The Washington Capitals have one game remaining in the 2020-21 NHL regular season. The team locked up the second seed in the MassMutual East division, and they battled through a key late stretch of the year without their captain. Alexander Ovechkin may skate tonight against the Boston Bruins, but the Capitals’ supporting cast stepped up
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NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Rangers fired coach David Quinn and three assistant coaches Wednesday after missing the playoffs with one of the NHL’s up-and-coming young teams. The move is the first major one from new general manager Chris Drury, who took over last week after the organization fired popular president John Davidson
Sports·Video It’s official, the Leafs and Habs will meet in the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 1979. Rob Pizzo goes back over 100 years into the archives to examine hockey’s oldest rivalry. Social Sharing It’s official, the Leafs and Habs will meet in the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since
On Monday, May 10th, the Vegas Golden Knights were playing in their second to last game of the season against their second-place division rival; the Colorado Avalanche. The tilt between these two clubs was mostly for bragging rights, as both teams had already clinched the playoffs, and both are looking to capture the top spot
6:55 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. We had a good feeling about Monday’s NHL calendar providing quite a bit of clarity in the playoff races, and it delivered. The Montreal Canadiens clinched the final North Division playoff spot, and
The 1991-92 season marked the 75th anniversary of the NHL since its inaugural season and featured a 10-day player strike from the National Hockey Leagues Player Association (NHLPA) against the owners. Ultimately, the two sides came to a resolution, and the playoffs could begin. The Pittsburgh Penguins played in the Patrick Division, and their record
QUEBEC – Samuel Poulin, Jordan Spence and Nathan Legare all had two goals and an assist as the Val-d’Or Foreurs topped the Rimouski Oceanic 8-2 on Tuesday to reach the third round of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoffs. Justin Robidas and Justin Ducharme supplied the rest of the scoring while Xavier Bernard tacked
Captain Blake Wheeler had two goals and two assists as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Vancouver Canucks 5-0 on Tuesday night to clinch third spot in the North Division standings. Winnipeg (29-23-3) will face the second-place Edmonton Oilers (34-18-2) in the playoffs. The Jets’ victory also ensured that Original Six rivals the Toronto Maple Leafs
Last night the Boston Bruins battled it out with the defensive masterpiece that is the New York Islanders. The Bruins had the pleasure of closing out the last game of the Islanders’ season with a rough overtime loss at the hands of Taylor Hall. The game was a tactical battle throughout and left many things
“It’s a step in the right direction,” Joseph said. “My goal, and the goal of players of color in this league, obviously want to showcase their sports to your families or other people of color. It’s definitely awesome to be one of the guys who were for that, and it was all from the coaching
7:00 AM ET If there’s anything we know about NHL hiring practices, it’s that they can be predictable. Since 2005-06, there have been 171 head coaching changes in the NHL — more than the NFL, NBA or MLB. However, 101 of the 171 new hires had previous head-coaching experience, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
The 2020-21 Philadelphia Flyers season is a couple games away from officially being in the books. Despite what has been an overall disappointing campaign for the franchise and the fans, there have been positives here and there. One of those occurred Friday night when defenseman Cam York made his NHL debut against the Washington Capitals.
Boston Bruins (33-15-7, third in the East Division) vs. Washington Capitals (35-15-5, second in the East Division) Washington; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Capitals -114, Bruins -105; over/under is 5.5 BOTTOM LINE: Washington hosts the Boston Bruins after the Capitals defeated Philadelphia 2-1 in overtime. The Capitals are 35-15-5 against opponents from the
Connor McDavid provided yet another highlight-reel goal Monday night with a game winner at Bell Centre. Fortunately for the Montreal Canadiens, it came in overtime. McDavid, sent in alone after a stretch pass from Leon Draisaitl, flipped the puck over Jake Allen’s right shoulder at 2:42 of the extra session to give the Edmonton Oilers
Get your jerseys and terrible towels ready, Nashville Predators fans, your team is heading to the postseason! For several weeks the final spot in the Discover Central Division was been up for grabs. At one point, it seemed the Chicago Blackhawks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars and Nashville Predators had a realistic chance at a
The New York Islanders’ top development affiliate playing in the American Hockey League has been renamed the Bridgeport Islanders. The new Bridgeport Islanders logo features an iconic mark for the team’s future. The strong letter “B” recognizes the great city of Bridgeport. The stick which forms the letter “B” has the parent Islanders “NY” logo
8:49 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com The Philadelphia Flyers will not be going to the Stanley Cup playoffs and their season ends Monday night. Gritty, the Flyers’ mascot, is using the occasion to reflect on the season “I got naked (a lot), played in a ball pit, rode a mechanical bull, vacationed in Tahoe, hired (and
A lifetime of disappointment. That is what haunted the New York Rangers heading into the 1993-94 season. It had been 54 years since their last Stanley Cup victory, and the pedigree of their name was fading into the history books. For an organization with a 3-3 record in the Stanley Cup Final for the first