ESPN News Services Jan 27, 2025, 06:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Emil Lilleberg has been suspended two games without pay for interference against Detroit Red Wings forward J.T. Compher on Saturday night. Lilleberg, 23, received a minor penalty for the incident, which occurred in the second period
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The Winnipeg Jets have a great power play. However, they haven’t been getting many chances to trot it out. Y’all Got Any More of Those Power-Play Opportunities? In the past 13 games dating back to Dec. 31, the Jets have had a “grand” total of 18 power-play opportunities. The list of games below will be
The Detroit Red Wings have signed right wing Dominik Shine to a two-year contract for the remainder of this season and the 2025-26 campaign. Shine has spent his entire career playing on American Hockey League contracts with the Red Wings’ AHL affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins, first joining the team on an amateur tryout on
The Edmonton Oilers take on the Seattle Kraken tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. KRAKEN (22-25-3) at OILERS (31-15-3) 9:30 p.m. ET; TVAS, SNW, KONG, KHN Kraken projected lineup Jaden Schwartz — Matty Beniers — Kaapo KakkoAndre Burakovsky — Chandler Stephenson — Oliver BjorkstrandJared McCann — Shane Wright —
Vegas Golden Knights veteran defenceman Alex Pietrangelo has withdrawn from the 4 Nations Face-Off, the team announced Sunday. “Alex Pietrangelo will be withdrawing from the 2025 4Nations Face-Off to tend to an ailment and prepare for the remainder of the regular season with Vegas,” the Golden Knights said in a post on X. Pietrangelo, one
Kristen ShiltonJan 27, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Dylan Strome can’t stop outdoing himself. And that’s a good thing — for Strome, and the Washington Capitals. Strome is the Capitals’ leading scorer (with 12 goals and 46 points in 49 games) and is
Yes, I know what you’re thinking. The NHL Entry Draft is tonight. The day when franchises inspire hope with flashy draft picks, make significant personnel changes, and look toward the future. However, just a few short days ago, all eyes in the hockey world were on Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, FL. It was, of
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The AHL officially reached the halfway point of the 2024-25 regular season schedule last weekend. Three months of play have started to provide some – though hardly all – of the answers that NHL front offices are seeking to learn about their prospects and their respective AHL affiliates. What’s working?
Kristen ShiltonJan 26, 2025, 06:33 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Defenseman Alex Pietrangelo has withdrawn from the 4 Nations Face-Off due to an undisclosed injury and to prepare for the rest of his NHL season with the Las Vegas Golden Knights, the club announced in
The Vancouver Canucks picked up a 2-1 victory over the league-leading Washington Capitals on Saturday night and it was a special night for defenceman Elias Pettersson, who made his NHL debut. “It was a lot of fun, and I was just trying to enjoy the moment,” said Pettersson. “Yeah, I’m really happy.” D-Petey, as he
The March 8 NHL trade deadline looms large and we’re starting to see some movement on the trade front. The mammoth trade of Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes sent shockwaves through the league and could serve as the proverbial starting pistol for this year’s trade season. The Columbus Blue Jackets have a couple of
ESPN News Services Jan 26, 2025, 12:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ANAHEIM, Calif. — Veteran goaltender John Gibson sustained an upper-body injury during the first period of the Anaheim Ducks‘ 5-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night. Lukas Dostal took over netminding duties at the start of the second period. Gibson made
The Minnesota Wild played host to the Calgary Flames on Saturday evening, Jan. 25 to end Hockey Day Minnesota. They were looking to avenge a rough 4-0 loss to the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday, Jan. 23. Their lineup remained the same as Thursday with one minor change to the goaltending as Marc-André Fleury got
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … NHL Coaches’ Association (NHLCA) members Joey Ali, Beth Hanrahan, Suneil Karod and Jessica Turi have been invited to participate in the 2025 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Spotlight 29 Casino, taking place Feb. 2-3 at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, Calif., home of the Coachella Valley Firebirds. In 2023, the AHL launched
A 15-year-old girl from Northlands Denesuline First Nation says while she doesn’t go skating too often in her northern Manitoba community, she appreciated the chance to lace up next to former NHL players Ray Neufeld, Trevor Kidd and Gerard McDonald on Saturday morning at an outdoor rink just outside Winnipeg. “I’m not that good, so when I
Jan 25, 2025, 07:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Rangers on Saturday agreed to terms with veteran defenseman Will Borgen on a five-year contract extension, the club announced. The deal will carry a $4.1 million average annual value, sources told ESPN’s Kevin Weekes. Borgen, 28, was acquired from the Seattle Kraken on
The St. Louis Blues (23-23-4) were shut out for the first time this season on Saturday night, losing to the Dallas Stars (31-17-1) 2-0 at the Enterprise Center. Evgenii Dadonov and Esa Lindell put the Stars on the board, while Casey DeSmith stopped 33 pucks for his second shutout of the season and the 12th
The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired forward Ryder Korczak from the New York Rangers in exchange for forward Lucas Edmonds. Korczak, 22, has three goals and eight assists in 35 games for the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack this season. The second-year pro has totaled 12 goals and 19 assists for 31 points in 107 AHL