11:45 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — The Boston Bruins shut down NHL scoring leader Connor McDavid. They kept Leon Draisaitl off the scoresheet, too. It still wasn’t enough to beat the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night. The Oilers escaped a scare when McDavid limped off the ice late in their 3-2 win over the

4:01 PM ET Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. — The Detroit Red Wings have traded defenseman Steven Kampfer to the Arizona Coyotes for future considerations. Kampfer, 34, will report to Tucson of the American Hockey League after the trade announced on Thursday. Kampfer has not played in the NHL since appearing in 20 games for 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. There is still more than a month left in the regular season, so the specific playoff matchups as they stand today may not be the same ones that we see in April. But

7:05 AM ET Boston Bruins winger Brad Marchand has seen his legacy redefined during in his 14-year NHL career. Early on, he was hockey’s preeminent pest who earned his “Little Ball of Hate” moniker with injurious plays and trash talk that was just as perilous for opponents. He’s still an elite agitator — no one

4:33 PM ET ESPN News Services Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Tony DeAngelo on Wednesday was suspended two games for spearing Tampa Bay Lightning forward Corey Perry, the NHL’s department of player safety announced. DeAngelo had received a major penalty and a game misconduct for spearing Perry below the belt as part of a scrum in front

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. Both the Minnesota Wild and Winnipeg Jets appear to be on their way to the postseason. FiveThirtyEight projects the Wild’s playoff chances at 93%, with the Jets’ at 65%. Amid quite a bit

11:26 PM ET ESPN News Services TAMPA, Fla. — Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Tony DeAngelo received a major penalty and a game misconduct on Tuesday night, after spearing Tampa Bay Lightning forward Corey Perry below the belt. DeAngelo entered a players scrum in front of the Tampa Bay net, led with his stick and speared Perry,

8:00 AM ET This is the second part of the fantasy hockey rankings look this week, as there was just too much to digest in one sitting. In Monday’s rankings, we looked only at players that were not traded in the lead-up to deadline. This is a look at the players that were traded. At

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. There are some who say that the Western Conference playoff race is merely about the order in which the eight teams currently in playoff position will finish. The numbers from FiveThirtyEight back that

5:02 PM ET ESPN News Services MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin on Monday fired Tony Granato as men’s hockey coach following a second straight losing season. Granato posted a 105-129-16 overall mark and 65-87-2 Big Ten record during his seven seasons. Wisconsin ended a 13-23 season Saturday, losing to Michigan in the Big