8:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN From the moment the Edmonton Oilers won the 2015 NHL draft lottery — and the right to draft generational prospect Connor McDavid — we’ve all been playing the role of remote psychoanalysts. The way he looked when the Oilers were revealed as the top pick — was that despondency? The

12:44 AM ET ESPN News Services CALGARY, Alberta — Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid injured his left leg and left Saturday night’s season-ending 3-1 win against the Calgary Flames after colliding with the net. The team said after the game that X-rays were negative. McDavid will undergo an MRI upon returning to Edmonton. McDavid fell

BOSTON — The Tampa Bay Lightning won their NHL record-tying 62nd game, getting a shorthanded goal by Steven Stamkos during a three-goal second period in their 6-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Saturday in the teams’ regular-season finale. Nikita Kucherov, Anthony Cirelli, Erik Cernak and Braydon Coburn also scored for Tampa Bay (62-16-4), which

8:32 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN With the entire 16-team Stanley Cup playoff field already set, there’s not too much team drama heading into the NHL’s final regular-season day, although some seeds remain in the air. But, with 15 games on the slate for Saturday — including a whopping four streaming on ESPN+ — there’s still

9:34 PM ET Greg Wyshynski Chris Peters Close ESPN NHL Chris Peters is ESPN’s NHL draft and prospects analyst. The Chicago native previously covered the NHL for CBSSports.com and founded the popular independent blog UnitedStatesofHockey.com where he covered the game at all levels since 2010. As each NHL team is eliminated from playoff contention —

1. Nikita Kucherov, RW, TB RW1 3 2. Connor McDavid, C, Edm C1 2 3. Nathan MacKinnon, C, Col C2 8 4. Johnny Gaudreau, LW, Cgy LW1 4 5. John Tavares, C, Tor C3 5 6. Auston Matthews, C, Tor C4 1 7. Andrei Vasilevskiy, G, TB G1 9 8. Alex Ovechkin, RW, Was RW2

10:28 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN The Carolina Hurricanes conducted elaborate postgame celebrations all season but gave their fans the biggest reason to cheer on Thursday, two days before the conclusion of the regular season. Carolina clinched a playoff berth for the first time in 10 years, snapping the NHL’s longest postseason drought. The Washington Capitals

7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Carolina Hurricanes‘ “Storm Surge” postgame celebrations began with a rather simple concept: What if winning was fun? “We want to have fun when we win. The game should be fun. We want the players to enjoy winning and the fans to enjoy being here,” captain Justin Williams said last

11:46 AM ET In case your March Madness bracket didn’t go the way you hoped, fear not! There’s a chance for redemption coming up. With the NHL regular season coming to an end this weekend, it’s time for us to start thinking about how we’re going to fill out our Stanley Cup playoff picks between