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Filip Forsberg on Predators, (not) meeting Messi, NHL All-Star draft, hot chicken, his famous mustache
The veteran forward is a big reason why the Preds are knocking on the playoff door, and made an appearance on "The Drop" this week to discuss many topics.
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NHL Awards Watch: Will a defenseman win the Hart?
Is this the year that a blueliner wins MVP? After polling a selection of PHWA voters, here are the current leaderboards for major awards.
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NHL Power Rankings: A new No. 1, plus each team's most interesting game in December
The final month of the calendar year will include many gifts for hockey fans. Plus, which team knocked the Bruins off the throne atop the list?
ON-TRACK TRENDS
Grading our preseason bold predictions for every NHL team: What we nailed, what we missed
Connor Bedard scoring 35 goals? Looking solid. Patrick Kane signing in Florida? Not so much. We put our prognostications under the microscope.
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Connor Bedard tracker: Goals, upcoming schedule for the NHL's top rookie
Follow along with every key moment in the first-year phenom's campaign for the Blackhawks.
ESPN GAME SCHEDULE
How to watch NHL games on ESPN, ABC, ESPN+ and Hulu
The 2023-24 season is underway. Get the full listing of exclusive games on ESPN networks, and info on how to subscribe to ESPN+.
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Sharks wins in OT on William Eklund's goal
William Eklund secures the win for San Jose with a sharp goal in OT.
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Hertl gets hat trick, Eklund scores in OT to lift Sharks to dramatic 5-4 win over Islanders
— William Eklund scored in the closing seconds of overtime, Tomas Hertl had a hat trick and the San Jose Sharks erased a three-goal, third-period deficit to defeat the New York Islanders 5-4 on Tuesday night.
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- Flames goalie Markstrom out with broken finger
- NHL will host draft in Vegas, eyes Sphere as site
- Avalanche D Makar doubtful Tuesday vs. Ducks
- Sabres' Thompson back; Red Wings await Kane
- Source: NHL cap likely to grow $4.2M to $87.7M
- International hockey to mandate neck guards
- Jets sign Niederreiter to 3-year, $12M extension
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Flyers sign 9-year-old with cancer to one-day contract
Nine-year-old Owen Micciche, who has been living with cancer since he was 6 months old, read out the team's lineup and hung out on the bench Tuesday night.
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Scott Van Pelt's One Big Thing: A tribute to Barry Melrose
Barry Melrose is retiring, and Scott Van Pelt wants everyone to know just how awesome he was in "the room," and how much he'll be missed.
