With just a dozen or so games left in the season, the Tampa Bay Lightning are poised to make a run to appear in their fourth consecutive Stanley Cup Final. As of Saturday, March 18, they currently sit in third place in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference, 13 points ahead of the fourth-place
8:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. As the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins get set for Saturday night’s game (8 ET, ABC and ESPN+), they are both in great shape to qualify for the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.
The Toronto Marlies clinched a berth in the 2023 Calder Cup Playoffs on Friday night, becoming the first team from the Eastern Conference to secure a postseason invitation. The Marlies lost on Friday afternoon, but earned their playoff spot when Laval dropped a 3-2 decision to Utica later in the evening. Toronto (40-17-2-1, 83 pts.)
ELMIRA, ONTARIO – Canada’s para hockey team lost 9-3 to the United States in Friday’s second game of a three-game series. Brody Roybal’s hat trick and assist for the U.S. gave him a career 100 goals and 200 career points. Canada dropped the first game of the series 1-0 at Woolwich Memorial Arena in Elmira,
Zach Aston-Reese wouldn’t mind if the Maple Leafs sported their green and white jerseys more often. Morgan Rielly, meanwhile, looks to finally be heating up with the post-season beckoning. Aston-Reese scored twice and Rielly found the back of the net for the second time in as many games Friday as Toronto downed the visiting Carolina
Barring a preposterous collapse, the Edmonton Oilers are headed for the playoffs again this season. Though things haven’t been as smooth as many had hoped compared to last season, they currently sit third in the Pacific Division and have a cozy lead over the Nashville Predators and Calgary Flames, two teams looking to crawl back
The Montreal Canadiens will need to build an addition to their team infirmary as the 12th player this season has been added to the long-term injured list. The club announced on March 15 that forward Christian Dvorak had undergone successful knee surgery in New York and will miss the remainder of the season. He is expected to
7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. There have been some incredibly busy nights on the NHL schedule recently, with many playoff contenders battling it out for those precious points. Tonight is not one of those nights. Six of the
📝 by Patrick Williams Despite a pile of injuries, a parade of new faces and a goaltending carousel, the Belleville Senators just will not go away. Defenseman Lassi Thomson became the latest hero Wednesday night when he threaded a right-point shot through heavy traffic with 13 seconds left in regulation to give the Senators a
NEW YORK – The NHL has fined Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki US$2,500 for cross-checking Florida Panthers forward Anton Lundell. The infraction occurred late in the third period of Florida’s 9-5 win over Montreal on Thursday at Sunrise, Fla. Suzuki was assessed a major penalty and game misconduct for cross-checking. Montreal (27-36-6) continues its road
Mattias Janmark and the Edmonton Oilers can score goals in bunches but have had their problems preventing opponents from doing the same. The Oilers hope Thursday night was a step in the right direction to changing that as Janmark scored twice to lead Edmonton to a second straight win, a 4-1 decision over the visiting
Rick Tocchet has now been head coach of the Vancouver Canucks for 20 games, and it is hard to argue against the notion that the team hasn’t improved. From their 11-7-2 record to the overall way they have played on the ice, it looks as though the team is buying into his game plan and
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Boston Bruins want to keep all three new trade deadline acquisitions. Can they afford it? Meanwhile, will the Edmonton Oilers entertain the idea of trading Brett Kulak in the offseason? The Ottawa Senators have chosen a few bidders to get past the first round of buyers and an interesting
7:05 AM ET Playoff races are getting tighter. So is the race for teams that are jockeying for position ahead of the NHL draft lottery. Because this is what happens when the NHL is in the midst of its final full month of the season. Don’t forget the players. There are a number of them
📝 by Patrick Williams A glimpse into the future of the Columbus Blue Jackets’ blue line will be on display tonight in Cleveland. The Cleveland Monsters host Grand Rapids, and head coach Trent Vogelhuber will have Blue Jackets first-round pick Corson Ceulemans in his lineup as the 19-year-old makes his professional debut. Selected 25th overall
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Alex Stalock made 35 saves to lead the Chicago Blackhawks over the Nashville Predators 2-1 on Thursday night. Lukas Reichel and Joey Anderson scored for Chicago, which has won two straight. Roman Josi scored late and Juuse Saros stopped 19 shots for Nashville, which had its three-game winning streak snapped. The
Jeremy Swayman stopped 36 shots for his third shutout of the season as the visiting Boston Bruins defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3-0 on Thursday. The win also halted the league-leading Bruins’ only regulation two-game losing skid of the season. Trent Frederic, Pavel Zacha and Tomas Nosek, into an empty net, scored for Boston (51-11-5), which was
The game was deemed the Connor Bedard Bowl. It was the 32nd place Columbus Blue Jackets visiting the 31st place San Jose Sharks. If there was any game on the schedule in which a team would have no motivation to get points, it was this one. Ah, but don’t tell anyone on the Blue Jackets