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Colorado Avalanche’s Nazem Kadri suspended eight games for hit to head of St. Louis Blues’ Justin Faulk

The NHL made the sixth career suspension of Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri the toughest, handing him eight games Friday for an illegal check to the head of St. Louis Blues defenseman Justin Faulk. If Colorado is eliminated before the full suspension is served, it will carry into the next regular season. The incident happened Wednesday in the third period of […]

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Leafs’ Tavares leaves hospital, out indefinitely

Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares was discharged from the hospital Friday morning after a scary collision in Thursday night’s playoff game against the Montreal Canadiens. The Maple Leafs said Tavares was “thoroughly examined and assessed” by the St. Michael’s Hospital neurosurgical team and the team’s medical director. He was “conscious and communicating […]

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Blue Jackets rehire John Davidson as president of hockey operations after being fired by Rangers

The offseason of change for the Blue Jackets is off and running. A day after The Columbus Dispatch learned that John Davidson would be re-hired as the team's president of hockey operations, the Blue Jackets formally announced that move plus a two-year contract extension for Jarmo Kekalainen — the team's general manager and an alternate governor. Davidson returns to Columbus with a five-year […]

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NHL Playoffs Daily: Leafs, Habs finally ready for battle

Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Toronto Maple Leafs haven’t played since May 14. The Montreal Canadiens haven’t played since May 12. But now that the North Division’s regular season has finally come to an end, it’s finally time for these rivals to hit the ice for Game 1 of their highly anticipated series. Tonight also brings pivotal […]

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NHL playoffs: Blues rip hits on defensemen; Connor McDavid shut down; Capitals, Bruins keep going to OT

The St. Louis Blues had a scare before Wednesday's game, but positive COVID-19 tests to Jordan Binnington, Vladimir Tarasenko, Jaden Schwartz and Marco Scandella ended up being negative during a retest. They then took two major hits during the 6-3 Colorado Avalanche win when defensemen Robert Bortuzzo and Justin Faulk left the game with injuries. Bortuzzo took an elbow to the head […]

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NHL Playoffs Daily: Game 3 showdown for Capitals, Bruins

Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. We’ve had some remarkable — and tense — hockey so far in the Stanley Cup playoffs, and if Tuesday had a theme, it was stellar goaltending. Netminders in all three games stole the show. On Wednesday, Canadian teams get to join the party, as the North Division slate finally kicks off with Game […]

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