7:15 AM ET It was March 11, 2020, and the Winnipeg Jets were holding their morning skate before a game at the Edmonton Oilers. Coach Paul Maurice had just stepped onto the ice when his captain, Blake Wheeler, skated over with a concerned expression. “You think they’re going to shut us down tonight?” asked Wheeler.

7:44 PM ET Jordan Binnington bet on himself and won a lucrative new contract with the St. Louis Blues. The 27-year-old goalie agreed to a six-year contract extension worth $36 million on Thursday. His average annual contract value of $6 million is a jump up from his current AAV of $4.4 million. His cap hit

4:00 PM ET The fantasy goaltender strikes similar to football’s quarterback in that success in the part doesn’t near guarantee you league-defeating glory, and yet poor play most certainly assures a long season of struggle and strife. Such a fun fantasy position! Volatile too, as illustrated by New Jersey’s Scott Wedgwood earlier this week. After

Mar 10, 2021 The Detroit Red Wings‘ most recent Stanley Cup championship was 13 years ago, even if their multiyear residency in the NHL’s basement makes that memory feel protractedly distant. There were 23 players who appeared for Detroit in the 2008 playoffs. Twenty of them are retired, with three having been subsequently enshrined in

8:00 AM ET By Tisha Thompson THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC has devastated few industries more than the ticketing business, but fans stand to benefit the most when full crowds are allowed to return to stadiums and arenas. After decades of increasing prices, skyrocketing fees and unforgiving refund and exchange policies, teams are reassessing prices, adding new

12:31 AM ET ESPN News Services ANAHEIM, Calif. — Adrian Kempe scored two goals and Troy Grosenick made 33 saves in his first NHL appearance in nearly 6 1/2 years, leading the Los Angeles Kings past the Anaheim Ducks 5-1 on Wednesday night. The 31-year-old Grosenick’s entire previous NHL experience consisted of two games for

3:55 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — The NHL has suspended Nashville Predators defenseman Dante Fabbro two games for elbowing Carolina Hurricanes forward Brock McGinn. The league’s Department of Player Safety announced the suspension Wednesday after a morning hearing for the rookie defenseman. Fabbro will forfeit $15,948.28 based on his average annual salary,

1:24 AM ET We’re now eight weeks into the 2021 NHL season, with the trade deadline looming on April 12. Enough games have been played for stats to have meaningful weight, so for this week’s ESPN Power Rankings, we identified a defining statistic for every team, be it representative of just one player, or the

11:59 PM ET ESPN News Services Buffalo Sabres captain Jack Eichel will miss at least one week with an upper-body injury, head coach Ralph Krueger said. Eichel, who missed Tuesday night’s 5-4 loss to the Flyers in Philadelphia, returned to Buffalo to be evaluated, Krueger said. Eichel favored his neck after being checked into the

2:00 PM ET Almost on cue, Vladimir Tarasenko returned to the Blues offense this past weekend following his offseason shoulder surgery. He was on a scoring line with Ryan O’Reilly and Jordan Kyrou (who is likely a placeholder for the injured Jaden Schwartz). He played 16 minutes in his first game, almost 19 in his