Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. It’s quite a flex to decide you’re going to shatter NHL records because, essentially, you’re bored. But that only underscores how stupidly dominant the Boston Bruins have been this season. Brad Marchand told me several weeks ago that his team didn’t really care about the NHL single-season records for wins (63) and points […]

A week before tax day in the United States, the Avalanche and Edmonton authored a new chapter in another one of life’s certainties — or at least this NHL season’s — on Tuesday night. When these teams occupy the same sheet of ice, 60 minutes simply doesn’t suffice. Less certain, but present all the same as a weeknight Ball Arena […]

Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Boston Bruins have set a new NHL single-season record with 63 wins, defeating the Flyers 5-3 on Sunday at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center. Bruins forward David Pastrnak tallied a hat trick to give him 60 goals on the season, second only to Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid (64). The Bruins entered the […]

Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. With their victory over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night, the Boston Bruins tied the NHL record for regular-season wins with 62. With a win Sunday over the Philadelphia Flyers (6 p.m. ET, TNT), the Bruins will be the record holders (with two […]

Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Highly rated prospect Luke Hughes, the No. 4 pick of the 2021 NHL draft, signed his entry-level contract with the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. The decision to sign the 19-year-old defenseman was widely expected after Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald said after the trade deadline that Hughes would join the […]

ESPN’s slate of exclusive broadcasts features a doozy Saturday: It’s a tripleheader on ABC and ESPN+, with Pittsburgh Penguins-Detroit Red Wings at 1 p.m. ET, Vegas Golden Knights-Dallas Stars at 3:30 p.m. ET, and capped off by the Boston Bruins hosting the New Jersey Devils at 8 p.m. ET. The rush to the playoffs has reached the home stretch, and […]

Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. After a 14-game night Thursday, and leading into a 16-game slate Saturday, tonight’s NHL calendar is … completely empty. So, enjoy a night of watching other sports or catching up on all those books you’ve been meaning to read. But there were 28 teams […]

ST. LOUIS — Charlie Coyle scored the game-winning shootout goal as the Bruins recovered from blowing a 3-0 lead to beat the St. Louis Blues 4-3 for Boston’s 60th victory of the season. The Bruins became just the fourth team in NHL history to win at least 60 games in a season, joining the 2018-19 Tampa Bay Lightning (62), 1995-96 […]

Jared Bednar and Brett Heimlich were in a slump. But they didn’t shy away from the moment in Central Division crunch time Saturday. Confidence unfazed, they took the shot. At a coach’s challenge. In one of the most consequential moments of the Avalanche’s season, Bednar snapped a 54-game streak in which he had not won a coach’s challenge. After Dallas had […]

Once the Avalanche had faltered early and needed to scramble back Wednesday, it became clear what might nag this team in the playoffs. Fans felt the sinking feeling in their stomachs whenever Nathan MacKinnon’s line skated to the bench for a change. Who’s going to score when the top group isn’t on the ice? That was the feeling of helpless […]