Greg Wyshynski

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Senior NHL Writer at ESPN

Senior NHL Writer at ESPN, ex-Puck Daddy and NJ native. Did I mention I love people? Email: greg.wyshynski@espn dot com. https://t.co/v6O1Esyasw

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'Us against world': Panthers gird for key road Game 2

1 week ago | thejefffoxshow.com | Greg Wyshynski

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Panthers ready for key road G2 with 'us-against-the-world' mentality

1 week ago | espn.com | Greg Wyshynski

EDMONTON, Alberta -- When Matthew Tkachuk looks around Edmonton before a Stanley Cup Final game, he believes the Florida Panthers aren't just battling the Oilers. "It's us against the 20-plus guys you're playing against, the 20,000 that are in the rink, the 20,000 that are outside the rink. It's just us against everybody," he said on Thursday.
Panthers relaxed with lead before rare playoff collapse

2 weeks ago | espn.com | Greg Wyshynski

For nearly three full years under coach Paul Maurice, the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers were unbeatable in the playoffs when holding a lead through either of the first two periods. Until Wednesday night. After a 4-3 overtime loss to Edmonton in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, the Panthers blamed themselves for playing too conservatively in allowing the Oilers to score three straight goals as Florida squandered a 3-2 advantage entering the third. "Just not let up.
Oilers beat Panthers on Leon Draisaitl's OT winner in Game 1

2 weeks ago | espn.com | Greg Wyshynski

EDMONTON, Alberta -- Leon Draisaitl scored on the power play in overtime, Stuart Skinner made 29 saves and the Edmonton Oilers erased a multigoal deficit to beat the defending champion Florida Panthers 4-3 in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final rematch on Wednesday night.
PWHL's Vancouver lands Frost duo in expansion signing period

2 weeks ago | espn.com | Greg Wyshynski

The PWHL's new Vancouver franchise went defense first by landing the two-time defending champion Minnesota Frost's blue-line duo of Claire Thompson and Sophie Jaques to start the league's expansion signing period on Wednesday. The Frost teammates were among the league's top-scoring defensemen. Thompson, Jaques and Toronto's Renata Fast were the finalists for the defender of the year honor, and the Minnesota pair represented Canada at the world championships in April.
NHL, NHLPA happy with progress being made in CBA talks

2 weeks ago | espn.com | Greg Wyshynski

EDMONTON, Alberta -- NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said Wednesday that collective bargaining talks with the players have been "constructive, professional and cordial," but there was no announcement of a new deal ahead of the Stanley Cup Final. "We started a little bit later than we had anticipated for a variety of reasons on both sides, so I don't have an announcement to make today that we have a deal," Bettman said hours before Game 1 between the Florida Panthers and the Edmonton Oilers.
Lightning's Nikita Kucherov wins second Ted Lindsay Award

2 weeks ago | espn.in | Greg Wyshynski

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov was named the winner of the Ted Lindsay Award for the second time in his career on Wednesday. The award is presented annually to the most outstanding player in the NHL as voted by fellow members of the NHL Players' Association. Editor's PicksDraisaitl, Hellebuyck, Kucherov are Hart finalistsConn Smythe Watch: Connor McDavid for MVP of the playoffs -- win or lose?
Oilers - We'll miss 'emotional leader' Zach Hyman in Stanley Cup Final - ESPN

2 weeks ago | espn.com | Greg Wyshynski

EDMONTON, Alberta -- When the Edmonton Oilers won the Western Conference championship in Dallas, star center Leon Draisaitl took out his phone to FaceTime a friend: teammate Zach Hyman, who had suffered a season-ending wrist injury earlier in the series. "It caught me off guard. I was crying. It was really emotional. It meant the world to me," Hyman said Wednesday, hours before the Oilers were scheduled to open their Stanley Cup Final rematch against the Florida Panthers.
NHL expanding use of Hawk-Eye measuring, tracking

2 weeks ago | espn.com.au | Greg Wyshynski

Commissioner Gary Bettman at the NHL general managers meeting this spring had a clear answer for when the league might be able to use tracking technology to determine a variety of things with certainty, from high-sticking to whether a puck fully crossed the goal line. "When we're certain that it works," Bettman said at the time.
Oilers' Brown a game-time decision in Game 1 due to illness

2 weeks ago | espn.com | Greg Wyshynski

EDMONTON, Alberta -- Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch said Monday he expected Connor Brown, who missed the clincher last round, to play in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final against Florida. However, Brown missed practice Tuesday with an illness, and Knoblauch said the 31-year-old would be a game-time decision. If Brown is able to play, it looks like Jeff Skinner would remain in, with Viktor Arvidsson potentially coming out.