ESPN News Services Jan 17, 2025, 10:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BUFFALO, N.Y. — Alex Nedeljkovic became the first goalie in NHL history to have a goal and an assist, and made 40 saves as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Friday night. Nedeljkovic had a secondary assist on Cody Glass’
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We watched the Pittsburgh Penguins match up with the Buffalo Sabres at the Key Bank Center in Buffalo on Friday night. This was the Penguins’ first game since announcing they waived their former All-Star goaltender Tristan Jarry. They entered play against the Sabres on Friday night, losers in seven of their last eight games, while
Field Level Media Jan 17, 2025, 05:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Islanders forward Maxim Tsyplakov received a three-game suspension from the NHL on Friday, one day after delivering a high hit to Philadelphia Flyers center Ryan Poehling. Tsyplakov had a hearing earlier on Friday with the NHL Department of Player Safety. The
The Toronto Maple Leafs overtime win over the New Jersey Devils and former head coach Sheldon Keefe on Thursday was a big one in a number of ways. For starters, they knocked off their former bench boss and a tough Devils squad, but on top of that they ended a three-game slide earning two more
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comJan 17, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Sean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. Open Extended Reactions The midway point of the 2024-25 NHL occurred recently, which led to a
The Minnesota Wild and Vegas Golden Knights faced each other for the second time this season on Sunday evening, Jan. 12, in Vegas, with both teams on the second halves of back-to-backs. Their first meeting favored the Golden Knights in St. Paul, 3-2 back in December. The Wild’s injured list was the same as the
It has been a while since the Central Divison rivals the Chicago Blackhawks and Nashville Predators faced off. They last met in October when the Blackhawks lost 3-2 at home. Both Chicago and Nashville find themselves in the bottom three of the NHL standings. Still, it’s always a tough matchup for the Hawks, as they
Rachel Doerrie, ESPNJan 16, 2025, 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 Los Angeles Kings take on the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. KINGS (24-12-5) at CANUCKS (19-14-10) 10 p.m. ET; SNP, FDSNW Kings projected lineup Alex Turcotte — Anze Kopitar — Adrian KempeWarren Foegele — Quinton Byfield — Tanner JeannotKevin Fiala — Phillip
Greg Wyshynski, Senior NHL writerJan 16, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The 2024-25 NHL season has been a little difficult to get a read on. Some teams that were expected to be very good aren’t very good. Some teams that were expected to be mediocre
Neil PaineJan 15, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Neil Paine writes about sports using data and analytics. Previously, he was Sports Editor at FiveThirtyEight. Open Extended Reactions Hard as it might be to believe, the 2024-25 NHL season is already more than halfway over: The average team has played 53% (or 43.1 out of 82
Associated Press Jan 15, 2025, 06:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Jared Bednar had a blunt, one-word summation after Colorado rallied for a 3-2 overtime win against the New York Rangers on Tuesday night. “Unimpressive,” the Avalanche coach said. Bednar’s beef: His team had too many passengers and not enough contributors. He was
Following a frustrating loss against the Philadelphia Flyers, the Florida Panthers faced the New Jersey Devils in an attempt to salvage their back-to-back. They were able to do so, winning 2-1 in a shootout. Spencer Knight stopped 26 of 27 for a .963 save percentage (SV%). Game Recap The first period was extremely uneventful, as
Field Level Media Jan 14, 2025, 12:03 PM ET Montreal Canadiens forward Emil Heineman will be sidelined three to four weeks after sustaining an upper-body injury in a traffic accident in Utah, the team announced Tuesday. Per the team, the accident occurred Monday. Heineman was a pedestrian. The Canadiens are beginning a two-game road trip
The Calgary Flames take on the St. Louis Blues tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. FLAMES (21-14-7) at BLUES (20-20-4)8 p.m. ET; FDSNMW, SNW Flames projected lineup Jonathan Huberdeau — Nazem Kadri — Martin PospisilBlake Coleman — Mikael Backlund — Matt CoronatoRory Kerins — Yegor Sharangovich — Jakob PelletierRyan
Kristen Shilton Close Kristen Shilton ESPN NHL reporter Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Ryan S. Clark Close Ryan S. Clark ESPN NHL reporter Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Jan 14, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With most NHL teams having played 41 games this season,
The Philadelphia Flyers‘ Quarter-Century Teams were announced on Monday, Jan. 13, as a part of an ongoing series in the NHL. Their First Team was comprised of three forwards, two defensemen, and one goalie. Their Second Team was, too. Who made the cut? Flyers’ First Team Forwards: Simon Gagne, Claude Giroux, Mike Richards Defensemen: Eric
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comJan 13, 2025, 01:00 PM ET Close Sean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. Open Extended Reactions Every Monday, we’ll mine the waiver wire for lesser-rostered performers who have the