1:17 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes have signed Nick Schmaltz to a seven-year contract extension. Financial terms of the deal announced Saturday were not disclosed. The 23-year-old Schmaltz arrived in the desert in a November trade that sent forward Dylan Strome and Brendan Perlini to Chicago. Schmaltz got off to
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6:43 AM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes have signed Nick Schmaltz to a seven-year contract extension. Financial terms of the deal announced Saturday were not disclosed. The 23-year-old Schmaltz arrived in the desert in a November trade that sent forward Dylan Strome and Brendan Perlini to Chicago. Schmaltz got off to
11:33 AM ET Let’s call it the Miracle Just Off The Ice. One year ago — on Saturday, March 31, 2018 — anyone who had arrived early at Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena to watch the Penguins‘ pregame skate before their game against the Montreal Canadiens probably caught a flash of a day-glo yellow sign, in
8:00 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — HANGING ABOVE A DOOR in the Arizona State men’s hockey team’s locker room at Oceanside Ice Arena is a clock. It’s digital and rectangular, with red numbers that count down toward zero. And every day of every week this season, it was ticking. After the second intermission of games
3:10 PM ET If you’re still here, congratulations! The final six days of the NHL regular season approach and there are still edges to be found and advantages to be gained. But, things will get tricky. As teams begin to clinch their playoff position, we are going to get some “NFL Week 17 style” rest
7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Wysh List publishes every Friday. The NHL’s current playoff format needs to change. That much is clear. The players aren’t keen on it, most of the coaches complain about it and the fans aren’t enamored by it. They took something that wasn’t broken — the 1-through-8 format — and
7:00 AM 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 —
11:18 AM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres have demoted center Tage Thompson to the minors. Thompson is being sent down to AHL Rochester while in the midst of a 23-game goal drought. The 22-year-old has just seven goals and five assists for 12 points in 65 games this season. Buffalo acquired
8:12 AM ET The NHL and bookmaker William Hill U.S. announced a strategic partnership Thursday, the latest of numerous deals by professional leagues and sports betting operators. Through the agreement, William Hill U.S. will become an official betting partner of the NHL and receive promotional media and branding opportunities in connection with league events. William
10:14 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Figuring out the candidates for NHL most valuable player is fairly easy. You have your dominant scores like Nikita Kucherov. You have your legacy candidates like Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin. You have your “where would they be without this guy?” candidates like Nathan MacKinnon. And, of course, your “if