8:51 PM ET ESPN News Services RALEIGH, N.C. — David Pastrnak eclipsed the 50-goal mark, scoring twice, and the Boston Bruins won their seventh game in a row, defeating the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 in a shootout Sunday. A day after Boston secured the Atlantic Division crown with a home win over the Tampa Bay Lightning,

3:59 PM ET Los Angeles Kings forward Blake Lizotte received a one-game suspension from the NHL on Sunday for cross-checking Winnipeg Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey. Lizotte had a hearing with the league’s Department of Player Safety earlier on Sunday. The suspension means he is ineligible to play in Sunday night’s home game against the St.

Mar 24, 2023 While the playoff races head down the final stretch, it’s never too early to ponder the moves that teams are going to be making this offseason. Whether it’s decisions on which pending free agents to re-sign, trades to make or personnel changes behind the bench or in the front office, all 32

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

9:11 AM ET Hard to bet against the Boston Bruins at this point, isn’t it? Even when they’re set to face another formidable side in the East. Perhaps a little less formidable of late though, as the Tampa Bay Lightning are losers of three straight. Boston, on the other hand, hasn’t dropped a game in

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

5:10 PM ET Boston Bruins forward A.J. Greer has been suspended one game for cross-checking Montreal Canadiens forward Mike Hoffman. The NHL’s Department of Player Safety made the announcement on Friday following a hearing with Greer earlier in the day. The incident between Greer and Hoffman occurred in Thursday’s game between the Canadiens and Bruins.

12:04 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine is out two to four weeks after straining a triceps muscle in practice, yet another blow to the last-place team in the NHL that has been hampered by injuries all season. The Blue Jackets announced Laine’s absence Friday before their home

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. With 11 games left in their 2022-23 season, the New Jersey Devils remain within striking distance of winning the Metropolitan Division (two points and one regulation win behind the Carolina Hurricanes). After finishing

7:52 PM ET Brothers Eric and Marc Staal, who both play for the Florida Panthers, did not participate in the pregame skate Thursday night because they declined to wear the team’s LGBTQIA+ Pride Night warmup sweaters, citing their religious beliefs. The brothers were in the lineup for the 6-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs,