Hockey rivalries have been around since the NHL was founded 1917. The Pittsburgh Penguins have had rivals since they joined the league in 1967 with the six-team expansion. Among the trash talk, bitter battles and playoff competition, the following teams can be considered the Penguins’ fiercest rivals of the Sidney Crosby era. Washington Capitals Step
As the Florida Panthers took down the New York Rangers in the 2024 Eastern Conference Final, New York Islanders fans could hardly contain their happiness. The New York rivalry runs deep, so seeing the Rangers’ season end to a Florida team for the second consecutive season, just like the Islanders in 2020 and 2021, has
Ryan S. Clark Close Ryan S. Clark NHL reporter Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Kristen Shilton Close Kristen Shilton ESPN NHL reporter Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Jun 10, 2024, 11:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Following the Florida Panthers‘ 3-0 win over the Edmonton Oilers in
In his return to the lineup after missing the last 10 games due to injury, defenseman Jake Christiansen scored 17:31 into overtime to give the Cleveland Monsters an improbable 3-2 victory over Hershey in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Monday night. The Monsters are the fifth team in AHL history to send
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a one-on-one chance with Sergei Bobrovsky late in Saturday’s first period. The Oilers forward — the team’s longest-serving player, one who endured some of the franchise’s darkest days — was stoned by the Florida Panthers goaltender with a full-stretch pad save. Nugent-Hopkins then got an opportunity on another power play in the
The 2024 NHL Draft is getting closer than ever, starting on June 28 at Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada. Picking 12th, again in the first round with either the 31st or 32nd pick, and some more throughout the class, the Philadelphia Flyers have some big decisions to make. Amid a rebuilding project, they should take
The NHL announced that Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill has won the 2024 Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award, presented annually to the general manager (GM) who best excelled at the position during the regular season. Dallas won the Central Division with 52 wins and 113 points in the Standings. Jim Nill
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 10, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions SUNRISE, Fla. — Kyle Okposo doesn’t see himself as “the old guy without a Stanley Cup.” Even if everyone else does. “I don’t look at myself like I’m Joe Pavelski or all of these other guys
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The numbers say that the Cleveland Monsters probably should not still be playing. But Hershey Bears forward Garrett Roe called this one early. He knew what the Bears were in for. “It’s kind of like a heavyweight bout,” Roe said following Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals, in which
With the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup final for the first time in almost 20 years, fans both home and abroad are hoping the team can return some of that old school hockey shine to the City of Champions. Oilers take on the Florida Panthers in Game 1 of the playoff final series this
The New York Rangers season came to a disappointing end with their 2-1 loss to the Florida Panthers in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final. They did not generate enough scoring chances and were outplayed both at even strength and on special teams. Jacob Trouba, who broke his ankle in March, struggled and briefly
The famous contract clauses that provide players more stability and control over their destiny appeared in the NHL when the 2005 Collective Bargaining Agreement was signed. With the salary cap came the need for cap room and the possibility of burying a contract in the American Hockey League. From then on, contract negotiations changed. General
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 8, 2024, 11:15 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions SUNRISE, Fla. — For the first time in franchise history, the Florida Panthers have a lead in the Stanley Cup Final. They have Sergei Bobrovsky to thank for it. The Panthers goaltender shut out Connor McDavid
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer For as much attention as their high-end talent gets, the Hershey Bears possess two other must-have elements to play into June: they own exceptional depth, and they like each other. In the first two games of the Calder Cup Finals last year against Coachella Valley, the Firebirds dominated the Bears
Pressure is a privilege — and the Edmonton Oilers are not taking their chance to hoist the Stanley Cup for granted. Centre Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, who the Oilers drafted No. 1 in 2011, remembers the adversity the franchise faced when he entered the NHL. “It’s rare for it to all just go well through your entire
The 2023-24 NHL season may be down to its final few games, but there is still a lot left to unfold. The New York Islanders may have been eliminated in the playoffs over a month ago, but the team could still learn a lot in the 2024 Stanley Cup Final. Whether it be reconnecting with
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there is more talk featuring the Calgary Flames and New Jersey Devils. The Toronto Maple Leafs do not intend to ask Mitch Marner to waive his no-trade clause until there’s a good reason to do so. Brendan Dillon is likely leaving the Winnipeg Jets. Are the Vancouver Canucks willing to
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 9, 2024, 02:52 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky was impenetrable in their 3-0 Stanley Cup Final Game 1 victory over Edmonton. But the Oilers are confident that they can find ways to beat him. “He’s