8:00 AM ET Ryan S. Clark Close Ryan S. Clark NHL reporter Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Kristen Shilton Close Kristen Shilton ESPN NHL reporter Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. The 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs are upon us. While the Boston Bruins set all sorts of records

3:10 PM ET Associated Press BRAMPTON, Ontario — Aware of the likelihood of once again facing Canada in the gold medal game of the women’s world hockey championships, United States captain Hilary Knight was quick to take the pressure off her team by suggesting the Americans shouldn’t be favored. “I feel like we’re the underdogs,

9:14 AM ET Associated Press Brad Larsen has been fired as coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets after two seasons without a playoff appearance, a move general manager Jarmo Kekalainen called “absolutely a necessary change that we needed to make.” Kekalainen did not elaborate on why he thought Larsen wasn’t the right person to lead

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12:53 AM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nathan MacKinnon had three goals and an assist as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators 4-3 on Friday night to win the Central Division title. Devon Toews also scored and had an assist and Alexandar Georgiev made 18 saves for Colorado, which finished a point ahead

7:02 PM ET Associated Press CALGARY, Alberta — Arizona Coyotes coach André Tourigny will direct Canada in the world hockey championship in Tampere, Finland and Riga, Latvia. Hockey Canada announced Friday that Tourigny, from Nicolet, Quebec, will coach the team, with Ottawa Senators coach D.J. Smith, Detroit Red Wings assistant Alex Tanguay and Canadian women’s

1:36 PM ET The Pittsburgh Penguins cleaned house on Friday, as the Fenway Sports Group fired president of hockey operations Brian Burke, general manager Ron Hextall and assistant general manager Chris Pryor after the team missed the playoffs for the first time in 17 seasons. Who might be hired to fill those positions? What comes

2:48 AM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — After missing the playoffs for the first time in their short franchise history last year, the Vegas Golden Knights wanted to savor this Pacific Division title. Not for long, though. The Golden Knights believe there’s more to come in the postseason. “I’m definitely proud of the group the

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. Tonight was the originally scheduled final set of games for the 2022-23 NHL regular season, with 30 teams in action. Thanks to a pair of postponements — because of flooding at Bridgestone Arena

1:40 PM ET Washington Commanders owners Dan and Tanya Snyder are near a deal to sell the storied NFL franchise, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. A group led by Josh Harris, co-owner of the Philadelphia 76ers and NHL’s New Jersey Devils, continues to be optimistic that it will get the team. But Canadian