NHL Reporter @ ESPNhttps://bsky.app/profile/kristenshilton.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kristenshilton.bsky.social/post/3mikfcplau226Brandon Bussi's journey to the #NHL - and the immediate success he found - is only part of the story. On sports, family, love and advocacy - and how Bussi's autistic brother has helped define his life: https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/48369864/nhl-2025-26-brandon-bussi-carolina-hurricanes-goalie-brother-autism02 Apr 2026 23:47 +0000at://did:plc:dlv56fb4rtosbri5o55o35o3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mikfcplau226https://bsky.app/profile/kristenshilton.bsky.social/post/3mfrxundvs22jOn John Tavares - fighting Father Time on the ice by prioritizing mental (not just physical) health while also sharing his passion in the Toronto community: “It’s a real blessing, and our privilege” https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/48033963/nhl-john-tavares-maple-leafs-mental-health-foundation-goals-career26 Feb 2026 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:dlv56fb4rtosbri5o55o35o3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrxundvs22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/kristenshilton.bsky.social/post/3mcdw2vtzds24The Anaheim Ducks were a wagon...until they weren't. Leo Carlsson was on a heater...until he wasn't. Why a strong second half from Carlsson is key to the Ducks' potential turnaround - "We need him to be Leo" https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/47590216/nhl-2025-26-leo-carlsson-breakout-star-anaheim-ducks-playoffs14 Jan 2026 01:27 +0000at://did:plc:dlv56fb4rtosbri5o55o35o3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcdw2vtzds24https://bsky.app/profile/kristenshilton.bsky.social/post/3mbd7apwky22eWhat was your favourite hockey moment of 2025?01 Jan 2026 01:13 +0000at://did:plc:dlv56fb4rtosbri5o55o35o3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbd7apwky22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/kristenshilton.bsky.social/post/3m7ohg5twos2uWill Macklin Celebrini make it onto Team Canada's Olympic roster? Maybe. Maybe not. Either way, Celebrini is having one heck of an #NHL season - but representing Canada in Milan would be a dream come true: t.co/XgMVRH6bFb https://t.co/XgMVRH6bFb11 Dec 2025 01:48 +0000at://did:plc:dlv56fb4rtosbri5o55o35o3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7ohg5twos2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/kristenshilton.bsky.social/post/3m6qc7lqv5k25We do not talk about Zach Werenski enough He is a tremendous defenseman29 Nov 2025 01:55 +0000at://did:plc:dlv56fb4rtosbri5o55o35o3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6qc7lqv5k25https://bsky.app/profile/kristenshilton.bsky.social/post/3m6nshueqqs25Is becoming excited over finding the immersion blender you want on Black Friday sale what being an adult it all about? Is this it?28 Nov 2025 02:08 +0000at://did:plc:dlv56fb4rtosbri5o55o35o3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6nshueqqs25https://bsky.app/profile/kristenshilton.bsky.social/post/3m6ipypjjwc2cThe quarter-season grades are IN at @espn.com All the highs and lows to date in a wild season. Check it out: https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/47085484/nhl-2025-26-grades-quarter-season-all-32-teams-players-standings-playoffs26 Nov 2025 01:41 +0000at://did:plc:dlv56fb4rtosbri5o55o35o3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ipypjjwc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/kristenshilton.bsky.social/post/3m2n2wblc322iThe puck has dropped on a new #NHL season! Here’s how the @espn.com hockey fam predicts* the year ahead is playing out *i’m v. bad at this game 🙃 https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/46519134/nhl-2025-26-season-picks-stanley-cup-divisions-awards07 Oct 2025 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:dlv56fb4rtosbri5o55o35o3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2n2wblc322ihttps://bsky.app/profile/kristenshilton.bsky.social/post/3lvexmzddxk25Also - have we seen Happy Gilmore II? Or Naked Gun, the remake? Thoughts? Reviews? Please share!02 Aug 2025 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:dlv56fb4rtosbri5o55o35o3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvexmzddxk25https://bsky.app/profile/kristenshilton.bsky.social/post/3lvettfji2c2uI feel strangely proud when people ask me for directions. Like, do I appear trustworthy? You're betting I will send you in the right direction? Love that for us!01 Aug 2025 23:52 +0000at://did:plc:dlv56fb4rtosbri5o55o35o3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvettfji2c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/kristenshilton.bsky.social/post/3lsm7sspagk27John Tavares is "thrilled" to be staying home in Toronto as Leafs' ink center to four-year contract extension: https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/45597294/john-tavares-thrilled-land-4-year-extension-maple-leafs27 Jun 2025 17:59 +0000at://did:plc:dlv56fb4rtosbri5o55o35o3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsm7sspagk27https://bsky.app/profile/kristenshilton.bsky.social/post/3lrjqweiqms26"He's just a tremendous person" Paul Maurice was at a career crossroads when the chance to coach in Florida came along. It's been a match made in heaven - with the championship(s?) to prove it: https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/45501132/nhl-2025-playoffs-stanley-cup-final-panthers-coach-paul-maurice14 Jun 2025 01:02 +0000at://did:plc:dlv56fb4rtosbri5o55o35o3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrjqweiqms26https://bsky.app/profile/kristenshilton.bsky.social/post/3lqarsmdaak2cThe Florida Panthers are loading back up with Sam Reinhart, Niko Mikkola and AJ Greer all set to return for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final. Bad news for the Hurricanes, as they try to stave off elimination again? We'll find out (via @wyshynski.bsky.social): https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/45361486/panthers-get-reinhart-mikkola-greer-back-game-5-vs-canes28 May 2025 17:59 +0000at://did:plc:dlv56fb4rtosbri5o55o35o3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqarsmdaak2chttps://bsky.app/profile/kristenshilton.bsky.social/post/3lqarosldcc2cThe Edmonton Oilers are one win away from a second consecutive Stanley Cup Final - but they'll have to get there without Zach Hyman On Edmonton's significant loss - and what's next for the Oilers' offense: https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/45360690/oilers-hyman-surgery-likely-rest-playoffs28 May 2025 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:dlv56fb4rtosbri5o55o35o3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqarosldcc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/kristenshilton.bsky.social/post/3lo4kbn3hrc2v“He’s just a competitor” How Anthony Stolarz went from understudy to #Leafs leading man - and Toronto needs his best performance of the season in tonight’s Game 6 showdown in Ottawa: https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/44909380/nhl-2025-playoffs-stanley-cup-toronto-maple-leafs-anthony-stolarz-goaltender01 May 2025 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:dlv56fb4rtosbri5o55o35o3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo4kbn3hrc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kristenshilton.bsky.social/post/3lmdqikj4z22h"I want to be in that conversation, where people look at me as a number one defenseman" How Zach Werenski is making good on his goals in the most emotional of seasons for Columbus: https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/44547913/nhl-2024-25-zach-werenski-columbus-blue-jackets-johnny-gaudreau-norris-trophy09 Apr 2025 00:33 +0000at://did:plc:dlv56fb4rtosbri5o55o35o3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmdqikj4z22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/kristenshilton.bsky.social/post/3lfqnjrm6dc2kWe are midway through this NHL season so naturally it's time to judge all 32 clubs! Here we have the official @espn.com midseason grades - agree, or disagree? https://www.espn.com/nhl/insider/story/_/id/43386868/nhl-2024-25-grades-midseason-all-32-teams-players-standings-playoffs15 Jan 2025 01:48 +0000at://did:plc:dlv56fb4rtosbri5o55o35o3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfqnjrm6dc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/kristenshilton.bsky.social/post/3lfo4txbz422lThe New Jersey Devils have captured my curiosity. Are they on the verge of breaking through as bonafide contenders? And might they follow the path of a recent Stanley Cup champion? My look into the matter: https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/43383486/nhl-2024-25-devils-contender-standings-playoffs-stanley-cup14 Jan 2025 01:44 +0000at://did:plc:dlv56fb4rtosbri5o55o35o3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfo4txbz422lhttps://bsky.app/profile/kristenshilton.bsky.social/post/3lf4khqsnms2gBuffalo is up on Washington through 40 minutes - but can the Sabres hold on to win? That's been an issue already for the Sabres in 2025...to go along with an issues-packed 2024. Taking a look at it all for Buffalo: https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/43300075/nhl-2024-25-buffalo-sabres-salvage-season-playoffs-drought07 Jan 2025 02:00 +0000at://did:plc:dlv56fb4rtosbri5o55o35o3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf4khqsnms2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/kristenshilton.bsky.social/post/3lbug6mr4ks2rWe're past the quarter-mark of this #NHL season already (insane!) So of course, it's time to dole out grades for all 32 teams! Never an easy task (things can change on a dime, as we know) but here's our take on where the league's clubs are at: https://www.espn.com/nhl/insider/story/_/id/42603390/nhl-2024-25-grades-quarter-season-all-32-teams-players-standings-playoffs26 Nov 2024 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:dlv56fb4rtosbri5o55o35o3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbug6mr4ks2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/kristenshilton.bsky.social/post/3lbswycm4ic2rAre the New York Rangers...broken? Are we worried yet? That was something of a breakdown at 4-on-4 to let Schenn score.26 Nov 2024 02:02 +0000at://did:plc:dlv56fb4rtosbri5o55o35o3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbswycm4ic2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/kristenshilton.bsky.social/post/3lbnwzzkdys26Nashville is...playing well? And beating the Winnipeg Jets? Granted, Connor Hellebuyck isn't in net but. Two goals on five shots is something against a team like the Jets. But will it hold?!24 Nov 2024 02:19 +0000at://did:plc:dlv56fb4rtosbri5o55o35o3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbnwzzkdys26https://bsky.app/profile/kristenshilton.bsky.social/post/3lbit6cflus22Alex Ovechkin is out for 4-6 weeks with a fractured fibula. What it all means - for Ovechkin's chase to beat Wayne Gretzky's record, and for the Washington Capitals moving forward without him: https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/42531693/nhl-alex-ovechkin-injury-goal-scoring-record-wayne-gretzky-capitals-playoffs22 Nov 2024 01:27 +0000at://did:plc:dlv56fb4rtosbri5o55o35o3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbit6cflus22https://bsky.app/profile/kristenshilton.bsky.social/post/3lbfbpbnkwc2gWinnipeg has soared atop the NHL standings as an offensive heavyweight with championship-calibre goaltending and a first-year head coach pushing all the right buttons. @wyshynski.bsky.social and I did a deep dive into the Jets early success - from every angle: https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/42487524/nhl-2024-25-winnipeg-jets-surprise-standings-playoffs-stanley-cup-analytics20 Nov 2024 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:dlv56fb4rtosbri5o55o35o3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbfbpbnkwc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/kristenshilton.bsky.social/post/3lbdti56hqs24An annual labour of love - our @espnplus.bsky.social Future Power Rankings! I got to examin how each team landed where they did - and why: https://www.espn.com/nhl/insider/story/_/id/42372232/nhl-2024-25-future-power-rankings-prospects-rosters-cap-front-office20 Nov 2024 01:49 +0000at://did:plc:dlv56fb4rtosbri5o55o35o3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdti56hqs24