9:52 AM ET Emily Kaplan Greg Wyshynski SAN JOSE, Calif. — The 2019 NHL All Star weekend was about breaking barriers. It was about celebrating a thriving NHL market. It was about embracing new technology and the next wave of stars, but also about nostalgia, boos and roasts. And because Gritty showed up, it was

7:00 AM ET One of the goals of the NHL All-Star Game is to put on an entertaining display of hockey in order to grab the attention of people who normally wouldn’t spend much of their free time watching the sport. Let’s say you were one of those folks and seek the most possible fun

11:57 PM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — Sidney Crosby had two goals and three assists, and Henrik Lundqvist pitched a first-half shutout to lead the Metropolitan Division to a 10-5 victory over the Central Division in the championship round of the NHL All-Star Game Saturday night. Selected the MVP, Crosby finished the night

5:34 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN SAN JOSE, Calif. — Brianna Decker is getting paid after all. Decker, the U.S. women’s national team player, demonstrated the premier passing drill at the NHL All-Star skills event on Friday night. She appeared to record a time of 1:06 in the demo, which beat out the eight NHL player

7:19 PM ET Unlike the Edmonton Oilers, you don’t have the option to fire your fantasy hockey team’s general manager in an effort to save your season. Well, that is, unless you play in an extremely layered next-level type of league, which, quite frankly, I would like an invite to so I can participate in

1:51 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN SAN JOSE, Calif. — Auston Matthews skated out for his turn in the NHL All-Star shot accuracy skills competition on Friday night. Unexpectedly, he began removing his blue Toronto Maple Leafs jersey, only to reveal he was wearing a second sweater underneath: an NHL All-Star jersey with a Maple Leaf

10:27 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN SAN JOSE, Calif. — Nathan MacKinnon didn’t compete in the NHL All-Stars skills competition Friday because of an undisclosed injury. U.S. women’s national team player Kendall Coyne Schofield replaced MacKinnon in the fastest-skater event, making her the first woman to compete in the skills competition. Coyne Schofield, 26, was originally

6:46 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN SAN JOSE, California — The NHL is filling out its events calendar for next season, announcing the Nashville Predators will face the Dallas Stars at the 2020 Winter Classic, held at the Cotton Bowl. It will be both teams’ first appearance in the event, which is now entering its 12th

2:29 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN SAN JOSE, Calif. — The NHL intends to bring puck and player tracking to the league next season, commissioner Gary Bettman announced Friday during All-Star Weekend in San Jose. The NHL joins the NFL as the only major North American professional sports league with wearable tracking technology. The timing of