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7:10 AM ET TORONTO — Matthew Tkachuk expected this season would be different. New team. New conference. New lifestyle, even. Tkachuk was ready for all of it when the Calgary Flames traded him to the Florida Panthers last July. But a photo finish to the Panthers’ playoff race? Tkachuk didn’t see that coming. And with

8:57 PM ET The Toronto Maple Leafs have successfully collaborated with Justin Bieber before on jerseys and merchandise. Now that partnership is adding a charitable component. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The Leafs have joined forces with Bieber’s Drew House clothing company and Tim Hortons to create a new program called “House of Hockey,” with an

9:00 AM ET The 2023 NHL draft lottery is scheduled for May 8. That’s when we’ll find out which team has earned the right, perhaps through self-immolation or blind luck, to draft Connor Bedard, the 17-year-old Regina Pats center who is expected to be no less than a franchise savior. Which is, admittedly, a pretty

7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. The Vegas Golden Knights set unrealistic expectations for every expansion franchise that has come (and will come) after them, making it to the Stanley Cup Final in their inaugural campaign. But from an

7:36 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The New York Rangers have signed forward Filip Chytil to a four-year contract extension worth $17.75 million, locking up another member of their core long term. The team announced the deal Wednesday night. Chytil will count just under $4.44 million annually against the salary cap through the

7:20 AM ET If you have ever been curious about what it’s like to be Michael Bublé on Valentine’s Day … it’s actually quite different than what you might think. He’s by himself, hanging out in the quiet part of a 20,000-seat arena in Cologne, Germany, wearing a Simpsons T-shirt while holding a football signed

7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. It’s a typically light Wednesday schedule in the NHL this evening, with only three games on the slate. One of them pits a team that just clinched a playoff berth — the Toronto

5:57 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Longtime Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews returned to the ice Tuesday but hinted his stellar NHL career could be winding down after 15 years. Toews, 34, skated with teammates prior to Chicago’s game with the Dallas Stars. It was his first time practicing with them since a game

3:09 PM ET The Chicago Blackhawks are shutting down forward Philipp Kurashev for the remainder of the season with a shoulder injury. Coach Luke Richardson announced the decision Tuesday but said Kurashev, 23, will not require surgery for the injury he suffered Thursday against the Washington Capitals. Kurashev recorded a career-high 25 points (nine goals,

7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. The Los Angeles Kings have been one of the NHL’s hottest teams recently, earning at least one point in each of their past 12 games (going 10-0-2 in that stretch), putting themselves two

7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. The Minnesota Wild are a first-place hockey team heading into Monday night’s game against the Seattle Kraken (8 p.m. ET, ESPN+/Hulu). But might they have their sights set even higher? There is quite

9:45 AM ET When we compiled a list two years ago of up-and-coming NHL coach and general manager candidates, we noted how familial the hiring practices could be. Since the 2005-06 season, nearly 60% of the coaches hired were what the industry calls “retreads,” and it was rare to see an outside-the-box candidate take over

7:05 AM ET ESPN staff With about three weeks left of the 2022-23 NHL regular season, there are three teams that have clinched a playoff spot and four that have been mathematically eliminated. Those numbers will both increase in the days ahead, as it’s another jam-packed week on the schedule. But which games will have

1:38 AM ET Florida Panthers prospect Mackie Samoskevich scored less than a minute into overtime, and the Michigan Wolverines earned their 27th trip to the Frozen Four with a 2-1 victory over Penn State on Sunday night in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The Wolverines, a team filled with NHL draft picks and prospects, will join Quinnipiac, Boston

7:15 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. Much of what we examine in this space revolves around the races to earn a playoff spot (or the race to the bottom for the lottery teams). But let’s look a little bit

4:21 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — Garnet Hathaway scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period and the NHL-best Boston Bruins wrapped up first place in the Atlantic Division with their sixth straight victory, 2-1 over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. The win was the Bruins’ 56th and moves them one

8:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. Leading into the NHL trade deadline, there was much discussion as to the direction the Washington Capitals would take: Would they load up again for another run at a Stanley Cup? Would they

9:08 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Arizona Coyotes minority owner Andrew Barroway was suspended indefinitely by the NHL on Friday following his arrest for domestic violence in Colorado. Barroway spent Thursday night in Pitkin County Jail after police arrested him at an Aspen hotel on a felony strangulation charge, according to a police