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'Gold is absolutely on our minds:' What Tkachuk, Hughes, Matthews, other U.S. stars are saying about the Olympics
If the NHL sends its players in 2026, it will be a superstar-laden Team USA. Here's what those players have to say about their chance at gold.
'I truly believe he's going to shock the world:' Inside Patrick Kane's rehab and why he picked the Red Wings
The superstar winger had a sour taste in his mouth after last season. So he opted for offseason surgery, attacked his rehab and then picked Detroit as he looks to come back better than he was before.
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Filip Forsberg on Predators, (not) meeting Messi, NHL All-Star draft, hot chicken, his famous mustache
The veteran forward is a big reason why the Preds are knocking on the playoff door, and made an appearance on "The Drop" this week to discuss many topics.
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NHL Awards Watch: Will a defenseman win the Hart?
Is this the year that a blueliner wins MVP? After polling a selection of PHWA voters, here are the current leaderboards for major awards.
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NHL Power Rankings: A new No. 1, plus each team's most interesting game in December
The final month of the calendar year will include many gifts for hockey fans. Plus, which team knocked the Bruins off the throne atop the list?
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Connor Bedard tracker: Goals, upcoming schedule for the NHL's top rookie
Follow along with every key moment in the first-year phenom's campaign for the Blackhawks.
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How to watch NHL games on ESPN, ABC, ESPN+ and Hulu
The 2023-24 season is underway. Get the full listing of exclusive games on ESPN networks, and info on how to subscribe to ESPN+.
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- Sabres get forward Robinson from Blue Jackets
- Leafs' Klingberg needs hip surgery, out for '23-24
- Kane to make Red Wings debut against Sharks
- Devils top Canucks in 'Hughes Bowl' as Jack stars
- Flames goalie Markstrom out with broken finger
- NHL will host draft in Vegas, eyes Sphere as site
- Source: NHL cap likely to grow $4.2M to $87.7M
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Grading preseason bold predictions for all 32 NHL teams
Connor Bedard scoring 35 goals? Looking solid. Patrick Kane signing in Florida? Not so much. We put our prognostications under the microscope.
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Which current NHL players will make the Hockey Hall of Fame?
From the immortal locks to the veterans with work left to do to the under-24 players that already appear on track, here are our picks.
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Flyers sign 9-year-old with cancer to one-day contract
Nine-year-old Owen Micciche, who has been living with cancer since he was 6 months old, read out the team's lineup and hung out on the bench Tuesday night.
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Scott Van Pelt's One Big Thing: A tribute to Barry Melrose
Barry Melrose is retiring, and Scott Van Pelt wants everyone to know just how awesome he was in "the room," and how much he'll be missed.
