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Defenseman Dumba, 32, retires after 13 NHL seasons with five teams
Matt Dumba, the 32-year-old defenseman who won the 2020 King Clancy Memorial Trophy, given to the player who best exemplified leadership qualities on and off the ice, is retiring after 13 NHL seasons with five different teams.[read more]
🏒 NHL Rank: From 1 to 100, the best players in 2026-27
Connor McDavid remains No. 1, but who lands after him? Here are the players our panel believes are the best this season.[read more]
Gould, former longtime Capitals forward, dies at 69
Bobby Gould, who played most of his 11-year NHL career with the Washington Capitals, has died. He was 69.[read more]
'Outstanding' Talbot leads Blue Jackets, wins with NHL-record 9th team
Cam Talbot, a well-traveled 39-year-old goaltender, became the first NHL netminder to win a game with nine different franchises when he stopped 20 shots in the Blue Jackets' 3-2 shootout victory over the Penguins.[read more]
Blackhawks captain Bedard on brink of return from shoulder injury
Rehabbing Blackhawks captain Connor Bedard is close to making his season debut and could be in the mix for one of three upcoming home games.[read more]
Rangers begin life without Shesterkin, lean on Garand in 6-2 win
Two days after losing starting goaltender Igor Shesterkin for the season with a knee injury, Dylan Garand, 24, made 19 saves and the New York Rangers defeated the Vancouver Canucks 6-2 on Sunday night at Madison Square Garden, the club's fifth victory.[read more]
Winless Flyers off to worst start in franchise history as fans chant 'Fire Tocchet!'
The winless Flyers lost 4-1 to the Hurricanes on Sunday and have been outscored 28-8 this season en route to the worst start in franchise history.[read more]
Predicting the next wave of NHL breakout stars
From players with new linemates to young stars set to hit superstardom to enticing rookies, watch out for this group.[read more]
NHL Power Rankings: Who from each team made ESPN's Top 100 player rankings?
It's the first regular-season update of our 1-32 poll. Plus, how many players did each team land among the Top 100?[read more]
Wysh List: What execs think of ESPN's top 100 rankings
Who was too high or too low according to actual team personnel and players? Plus, winners and losers of the week, key upcoming games and more.[read more]