Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. EA Sports is making women’s teams available for the first time in its NHL video game series. Starting in early 2022, International Ice Hockey Federation women’s national teams and the IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship will be added to NHL 22, making Team USA and Hockey Canada stars, among others, playable in […]

Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. The Arizona Coyotes appear to be running the risk of losing access to their arena even sooner than expected. According to a report in The Athletic on Wednesday, the City of Glendale will lock the Coyotes out of Gila River Arena if the club does not pay its delinquent tax bills […]

NEW YORK — Goalie Darcy Kuemper, who sustained an upper-body injury in a morning skate last week to begin the Avalanche’s five-game road trip, will return to the lineup and start in the final leg of the trip Wednesday night against the New York Rangers. In a related move, Colorado reassigned rookie goalie Justus Annunen to the AHL’s Colorado Eagles. […]

Blackhawks center Jujhar Khaira was stretchered off the ice and transported to a hospital after a massive open-ice hit from Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba during the teams’ match on Tuesday. Khaira’s injury occurred when he attempted to get control of the puck during the second period of the Blackhawks’ 6-2 loss to the Rangers. Trouba rammed his right shoulder into […]

The first game of the 2022 Winter Olympics men’s hockey tournament is scheduled for Feb. 9. It’s still not certain that NHL players will be competing in the Beijing Games. Here’s a look at the issues, concerns and challenges facing the NHL and the players just two months away from the Olympics, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to loom over […]

MONTREAL — The Avalanche soundly defeated a struggling Original Six franchise Thursday after getting pummeled by a streaking one on Wednesday in Toronto. Calgary natives Cale Makar (game-winning goal) and Logan O’Connor (shorthanded assist) made key plays in the Avalanche’s 4-1 triumph against the Canadiens, a night after losing 8-3 to the Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena. Five takeaways from […]

Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. December is upon us in the 2021-22 NHL season — and with it the annual tradition of predicting which teams will make the playoffs based on their spot in the standings after American Thanksgiving. There were some eye-opening performances over the past week that produced some notable changes in our Power […]

Kings forward Brendan Lemieux won’t skate for Los Angeles’ next five matches. Lemieux will sit out during a five-game suspension after he gnawed on Brady Tkachuk’s left hand during the Kings’ 4-2 victory on Saturday night. He will also forfeit $38,750 in salary. He initially was assessed a match penalty and ejected from the matchup, but the NHL Department of […]

Jack Hughes is returning to the New Jersey Devils lineup on Tuesday night — and will be with them much longer thanks to a new contract extension. The Devils on Tuesday rewarded their 2019 No. 1 draft pick with an eight-year, $64 million deal, announcing the move hours before the young center was to return to the ice against the […]

Things escalated quickly during a scuffle between Senators forward Brady Tkachuk and Kings forward Brendan Lemieux on Saturday night.  Late in the third period of the Kings’ 4-2 victory, Tkachuk and Lemieux got together after the whistle and earned double minors for roughing. As Tkachuk got up to skate toward the penalty box, he showed officials a bloodied hand and […]