After what was a successful centennial season, the work for the Boston Bruins is only just beginning. General manager Don Sweeney has numerous key decisions to make and how he wants to go about constructing the roster for the 2024-25 season. Sweeney and Cam Neely spoke to the media and addressed things they are seeking
The Florida Panthers did what they needed to do in New York. They split the first two games of the Eastern Conference Final and return to Florida with the series against the Rangers tied at 1-1. Now, they have a chance to build on it at home. Even though the series is knotted up at 1-1, the Panthers have
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 23, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Conn Smythe Trophy is unique, in that a player’s entire postseason performance is factored into who wins the Stanley Cup playoffs’ most valuable player. The first two rounds narrow the field and start defining narratives.
Down by two goals and 12 minutes away from elimination, the Grand Rapids Griffins got a hat trick from Jonatan Berggren during a four-goal eruption in a span of 3:30, and went on to defeat Milwaukee, 4-2, in Game 4 of the Central Division Finals at Van Andel Arena on Friday night. The winner-take-all Game
Scott Arniel came to Winnipeg in 2022 to join the staff of new head coach Rick Bowness. Two years later, he is replacing his former boss as the Jets’ leader behind the bench. The Jets announced Friday that Arniel is being elevated from associate to head coach of the NHL franchise. The promotion comes almost
The New York Rangers got an overtime goal from Barclay Goodrow to even their Eastern Conference Final series against the Florida Panthers at one game apiece. Vincent Trocheck, who was picked by the Panthers with the No. 64 overall selection in the 2011 NHL Draft and skated parts of his first seven seasons with Florida,
Despite being just over a month away from the 2024 NHL Draft, there was a draft pick swap between the Chicago Blackhawks and the New York Islanders. Chicago received the 18th and 50th overall selections for the class, while New York got the 20th, 54th, and 61st picks. #Isles News: The New York Islanders have
Open Extended Reactions The 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs are almost here! The NHL’s 32 teams are down to just 16 in the postseason, with the opening games of the first round set to begin Saturday. Will the New York Rangers parlay their success in winning the Presidents’ Trophy to a championship — thus breaking the
The Vancouver Canucks have hired Manny Malhotra as head coach of their American Hockey League affiliate, the Abbotsford Canucks. Malhotra, 44, has spent the past seven seasons as an assistant coach in the National Hockey League, with Vancouver from 2017 to 2020 and with Toronto from 2020 to 2024. He also served as a development
As the Western Conference Finals kick off, hockey fans across the country are keeping a close eye on the Edmonton Oilers, the last remaining Canadian team in the NHL playoffs. And some of their most ardent supporters are making sure they don’t do anything that could possibly jinx the team, who face off against the
For the first time in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the New York Rangers are trailing in a series after losing Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final to the Florida Panthers. While they did have their chances, they could not beat Sergei Bobrovsky and the Panthers looked like the better all-around team throughout the
When the New Jersey Devils selected Šimon Nemec second overall in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, many fans wondered why they would take a defenseman that high with the talent still available. Instead, New Jersey stuck to their guns and made the best decision for their franchise at the time. He was the best available
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 24, 2024, 09:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions For the first time in the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs, the New York Rangers trail in a series. The Florida Panthers skated out of Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night with a convincing, at times dominating,
The Hershey Bears are returning to the Eastern Conference Finals after a 4-1 win over the Hartford Wolf Pack on Wednesday night, completing a three-game sweep of the teams’ Atlantic Division Finals series. Garrett Roe recorded two goals and an assist for the Bears, who completed their sixth consecutive series triumph to reach the AHL’s
Connor McDavid scored 32 seconds into double overtime as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Thursday in Game 1 of the NHL’s Western Conference final. The superstar captain took a pass from Evan Bouchard and redirected his third goal of the playoffs from the slot on Stars netminder Jake Oettinger. Zach Hyman,
The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Dallas Stars 3-2 in double overtime to take the first game of their Western Conference Final series. Connor McDavid provided the heroics with his third of the playoffs. After a scoreless first that saw the Stars outshoot the Oilers 7-3, Leon Draisaitl opened the scoring 58 seconds into the second
The Columbus Blue Jackets’ 2023-24 season did not turn out how they had hoped. Their 66-point 27-43-12 season put them in last place in the Metropolitan Division and 29th overall. The team was not able to break its four-season playoff drought, but this season showed some improvement compared to previous seasons. While they did not
Associated Press May 24, 2024, 12:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Connor McDavid scored 32 seconds into the second overtime and the Edmonton Oilers overcame their captain’s double-minor penalty in the first extra period to beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday night. The Stars