6:43 AM ET Two overtime games, and one absolute barn-burner in front of a crazed crowd in Florida. The road teams went 3-0. No one held more than a one-goal lead. The second day of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs brought the heat. And to think, half of the series haven’t even started yet. Two
Breadcrumb Trail Links Sports NHL Hockey Calgary Flames Author of the article: Wes Gilbertson Calgary Flames forward Adam Ruzicka carries the puck with Vancouver Canucks defenceman Alexander Edler chasing at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Sunday, May 16, 2021. Photo by Bob Frid /USA TODAY Sports Article content Think of this as the proud-parent version
From the very beginning, hockey people knew that the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Mitch Marner was a great young player who had a chance to be a star in the NHL. He was fast; he had great defensive instincts for a young player; and, his overall skill level was over the moon. From the moment he
WINNIPEG – Thoughts of winning hockey’s ultimate prize are never far from Connor Hellebuyck’s mind. The Winnipeg Jets goalie has experienced the thrill of playoff hockey three seasons in a row. He’s been named the league’s best netminder. But Hellebuyck has yet to hoist the Stanley Cup. “Honestly, it’s all I think about,” he said.
A civil lawsuit has been filed alleging that Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen sexually assaulted a young woman. A statement of claim filed in Kelowna, B.C. last week alleges Virtanen took the woman to a hotel in West Vancouver in September 2017 and assaulted her as the woman repeatedly said no and pleaded with him
Seattle Kraken general manager Ron Francis was officially approved by the NHL last week to start attending GM meetings and to start signing players. Francis wasted no time, as on May 12, he locked in the first-ever signing in Kraken franchise history with Dartmouth, Nova Scotia native Luke Henman. Henman was drafted 21st overall to
7:00 AM ET Anthony Mantha was accustomed to hating this time of year. The 26-year-old, a 2013 first-round pick of the Red Wings, became a regular for Detroit in 2016-17 — right after the franchise’s NHL record streak of 25 consecutive playoff appearances ended. The Red Wings entered a rebuild, with no end in sight.
Carey Price and Brendan Gallagher, each out since April, will play a game in the American Hockey League before the Montreal Canadiens face the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup First Round on Thursday (7:30 p.m. ET; NHLN, CBC, SN, TVAS). Price and Gallagher will play Monday for Laval, the Canadiens’
The Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning are set to face-off in the first ever Stanley Cup Playoffs rendition of the Battle of Florida. The Panthers will have home-ice advantage against the defending Stanley Cup Champions, finishing with four more points in the regular season. Each team will have its work cut out for them
SUNRISE, Fla.- (AP) — For the Tampa Bay Lightning, the return of several key players couldn’t have come at a more opportune time. Brayden Point scored two late goals, including the game-winner with 1:14 left in the third period, to lift the defending champion Lightning to a 5-4 win over the Florida Panthers on Sunday
For the Tampa Bay Lightning, the return of several key players couldn’t have come at a more opportune time. Brayden Point scored two late goals, including the game-winner with 1:14 left in the third period, to lift the defending champion Lightning to a 5-4 win over the Florida Panthers on Sunday night in Game 1
This article was originally published in April, 2012. With the Florida Panthers finally back in the NHL playoffs, a new generation of fans is finally getting to experience one of the best traditions in hockey. For older Panthers fans, the return of the rats to South Florida is a sight for sore eyes and leads
9:25 PM ET ESPN News Services MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens reassigned goalie Carey Price and forward Brendan Gallagher to the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League on Sunday for conditioning as they return from injuries. Price and Gallagher will take part in the Rocket’s morning skate Monday before facing the Toronto Marlies in
“Looking back, it was definitely the best thing that happened to me.” He’s the reigning Hart and Art Ross Trophy winner and one of the top players in the National Hockey League. But there was a point earlier in Edmonton Oilers star Leon Draisaitl’s career when such hardware and distinctions couldn’t have looked farther away. His
The 2020-21 season has come to a close, and once again, the Ottawa Senators are outside of the playoff picture and near the bottom of the league. It’s the fourth consecutive playoffs that they’ve missed since their magnificent 2016-17 run to the Conference Final. Since then, the team has undergone a massive rebuild, and only
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes have gone from being mired in a nearly decade-long playoff drought to a division champion armed with postseason experience and success. Their first-round playoff series against the Nashville Predators offers the chance to maintain that upward trajectory — or suffer the first significant stumble of that three-season climb.
Kyle Palmieri’s second goal of the game 16:30 into overtime lifted the New York Islanders to a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 1 of their first-round series on Sunday. Palmieri collected a pass from Jean-Gabriel Pageau near the goal line and lifted it over Tristan Jarry and into the net as New
This is the second piece in a two-part series looking back on the Chicago Blackhawks’ best draft picks in the last two decades. The first column highlighted 10 players that were drafted from 2002 to 2009, with three different general managers calling the shots. But Stan Bowman took over in July of 2009, right after
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