year-old veteran lived up

8:01 PM ET ESPN News Services WASHINGTON — Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov has been suspended two games for kneeing Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers. The NHL Department of Player Safety announced the suspension Wednesday after holding a hearing with Orlov and his representatives. Orlov was not penalized for the knee-on-knee hit late in regulation of

4:28 PM ET ESPN News Services The NHL on Wednesday revealed new dates for 98 games postponed for coronavirus-related reasons, keeping the end of the regular season on schedule for April 29. The changes include moving 23 other games around and 95 games filling the Feb. 7-22 gap that previously was scheduled for the Olympic