Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Before I reveal every series winner in the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs and the exact number of games in which the series will be won, I’d like to just offer a small reminder to establish a baseline for your expectations: I picked the New York Islanders to win the Cup before the season. […]

The NHL released the complete Avalanche-Predators first-round series schedule on Friday night. The NHL announced Game 1 will be on Tuesday, May 3 in Denver. The best-of-seven schedule: Game 1: Predators at Avalanche, Tuesday, May 3, 7:30 p.m. ESPN Game 2: Predators at Avalanche, Thursday, May 5, 7:30 p.m. TNT Game 3: Avalanche at Predators, Saturday, May 7, 2:30 p.m. […]

Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. We’ve made it to the final day of the regular season — save for a makeup game between the lottery-bound Winnipeg Jets and Seattle Kraken on Sunday — with a number of questions remaining to be answered. Sure, we know all 16 Stanley Cup […]

There are 13 games on the NHL schedule tonight, including five being waged between teams that are currently in playoff position. But perhaps the most consequential matchup of the bunch features the Dallas Stars hosting the Vegas Golden Knights (8:30 ET, streaming live on ESPN+ for out-of-market customers). The Knights are chasing the Stars and the Nashville Predators in the […]

Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. As the Tampa Bay Lightning celebrated their second straight Stanley Cup championship last summer, my eyes were drawn to one player: defenseman David Savard. He had played 597 NHL regular-season games and 37 more in the playoffs before the Columbus Blue Jackets traded him to the Lightning at the deadline. He walked into […]

Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. After the Vegas Golden Knights’ elimination from playoff contention last night, the 16-team field for the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs is set — we just have to wait to see which teams fit into which seeding slots. Currently, there are eight teams locked into […]

Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. The International Ice Hockey Federation Council announced it has stripped Russia of hosting rights for the 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships. That news came down following the most recent IIHF Council meeting on Tuesday. The tournament had been scheduled to take place from May 5th to 21st, 2023 in Saint […]

We interrupt your regularly scheduled NHL playoff watch today on the occasion of the final week of the 2021-22 regular season to bring you a roundtable discussion on what our panel will be watching most closely these final few days. We’re highlighting the most critical games this week and potential X factors and serving up our takes on what the […]

Three big names from NHL archives have partnered to create an all-encompassing hockey training facility in Centennial. Canadian natives and residents Eric Lacroix, David Clarkson and John Mitchell recently opened Drill House Sports Center at Family Sports Center, which is home to the Avalanche practice complex. Lacroix, son of legendary late Avalanche general manager Pierre Lacroix, has also created Lacroix […]

DETROIT — A popular Zamboni driver for the Detroit Red Wings said he was dismissed for urinating in a drain. Al Sobotka filed a discrimination lawsuit this week against Olympia Entertainment, two months after he was fired, following 51 years with the Red Wings. His lawyer said he has a health condition that causes him to frequently urinate. Sobotka, 68, […]