Philipp Grubauer He didn’t feel anything bad. He didn’t feel any good. During his first season, the goaltender was just cruising along. Colorado Avalanche In 2018-19, he prepared for games the same way he has always done and ignored his body’s growing lethargy. Grubauer, like many of his NHL colleagues, had a well-planned pregame routine. … Read more
NEW YORK — Alexandar Georgiev He skated out of the crease, raised his fist, and celebrated on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. His victory was not celebrated by the fans this time. Georgiev was able to stop 44 of four shootout attempts and made 44 saves. Colorado Avalanche To a 3-2 win over the … Read more
The 2022-23 NHL regular hockey season is only 10 days old. However, it’s time now to look at what all 32 teams have accomplished so far — for good or ill. We also selected the most promising newcomer to each team for this week’s Power Rankings. How do we rank? An ESPN hockey panel consisting … Read more
Reverse Retro NHL jerseys were a sensation two years agoIt was a huge success, generating significant sales and conversations among hockey fans. Adidas felt the pressure to make a sequel with its 2022-23 retro sweaters. “How many great remix combinations is there?” said Dan Near, senior director at adidas hockey. “We spent a lot time … Read more
The opening NHL season Overreactions are possible. Take a look at these Toronto Maple Leafs. Sheldon Keefe, the head coach, overreacted to losing his team at home to ASU’s pride. Arizona CoyotesBy calling out his elite players, he said: “That is the way it goes when these guys don’t do the right thing.” After they … Read more
DENVER — Colorado Avalanche Captain Gabriel Landeskog You will be out of commission for 12 weeks following arthroscopic surgery to the knee. Jared Bednar (Avalanche) said that Landeskog had undergone the procedure in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning. Landeskog was injured in the lower body and missed the first three games of the season. Bednar, the … Read more
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff It is difficult to rank the top 100 NHL players for 2022-23, due to the extraordinary talent at nearly every position. Our annual ranking of the NHL’s top 100 players was created by an ESPN panel of 50 hockey experts. We asked them to rate the players based on their … Read more
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff Given the depth of talent at every position, it is hard to rank the 100 top NHL players for the 2022/23 season. We asked more than 50 ESPN hockey experts to rank NHL’s top 100 players. They rated players on the basis of how well they would be in 2022-23 … Read more
MOSCOW — An alleged doping case against MOSCOW that dates back years Colorado Avalanche Forward Valeri Nichushkin The International Ice Hockey Federation has withdrawn the appeal, according to the Russian Hockey Federation on Tuesday. According to the RHF, Nichushkin was informed by the IIHF that all charges against him had been dropped and it wouldn’t … Read more
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff Given the depth of talent at every position, it is hard to rank the 100 top NHL players for the 2022/23 season. Our annual ranking of the NHL’s top 100 players was created by an ESPN panel of 50 hockey experts. We asked them to rate the players based on … Read more