Will Ovechkin ever slow down? (and other questions for the new NHL season)
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Stanley Cup first-round betting guide: Best bets and Conn Smythe picks from every team - ESPN
The puck is set to drop on the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs, as 16 teams will continue on their quest to get their named engraved in Lord Stanley's Cup. The Buffalo Sabres have snapped the longest postseason drought in the NHL on their way to winning the Atlantic Division. They will face the Boston Bruins in the first round.
Ice hockey-Jarvis replaces injured Point on Canada men's roster
MILAN, Feb 5 : Carolina Hurricanes forward Seth Jarvis will replace injured centre Brayden Point on the Canadian men's Olympic ice hockey roster in Milano Cortina, the Canadian Olympic Committee and Hockey Canada said on Thursday.
Feisty Sam Bennett replaces injured Canada forward Anthony Cirelli on Olympic hockey roster
Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett has been named to Canada's men's hockey team for the Milan Cortina Olympics in place of injured Tampa Bay Lightning centre Anthony Cirelli.
The NHL returns next week — here are some things to follow
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Hall of Fame goalie Bernie Parent, who backstopped Flyers to back-to-back Stanley Cups, dead at 80
Bernie Parent, the Hall of Famer considered one of the great goalies of all time who anchored the net for the Philadelphia Flyers' only two Stanley Cup championships in the 1970s during their Broad Street Bullies heyday, has died. He was 80.
Hall of Famer Bernie Parent, a Flyers great, dies at age 80 - ESPN
PHILADELPHIA — Bernie Parent, the Hall of Famer considered one of the great goalies of all time who anchored the net for the Flyers' only two Stanley Cup championships during their Broad Street Bullies heyday, has died. He was 80.
Florida Panthers, Aaron Ekblad agree on eight-year extension - ESPN
Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad won't be hitting the open market.
Wild trade for Tarasenko, Islanders sign Romanov to 8-year deal on eve of free agency
The Minnesota Wild got a two-time Stanley Cup champion for nothing on the eve of NHL free agency, and the New York Islanders locked up one of their top young players to a long-term contract.