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Open Extended Reactions By this time next week, the 2024 Stanley Cup playoff bracket will be finalized. And by the end of Saturday’s 13-game schedule, a number of playoff fates — division titles, seeds and playoff spots in general — could officially be in the books. And perhaps the best news for hockey fans? The

Emily Kaplan, ESPNApr 12, 2024, 09:43 PM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Open Extended Reactions Arizona Coyotes players were informed Friday that the team is relocating to Utah, sources told ESPN, confirming a report by PHNX Sports. Coyotes general manager Bill Armstrong met with the players ahead of their game against

Open Extended Reactions The Western Conference does not officially have its eight playoff teams identified yet (though that could change after Friday night’s action). But even when that octet is confirmed, the seeding remains to be clarified. Heading into Friday’s five-game slate, the current matchups are as follows: C1 Dallas Stars vs. WC2 Vegas Golden

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNApr 12, 2024, 07:45 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Stanley Cup Final is the grand finale of the NHL season. It’s just that some finales are a bit grander than others. Here are the 10 best possible Stanley Cup Final matchups in 2024, based

ESPN News Services Apr 11, 2024, 11:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby is too consumed with the moment to think about the history he’s making. Too focused on trying to will the Pittsburgh Penguins into a playoff berth that seemed unlikely a month ago to consider the weight of all that

Mar 24, 2024, 07:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The field for the men’s NCAA hockey tournament is set, with 16 teams looking to earn a trip to St. Paul, Minnesota, for the Frozen Four. Regional play begins Thursday and concludes March 31, with the national semifinals set for April 11 and the championship game

Open Extended Reactions Although six teams have clinched a playoff berth in the Eastern Conference half of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs bracket, there is a fierce battle being contested for those final two spots among five teams. Two of them play against each other Thursday. The Detroit Red Wings visit the Pittsburgh Penguins (7

Emily Kaplan Close Emily Kaplan ESPN Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Greg Wyshynski Close Greg Wyshynski ESPN Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Apr 10, 2024, 02:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NHL is preparing a contingency that could relocate the Arizona Coyotes to Utah as soon as next season, sources

Rachel Doerrie, ESPNApr 10, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close Rachel Doerrie is a professional data consultant specializing in data communication and modelling. She’s worked in the NHL and consulted for professional teams across North American and Europe. She hosts the Staff & Graph Podcast and discusses sports from a data-driven perspective. Open Extended Reactions The

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNApr 10, 2024, 07:40 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions ON THE ICE, they were vital role players for the Washington Capitals. Off the ice, they were simply the Chums. Forwards Eric Fehr and Jay Beagle and defenseman Karl Alzner played together from 2008-15 during the

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNApr 9, 2024, 11:36 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions New York Rangers coach Peter Laviolette called two hits by New York Islanders players “vicious” after an intense 4-2 loss at UBS Arena on Tuesday night. With 11:09 left in the third period, Rangers center Mika

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNApr 9, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions When the New York Rangers clinched a playoff berth on March 26, there wasn’t a celebration. There was barely an acknowledgment of the feat in their dressing room after an overtime win against the visiting Philadelphia

Open Extended Reactions All 16 teams in the NHL’s Eastern Conference will have completed their 82-game seasons by the end of April 17. At that time — and perhaps not a moment earlier — we will officially know the identities of the eight Eastern clubs moving on to the Stanley Cup playoffs. Eight of Tuesday’s

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNApr 8, 2024, 03:09 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Defenseman Landon DuPont has become just the second player in Western Hockey League history to be granted Exceptional Player Status by Hockey Canada. DuPont is eligible to compete in the league on a full-time basis as

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterApr 8, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The Tampa Bay Lightning had their own March madness this year. With a March mantra to boot: Just win, baby. And no surprise — the Lightning did. A lot. Tampa Bay went

Open Extended Reactions The 2023-24 NHL regular season concludes April 18, with the Stanley Cup playoffs beginning April 20. But before we get there, there are some races with runway remaining, including for two spots in the Eastern Conference bracket, and for the Presidents’ Trophy and No. 1 overall seed. So to help dissect those

Associated Press Apr 8, 2024, 01:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Tyler Seguin scored twice, Thomas Harley had an assist on all three of Dallas’ power-play goals in the second period and the Western Conference-leading Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 7-4 on Sunday night. Dallas now has 107 points, which is five ahead

Associated Press Apr 7, 2024, 02:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Colorado Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen remains in concussion protocol and will miss their game Sunday night against the Central Division-leading Dallas Stars. It ends his streak of consecutive games at 161, which was the longest on the team. Rantanen’s absence is a