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By StephanieLee Elliott   April 18, 2024   * NHL Morning Skate – April 18 * NHL EDGE * NHL Sets All-Time Total Attendance Record * NHL, NHLPA Invested More Than $14 Million in Communities in 2023-24 *** * Clinched: #NHLStats Packs for Teams in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs * Matchups: #NHLStats for Confirmed Series in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs…

  Clinching scenarios – last berth into the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs * Four teams are still in the running for Eastern Conference Wild Card 2, with two having clinching scenarios Tuesday: WASHINGTON (at PHI) Win (any fashion): Clinch Wild Card 2 Overtime/Shootout loss: Eliminated if Detroit defeats Montreal in any fashion Regulation loss: Eliminated DETROIT…

By StephanieLee Elliott   NHL Public Relations April 16, 2024 With just 72 hours remaining in the regular season, we still have four teams in the race for the final Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference with the Capitals, Red Wings and Penguins – three teams within one point of one another – all claiming victories Monday. * Connor McDavid continues to thrill…

By StephanieLee Elliott   NHL Public Relations April 16, 2024 22.5 Million and Counting, 97% Capacity   NEW YORK (April 16, 2024) – The National Hockey League has set an all-time record for total attendance in a single season.   More fans have experienced live the 2023-24 regular season, acclaimed for scoring feats not seen in decades and competitive…

By StephanieLee Elliott   NHL Public Relations | NHLPA April 16, 2024 New Partnership to Be Unveiled at Start of 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday, April 20   WHITESTONE, N.Y. (April 16, 2024) – BODYARMOR Sports Drink today announced a new multi-year North American partnership with the National Hockey League (NHL) and National Hockey League…

By StephanieLee Elliott NHL Public Relations April 15, 2024 Four rounds of #NHLStats as the Islanders pursue their fifth Stanley Cup in franchise history and first since 1983. * The Islanders have qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the fifth time in six seasons. They advanced past the opening round in three of the four previous appearances over that span, including…

By StephanieLee Elliott   NHL Public Relations April 15, 2024 NEW YORK (April 15, 2024) – Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews, Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi and Calgary Flames center Nazem Kadri have been named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week ending April 14.   FIRST STAR – AUSTON MATTHEWS, C, TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS Matthews – who now is one tally shy of the 15th 70-goal season…

By StephanieLee Elliott   ESPN April 15, 2024 Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings on Monday at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN Tuesday Three-Game Slate: Toronto Maple Leafs Take On Florida Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN; Chicago Blackhawks at Vegas Golden Knights and Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks Face Off on ESPN+/Hulu at 10…

By StephanieLee Elliott NHL Public Relations April 15, 2024 * Tomas Hertl’s overtime winner helped the Golden Knights complete the NHL’s 26th three-goal comeback win this season – the most the League has seen since the record-holding 1989-90 campaign. Vegas is now just one point back of Los Angeles for the Pacific Division’s third seed. * Seth Jarvis and Sebastian Aho combined…

By Stretch Jenkinson March 13, 2024 * Connor Bedard became the fifth 18-year-old in NHL history to record five points in a game and did so while he was mic’d up by NBC Sports Chicago. * The “Comeback Cats” rallied from a multi-goal third-period deficit to defeat the Stars, who they are set to face as part of the 2024…

By Stretch Jenkinson     March 14, 2024 * Zach Hyman became the first Oilers skater to score four hat tricks in a season since Wayne Gretzky did so nearly 40 years ago and added $5,000 more to AstraZeneca’s donation to the Hockey Fights Cancer Fund of the V Foundation.   * Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen both extended lengthy streaks as they helped Colorado earn its…

By Stretch Jenkinson * Offensive performances from Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov – with six- and five-point outings, respectively – allowed Point to match a franchise record and Kucherov to move within three points of League-leader Nathan MacKinnon in the Art Ross Trophy race. * The Eastern Conference Wild Card race intensified further Thursday after the Islanders suffered a loss while the Capitals, Sabres, Devils and Penguins moved within one, three,…

By Stretch Jenkinson March 16, 2024   * In the span of 10 days, the Eastern Conference playoff race has morphed from one team being within five points of the bracket to a five-team mix entering a pivotal afternoon of play that includes contests on ABC, ESPN+, Hulu, Sportsnet ONE and NHL Network. * The Art Ross Trophy race…

By Stretch Jenkinson * The Art Ross Trophy race heated up as Nikita Kucherov and Connor McDavid notched their fourth and fifth four-assist outings of the season, respectively. The 2023-24 campaign became the first season to feature multiple players with at least four such performances since 1990-91. * Artemi Panarin reached the 40-goal mark for the first time in his career…

By Stretch Jenkinson * The NHL entered the final 30 days of its regular season with Jason Robertson, Auston Matthews and Anze Kopitar leading their team to wins. * Wednesday’s edition of #NHLStats: Live Updates featured more notes from the three-game slate, including Alex Ovechkin now needing fewer than 50 goals to tie Wayne Gretzky for the most in League history. * Closely-contested races for the Art…

By Stretch Jenkinson The National Hockey League and ESPN today announced an update to the 2023-24 NHL regular-season schedule. A Pacific Division matchup between the Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks on April 16 has been added as a national exclusive game on ESPN+/Hulu. This game replaces the previously scheduled ESPN+/Hulu matchup on March 26 between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Arizona Coyotes. Updated NHL…

By Stretch Jenkinson           NEW YORK (March 20, 2024) – The National Hockey League announced today a start time change to the 2023-24 regular-season schedule. Game #1199, Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars, scheduled for April 3, will now begin at 8:30 p.m. CT and be available exclusively on TNT in the U.S.…

By Stretch Jenkinson   Updates from the EA SPORTS NHL 24 World Championship   March 20, 2024 CHEL Intel: North American Championship Edition will provide players and fans an overview of the EA SPORTS NHL 24 North American Championship and profile the eight players who have qualified for the final round. The final round of the…

By Stretch Jenkinson March 20, 2024 Wednesday, March 20: Stars Will Collide as Alexander Ovechkin & Washington Capitals Host Auston Matthews & Toronto Maple Leafs at 7:30 p.m. ET; Kirill Kaprizov & Minnesota Wild to Visit Anže Kopitar & Los Angeles Kings at 10 p.m.  Sunday, March 24: Sidney Crosby & Pittsburgh Penguins Visit Mile…

By Stretch Jenkinson March 20, 2024 * David Pastrnak, Mark Scheifele and Mikko Rantanen each propelled their teams to victory with a hat trick and boosted the NHL’s total in 2023-24 to 98. Pastrnak joined elite company among active players by notching a three-goal performance against a 12th different franchise. * The Red Wings captured a crucial come-from-behind win to shuffle back…