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Field Level Media Feb 6, 2024, 03:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Winnipeg Jets activated forward Mark Scheifele from injured reserve prior to Tuesday’s game against the host Pittsburgh Penguins. Scheifele has been sidelined six games due to a lower-body injury. The Jets placed forward Axel Jonsson-Fjallby on waivers. Scheifele, 30, has totaled 41

Open Extended Reactions The NHL returns from All-Star Weekend with the Edmonton Oilers looking to make history Tuesday night. Edmonton can tie the NHL record for most wins in a row with a victory over the Vegas Golden Knights in Las Vegas. The game will be exclusively on ESPN+ and Hulu at 10 p.m. ET.

Associated Press Feb 5, 2024, 07:46 PM ET CALGARY, Alberta — Hall of Famer Lanny McDonald was hospitalized Monday, a day after suffering a cardiac event while returning from the NHL’s All-Star festivities in Toronto. The 70-year-old McDonald wrote on a social media post Monday that he had what he described as a “cardiac event”

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterFeb 5, 2024, 03:55 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. LONDON, Ontario — The London Police Service cited a discovery of new evidence for reopening an investigation into an alleged sexual assault involving five players from Canada’s 2018 World Junior hockey team. Chief Thai Truong

Greg Wyshynski Close Greg Wyshynski ESPN Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Kristen Shilton Close Kristen Shilton ESPN NHL reporter Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Feb 5, 2024, 07:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NHL All-Star Weekend offers a relaxed atmosphere for players, as they hang with friends and family

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterFeb 3, 2024, 07:16 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — The Maple Leafs made their hometown crowd proud during NHL All-Star weekend. And it was capped by an MVP performance from none other than Auston Matthews. Indeed, the league’s leading

ESPN News Services Feb 3, 2024, 04:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Jack Hughes is nearing a return to the New Jersey Devils‘ lineup after missing the past month because of an injury. The team said Saturday that Hughes is “really close” to playing again and that he decided to return home to

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterFeb 2, 2024, 04:42 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — The NHL will not release its finding from a yearlong investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a woman by multiple players from the 2018 Canadian world junior hockey team

Open Extended Reactions After a humorous All-Star player draft on Thursday and a thrilling night of All-Star skills on Friday, it’s time for the final event of 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend: the game(s)! It’s a simple format: two semifinals of 3-on-3 hockey, followed by the winners of those games squaring off in the final. First

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNFeb 2, 2024, 10:27 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid won the $1 million NHL All-Star Skills competition Friday night in Toronto, an event he helped the league redesign this season. McDavid helped the NHL revamp the skills competition

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNFeb 2, 2024, 04:49 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions For the second time in three days, a pair of Canadian NHL teams made a trade with a center going to the Stanley Cup contender, and a first-round pick (and more) going to a team looking

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNFeb 2, 2024, 04:22 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions NHLPA executive director Marty Walsh believes the Arizona Coyotes should relocate if there isn’t a suitable arena plan in place by the end of the 2023-24 NHL season. “If there’s no plan in Arizona, I would

Open Extended Reactions After featuring a dunk tank in South Florida, and an accuracy contest within the spray of the Bellagio fountains in Las Vegas, the NHL elected to revamp its All-Star skills competition for the 2024 edition. The league worked with Connor McDavid to bring the skills contest back to its roots as a

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterFeb 1, 2024, 08:03 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov went No. 1 overall when the NHL staged its first player draft in nearly a decade Thursday night to kick off All-Star Weekend. The

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNFeb 1, 2024, 06:06 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions One of the best players believed to be available this NHL trade season is off the board. The Vancouver Canucks have acquired center Elias Lindholm from the Calgary Flames in exchange for forward Andrei Kuzmenko, defensemen

Open Extended Reactions As part of the festivities at the 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend, the league has brought back the player draft! The four teams — Team Matthews (captain Auston Matthews and assistant Morgan Rielly), Team McDavid (Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl), Team MacKinnon (Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar) and Team Hughes (co-captained by Quinn Hughes and

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJan 31, 2024, 03:24 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Columbus Blue Jackets rookie center Adam Fantilli is expected to miss eight weeks with a lacerated calf, the team announced Wednesday. Fantilli was injured Sunday in a 4-2 loss to the Seattle

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJan 31, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Thanks to his exceptional speed, it feels like Connor McDavid has a head start on anyone he’s skating against in the NHL. But before he even played a minute as a pro, McDavid said he wanted