O'Ree's jersey retirement will add to legacy of Bruins who wore No. 22

CALGARY, Alberta -- Jay Woodcroft said it at least four times, in some shape or form, during his postgame press conference. "We scored six goals on the Calgary Flames, in their building, on their starting goalie," the Edmonton Oilers coach said. "That should be enough. That should be enough to win the game."

As he works his way back to being fully healthy, goalie sees a big 2022-23 in store. After two years he'd likely rather forget, Joonas Korpisalo finally feels like things are trending upward. He's battled illness, injury, struggles in net and the uncertainty of how things would shake out as...

Players and coach talk about Sutter's Jack Adams nomination. Darryl Sutter was instrumental in taking the Flames from a team that missed the playoffs last year to Pacific Division champions this campaign. His hard work was acknowledged earlier today when he was named one of three finalists for the Jack...

The St. Louis Blues bounced back in a big way after an overtime loss in Game 1, playing some of their best hockey all season en route to a 4-1 win in Game 2. They accomplished what they came to Colorado looking to do: split the openers on the road before coming home to St. Louis. The Blues now have an opportunity to take control of the series, playing two straight games on home ice Saturday and Monday.

For everything that went wrong during the Blue Jackets' disappointing, pandemic-shortened 2021 season that served as the end of an era in Columbus, one of the underrated issues facing the team was the man that went missing. Veteran do-it-all forward forward Gustav Nyquist didn't play because of shoulder surgery, taking...

VEGAS (May 19, 2022) - Vegas Golden Knights General Manager Kelly McCrimmon announced today, May 19, that the organization has entered an affiliation relationship with the ECHL's Savannah Ghost Pirates, making the Ghost Pirates the official ECHL affiliate of the Vegas Golden Knights and Henderson Silver Knights. The Ghost Pirates...

TAMPA BAY - The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed forward Jaydon Dureau to a three-year, entry-level contract today, vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced. Dureau, 5-foot-11, 172 pounds, played in 49 games with the Portland Winterhawks of the WHL this season, recording 24 goals and 66 points, both...

That decision solely is in the hands of Bergeron, the Bruins captain and No. 1 center. He said Wednesday that he would be taking time to evaluate his future with his family, figuring out whether he might have the desire to come back for his 19th NHL season, all of them in Boston.

The Detroit Red Wings continue to impress at the 2022 International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship in Finland. Six players who suited up for the Red Wings this season are representing their respective countries in the international tournament, with plenty of action still to be had heading into the weekend.

The first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs was so epic with offense, overtime games, Game 7s and comeback wins that it required one last look back with a special NHL.com Super 16 power rankings. Following the format of the Super 16 in the regular season, Edmonton Oilers center Connor...

Gerard Gallant is a believer that the energy a team gets playing a home game in the Stanley Cup Playoffs makes a difference in how it plays. "Big time," the New York Rangers coach said. "It's a huge factor. It gets your players revved up. Your building helps you. The crowd, the atmosphere, it helps you."

Buffalo stayed true to its moniker as the "City of Good Neighbors" Thursday afternoon when the Sabres organization made another effort to give back to the community following Saturday's racist mass shooting at Tops on Jefferson Ave. Owners Terry and Kim Pegula volunteered on the East Side along with Sabres...

With the success Blues Head Coach Craig Berube had with some new line combinations in Game 2 against the Colorado Avalanche, nothing is expected to change for Saturday's Game 3 (7 p.m. CT, TNT, 101 ESPN). Berube had the same line combinations on the ice for Saturday's morning skate at...

The forward has inked an entry-level deal with the club. The Calgary Flames announced today that they have signed forward Ilya Nikolaev to a three-year entry-level contract. Nikolaev, a native of Yaroslavl, Russia was drafted by the Flames in the third round, 88th overall, in the 2019 NHL Draft. The 20-year-old played this season with the Tri-City Storm (USHL), notching 23 goals and 49 assists for 72 points in 58 games, finishing second on his team in assists, fourth in goals and fourth in points. On May 5, Nikolaev was named USHL Forward of the Week after recording four goals and two assists for six points in two games of the conference semi-final of the Clark Cup Playoffs. In five Clark Cup playoff games this season, Nikolaev had five goals and three assists for eight points.

CALGARY -- Matthew Tkachuk scored a hat trick for the Calgary Flames, who blew a four-goal lead before recovering for a 9-6 win against the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 of the Western Conference Second Round at Scotiabank Saddledome on Wednesday. "Probably our worst game of the playoffs so far,"...

Seven-part, behind-the-scenes documentary series on playoffs debuts May 27. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the playoffs and the road to the Stanley Cup in the newest edition of "Quest for the Cup" on ESPN+ on May 27. 01:00 •. "Quest For The Stanley Cup" will return for its seventh season,...

Interviews with Interim Head Coach Andrew Brunette, goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky and forward Eetu Luostarinen. Falling behind 0-2 in their second-round series, the Panthers surrendered a goal with just 3.8 seconds left on the clock to fall to the Lightning 2-1 in Game 2 at FLA Live Arena on Thursday. "For...

The New York Rangers need someone to make a big play, score a big goal, deliver in the clutch. It didn't happen in Games 1 and 2 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at the Carolina Hurricanes. It has to happen in Game 3 at home Sunday (3:30 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN360, SN(JIP), TVAS) or the Rangers might finally find themselves in too deep of a hole.

Pastrnak has participated in three World Championships (2016-2018) and enters his fourth this year after closing out the Bruins season as the leading scorer with 40 goals. Pastrnak helped give Czechia the 5-1 win over Latvia on Thursday with a goal and an assist. Pastrnak was playing with a familiar face, as old teammate David Krejci joined Pastrnak on the top line for team Czechia. As the first period came down to the final minute, Krejci found Pastrnak backdoor, giving Bruins fans some deja-vu watching the seamless play.

Flames jump out to early lead but Oilers rally for 5-3 win. It's now a best-of-five series. The Flames scored twice in the first six minutes of the game and led 3-1 at one point, but the Oilers scored the last four goals - including two in the third - to even up the second-round series at a game apiece with a 5-3 victory at the Scotiabank Saddledome Friday night.