2:04 PM ET Marco Kasper, the No. 8 overall pick in the 2022 draft, will make his NHL debut with the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday night in Toronto. Coach Derek Lalonde confirmed after Sunday’s morning skate that Kasper will play center on a line with Andrew Copp and Lucas Raymond. Kasper, a native of

1:58 PM ET New York Islanders forward Mathew Barzal will skate with the team this weekend and is getting closer to a return from a lower-body injury that has sidelined him since mid-February, general manager Lou Lamoriello said Saturday. The Islanders (39-29-9, 87 points) have five games remaining in the regular season after including Saturday’s

1:09 AM ET ESPN News Services Leon Draisaitl authored a hat trick, landing him in the 50-goal club this season, and the Edmonton Oilers shut out the Anaheim Ducks 6-0 on Saturday night to clinch their fourth straight playoff berth. The All-Star forward now has points in each of his past 12 games and joins

4:22 PM ET ESPN News Services Ottawa Senators forward Derick Brassard will miss the remainder of the season after having surgery for a broken fibula Saturday. Brassard sustained the injury after getting tangled up with Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Felix Sandstrom and defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen late in the second period of Thursday’s game in Ottawa. Brassard

Mar 31, 2023 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

11:44 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Devon Levi made 31 saves in his NHL debut to help the Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Friday night, and pull five points behind Pittsburgh for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference. Jeff Skinner scored at 1:50 of overtime to seal

5:12 PM ET Associated Press VANCOUVER — Canucks winger Andrei Kuzmenko, who is from Russia, will not wear an LGBTQ+-theme warm-up jersey Friday when Vancouver holds its annual Pride night. Vancouver coach Rick Tocchet said that Kuzmenko had discussions with his family and then informed the team of his decision. “I’m not going to get

7:05 AM ET We’re down to the final two weeks of the season, as playoff spots continue to be clinched and mathematical eliminations occur on a near-nightly basis. Which players will have an outsized impact on the home stretch? Which players are we most intrigued to see before the postseason (or the offseason) begins for

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