Courtesy of a 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night, the Los Angeles Kings have clinched a berth in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Californian club has made it to the big dance for the third season in a row and is looking to get past the first round for the first time
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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
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
With his goal against the Detroit Red Wings, Alex Ovechkin has an NHL record with his 18th career 30-goal season. He surpassed the mark set by Mike Garner, who played for five NHL teams in his career, including the Washington Capitals. Ovechkin’s goal also gets him closer to Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record. The Great One’s
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
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ Rickard Rakell has notched his 200th career goal in the first period against the Toronto Maple Leafs. It was Rakell’s 14th goal and third in his last six games. Evgeni Malkin picked up the only assist for his 38th of the season and 8th point in the past six games. The two-time
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
The Philadelphia Flyers take on the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups, sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. FLYERS (36-31-11) at CANADIENS (29-36-12) 7 p.m. ET; RDS, TSN2, NBCSP+ Flyers projected lineup Tyson Foerster — Morgan Frost — Travis Konecny Owen Tippett — Scott Laughton —
It seems wild to fathom that a player like Nathan MacKinnon who has accomplished so much already had any milestones left to achieve. He’s a Stanley Cup champion, has two 100-point seasons – including the current one – and four others during which he tallied more than or nearly 90 points. Plus that bewildering home point streak
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
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
On a night that Brock Boeser hit 40 goals, and Conor Garland scored his 100th in the NHL, JT Miller joined the century club with his 100th point of the season. On Conor Garland’s 101st – and second of the game – against the Vegas Golden Knights, he had the primary helper to also grab
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
The Nashville Predators take on the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups, sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents and others. PREDATORS (44-29-4) at DEVILS (37-36-4) 7 p.m. ET; MSGSN, BSSO, SN Predators projected lineup Filip Forsberg — Ryan O’Reilly — Gustav Nyquist Jason Zucker — Colton Sissons — Anthony Beauvillier Mark
ESPN News Services Apr 7, 2024, 08:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEWARK, N.J. — Goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen left the New Jersey Devils‘ 3-2 loss to the Nashville Predators on Sunday in the first period with an undisclosed injury. Kahkonen left the ice with the trainer’s help after the Predators’ Roman Josi scored on a
The Columbus Blue Jackets take on the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups, sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents and others. BLUE JACKETS (26-39-12) at HURRICANES (48-22-7) 5 p.m. ET; BSSO, BSOH Blue Jackets projected lineup Johnny Gaudreau — Dmitri Voronkov — Alex Nylander Alexandre Texier — Cole Sillinger — Kirill Marchenko
After 37 career games in the NHL, 23-year-old defenseman Matthew Kessel got on the board for the first time in his career for the St. Louis Blues with his first NHL goal. As if he had done it a thousand times already, he gave a nonchalant celebration despite putting his team in front over the
Open Extended Reactions After an 11-game Super Saturday, it’s a somewhat milder nine-game Sunday of action in the NHL. But the playoff implications of the contests is no less grand. Perhaps the most intriguing matchup is the late one, as the Dallas Stars visit the Colorado Avalanche (10 p.m. ET, ESPN). Editor’s Picks 2 Related