Logan Day scored 6:33 into the third period to lift Bakersfield to a 3-2 win over Colorado in the Calder Cup Playoffs debut for both clubs. Game 2 is Saturday night in Loveland, Colo. Brad Malone and William Lagesson had a goal and an assist each for the Condors and Shane Starrett made 26 saves
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8:29 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN Does anyone know what goaltender interference is? Bueller? OK, here’s a recap of last night’s action (check out replays of every playoff game on ESPN+), and what to watch for tonight, in today’s edition of ESPN Stanley Cup Playoffs Daily: Jump ahead: Last night’s games | Three StarsPlay of the
DENVER — This classifies as fun for Frederik Andersen: Protecting a late lead in the third period by leaping out of his net to stop a shot with the handle of his stick. Sticky situation handled. “Doing whatever it takes to save it,” the Toronto goaltender explained after the 3-2 win Monday over Boston. “Fun
Jacob Trouba hopes recent history will repeat itself for the Winnipeg Jets. The Jets face elimination from the playoffs in Saturday’s Game 6 in St. Louis, but the veteran defenceman and his teammates are drawing confidence from a pair of victories at Enterprise Center over the last week. “It’s the biggest game of the year
RALEIGH, N.C.—Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie lay flat on his back with both feet in the air before the pain looked so unbearable that he rolled over on his side and screamed. This first-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes is tied at two games apiece, but that lasting image of Oshie down on the ice
report this ad Rod Brind’Amour does not think what he is doing is anything special. Brind’Amour not only has the Carolina Hurricanes in the playoffs in his first season as coach but has made the necessary adjustments to tie their series against the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals at two games apiece. Along with
Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Pittsburgh Penguins GM Jim Rutherford didn’t hold back during his press conference yesterday. Rutherford said that basically from the start of the season they weren’t a tight-knit team and added: “I didn’t see a point where guys came together as a team and I wonder if there’s too many
1:48 PM ET Washington Capitals have recalled postseason hero Devante Smith-Pelly from the AHL, the team announced Friday. He will be in the lineup Saturday for Game 5 of the Caps’ first-round playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes, coach Todd Reirden told reporters Friday. The series is tied 2-2. The Capitals will be without winger
Kevin Stenlund broke a 2-2 tie with 6:51 left in regulation and Cleveland opened its North Division semifinal series with a 5-3 victory in Syracuse on Friday night. The Crunch host Game 2 of the best-of-five series on Saturday night. Game 1 was scoreless until just past the midway point of the second period, when
The Detroit Red Wings have scheduled a news conference on Friday afternoon where — according to multiple media reports — it is expected the team will name former captain Steve Yzerman as their new general manager. JUST ANNOUNCED: The <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/RedWings?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#RedWings</a> will hold a press conference today at 3 p.m. EST with Christopher Ilitch, Steve
WINNIPEG—Jaden Schwartz scored with 15 seconds remaining in the third period, lifting the Blues to a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday and handing St. Louis a 3-2 series lead in their Western Conference quarterfinal. Ryan O’Reilly and Brayden Schenn also scored for the Blues, who host Game 6 of the best-of-seven series
As the Minnesota Wild crawled to the end of this fruitless season, there was no more fitting way to finish. Back-to-back blanks. The consecutive shutouts by Boston and Dallas gave the Wild a total of 11 games without a goal in 2018-19, pushing them to 27th in the NHL in scoring out of 31 teams.
report this ad The playoffs are upon us and already history has been made. The Tampa Bay Lightning have become the first Presidents’ Trophy winner to be swept in the first round. The Pittsburgh Penguins were also swept in the first round, an unprecedented exit for the usually dominant playoff team. The conference semifinals are
Boeser’s camp open to anything Rick Dhaliwal: (last week) Vancouver Canucks Brock Boeser‘s agent Ben Hankinson on Sportsnet 650: “There are some big contracts coming down the pipe and Brock just trying to figure out where I fit in all of this. We are open to anything with the #Canucks.” Rick Dhaliwal: Hankinson on Boeser’s
7:48 AM ET Steve Yzerman is returning to the Detroit Red Wings, with a source confirming to ESPN that Yzerman will named the team’s general manager. The Red Wings have called a news conference for 3 p.m. ET Friday that includes Yzerman without specifying the purpose. A source confirmed to ESPN that current general manager
San Jose rebounded from a heartbreaking loss and held off San Diego, 5-3, in Game 2 of the teams’ Pacific Division semifinal series at Pechanga Arena on Thursday night. Tied at 1-1, the best-of-five series resumes Monday night in San Jose. The Barracuda led throughout Game 2, one night after building 3-0 and 5-3 leads
DENVER—Summoning Johnny Hockey! His scoring prowess is required ASAP. After a 99-point regular season, Calgary all-star forward Johnny Gaudreau has been held to a single assist and just 12 shots against Colorado. It is a big reason why the top-seeded Flames trail the Avalanche 3-1 in a first-round series that heads back to Calgary for
The saying “when eating an elephant take one bite at a time” applies to the Calgary Flames. Facing elimination in Friday’s fifth game of their opening-round playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche, Flames head coach Bill Peters doesn’t want his players making the mountain bigger by thinking they have to win three games in a