Despite not playing a game today, the Tampa Bay Lightning secured their spot in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs thanks to the Washington Capitals, Philadelphia Flyers and Detroit Red Wings losing to the Carolina Hurricanes, Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers respectively. They haven’t missed the dance in seven seasons now, and have two Stanley
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The PHWA has named Toronto Maple Leafs’ Ilya Samsonov as the team’s nominee for the Bill Masterton Trophy. The award is given to an NHL player who best exemplifies perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to ice hockey. Its name is because Bill Masterton is the only NHL player to ever pass away as a direct result
Open Extended Reactions As the chaotic final stretch of the Eastern Conference wild-card race continues, Friday’s schedule includes four teams that could occupy the final spot when the Eastern schedule concludes April 17. The Washington Capitals, fresh off a loss against the Pittsburgh Penguins, are skating against the Carolina Hurricanes (7 p.m. ET, NHL Power
The Charlotte Checkers and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have secured spots in the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs. Both teams clinched a playoff berth thanks to the Springfield Thunderbirds’ 3-0 loss to the Belleville Senators on Friday evening. The Checkers are in the Calder Cup field for the sixth consecutive postseason, including three years in a row as
The Ottawa Senators take on the Florida Panthers at the Canadian Tire Centre tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups, sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents and others. PANTHERS (47-24-5) at SENATORS (33-37-4) 7 p.m. ET; RDS2, TSN5, BSFL Panthers projected lineup Vladimir Tarasenko — Aleksander Barkov — Sam Reinhart Nick Cousins — Sam Bennett — Matthew Tkachuk
It sure didn’t look like this would happen back in October, but the Edmonton Oilers have clinched a spot in this year’s NHL playoffs following a 6-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night (April 5). In addition to qualifying for the playoffs, the game saw two of the Oilers’ biggest stars reach milestones.
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNApr 5, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The final weeks of the NHL season could be absolutely chaotic, from determining playoff seeding to watching teams skate hard until their bubbles burst. The final NHL Awards Watch of the season reveals similar uncertainty. Some
The Montreal Canadiens take on the Tampa Bay Lightning at Bell Centre tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups, sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents and others. LIGHTNING (42-26-7) at CANADIENS (29-33-12) 7 p.m. ET; RDS, TSN2, BSSUN Lightning projected lineup Anthony Duclair — Brayden Point — Nikita Kucherov Brandon Hagel — Anthony Cirelli — Steven Stamkos Michael
With how this season started, it’s a borderline miracle that this clinch is in reach, let alone with a week and a half left in the NHL regular season. But that’s a testament to the resilience of the Tampa Bay Lightning. In the first half of the season, as soon as they appeared to find
The Abbotsford Canucks clinched a berth in the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs on Tuesday night with a 4-3 win over the Manitoba Moose. The Canucks are heading to the postseason for the third year in a row since joining the AHL in 2021-22. They lost to Calgary in the division semifinals last spring. Abbotsford will
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNApr 4, 2024, 11:40 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Arizona Coyotes‘ future could be decided on June 27, when they will bid on a parcel of land in the hopes of finally securing a site for their new arena. In March, the Arizona State
Paul Maurice has had quite the coaching career for a guy who is only 57 years old. On Thursday, he passed Lindy Ruff on the all-time wins list with his 864th after his Florida Panthers handily beat the Ottawa Senators 6-0. He started his career back in the 1995-96 season with the Hartford Whalers at
In his second-career game, Los Angeles Kings rookie forward Akil Thomas scored his first-career goal. His goal came 11:13 into the first period with the Kings already leading the San Jose Sharks 1-0. Jordan Spence and Pierre-Luc Dubois assisted Thomas’ first NHL scoring milestone. Following the goal, Thomas received a bear hug from Spence as
by Nick Nollenberger | AHL On The Beat Jack Thompson didn’t give much thought to the NHL trade deadline this year. And why would he? After all, the defenseman was in the midst of a stellar sophomore season with the Syracuse Crunch, AHL affiliate of the Tampa Bay Lightning, already setting career highs in points
Emily Kaplan, ESPNApr 4, 2024, 07:31 AM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Open Extended Reactions Connor Bedard‘s remarkable rookie season has been defined by confidence and offensive wizardry. But on Jan. 5, as he tried to knife through the New Jersey Devils defense while driving to the net, he was flattened
While the Detroit Red Wings remain in the middle of the race for a playoff spot with only seven games left in the regular season, they have struggled over the past month-plus. Many fans have started questioning Derek Lalonde’s coaching and calling for general manager Steve Yzerman to consider seriously moving on from his second-year
When Connor Bedard fractured his jaw on Jan. 5 and was forced to miss over a month of action, many pundits and those who cover the game thought this could be what cost him the Calder Trophy for Rookie of the Year. Bedard, the 2023 No. 1 overall pick who, through the first three months
Sportsnet: Luke Gadzic and Jamal Mayers when asked if the NHL should be looking to expand the Stanley Cup playoffs or will it dilute it. ** NHLRumors.com transcription David Amber: “Alright, lots of discussion. We’ve seen expansion in the playoffs in the NBA. We’ve seen it in Major League Baseball. What about in hockey, guys?