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. Over the weekend, the Boston Bruins became the first team to clinch a playoff berth, and any reasonable observer would conclude that they will be the East’s No. 1 seed, barring a tremendous

10:14 AM ET Philadelphia Flyers interim general manager Daniel Briere acknowledged the team needs a multiyear rebuild as he campaigns to earn the job on a permanent basis. Briere, 45, replaced GM Chuck Fletcher on Friday. Fletcher, who was fired after five seasons, was also the team’s president of hockey operations. Briere said he would

Mar 9, 2023 Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — All-Star left wing Kirill Kaprizov is expected to miss the next three to four weeks with a lower-body injury, the Minnesota Wild announced Thursday. Kaprizov was hurt in the game on Wednesday at Winnipeg, when 6-foot-7 Jets defenseman Logan Stanley collided with him as he protected

Mar 11, 2023 Associated Press NEW YORK — The Washington Capitals have re-signed defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk to a three-year contract worth $9 million. General manager Brian MacLellan announced the extension Saturday, hours before his team took on the New York Islanders. The deal through the 2025-26 season carries a $3 million annual salary cap

9:25 PM ET ESPN News Services TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos left in the first period of Saturday night’s 3-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks because of a left leg injury. Stamkos was tangled up with Chicago forward Joey Anderson in his own zone with less than three minutes remaining in

5:32 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — Garnet Hathaway broke a third-period tie to lead Boston to a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday, giving the Bruins their 50th win of the season and making them the fastest team to reach the milestone in NHL history. The Bruins needed only 64

7:45 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. As the Eastern Conference playoff matchups take shape, one of the potential pairings in the first round is Boston Bruins vs. Pittsburgh Penguins. Both clubs are coming off tough losses Thursday night, and

2:47 PM ET The Philadelphia Flyers fired president of hockey operations and general manager Chuck Fletcher on Friday. Why was he fired? Who are the top candidates to take his place? And what should be the short- and long-term plans to get the team back on track? Here’s the current and future state of 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’s NHL schedule is not one that will have an outsized influence on the playoff races — the Chicago Blackhawks visit the Florida Panthers and the Anaheim Ducks head to Alberta to take

9:31 AM ET The Philadelphia Flyers have fired general manager and president of hockey operations Chuck Fletcher. The Flyers confirmed Fletcher’s dismissal in a statement to The Philadelphia Inquirer. “Over the past several seasons, our team simply has not lived up to that standard, so today, we will begin to chart a new path forward