St. Louis Blues (49-22-11, third in the Central Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (56-19-7, first in the Central Division) Denver; Tuesday, 9:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Avalanche -264, Blues +221; over/under is 5.5 NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Avalanche host series opener BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche host the St. Louis Blues to open the Western
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The Calgary Flames won a playoff series for just the second time in the last 17 years with Sunday’s 3-2 overtime win over the visiting Dallas Stars in the seventh and deciding game of their series. Johnny Gaudreau scored the overtime winner at 15:09. He collected a rebound and put a sharp-angled shot over Stars
LANGLEY, B.C. – The Vancouver Giants caught everyone’s attention when they upset the top-seeded Everett Silvertips in the first round of the Western Hockey League playoffs in six games. The Kamloops Blazers, who finished one point behind the Silvertips and swept the Spokane Chiefs in their best-of-seven, first-round series, took notice and treated the underdog
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby and goaltender Tristan Jarry are considered “game-time decisions” for Game 7 against the hometown New York Rangers on Sunday night, head coach Mike Sullivan says. Sullivan did not name his starting goaltender for the 7 p.m. ET start while addressing reporters shortly after Sunday’s optional morning skate at Madison Square
TORONTO – The Tampa Bay Lightning are no strangers to adversity. The back-to-back Stanley Cup champions found themselves in yet another difficult situation Saturday night. And as they have so many times in the past, the battle-tested group was able to rise to the occasion. The Lightning were pushed to the brink by a desperate
Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers advanced through to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 2-0 Game 7 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. Cody Ceci also scored and Mike Smith made 28 saves for his second shutout of the playoffs for
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Twice before, the Carolina Hurricanes had reached the playoffs only to see their ascent to becoming a serious Stanley Cup contender blocked by the Boston Bruins. Two newcomers helped the Hurricanes finally push past their playoff bully — and in a Game 7, at that. Midseason acquisition Max Domi scored twice
Watch live on television and online on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET as the Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 7 of their 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs first-round series on Hockey Night in Canada. Please note that this stream is optimized for desktop or mobile web. If you prefer viewing this on the CBC
Boston Bruins (51-26-5, fourth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (54-20-8, first in the Metropolitan Division) Raleigh, North Carolina; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hurricanes -135, Bruins +114; over/under is 5.5 NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Series tied 3-3 BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins visit the Carolina Hurricanes in game seven of the
The Calgary Flames and Dallas Stars will take their playoff series the distance to a seventh and deciding game. Dallas doubled the visiting Flames 4-2 on Friday to even up their conference quarterfinal at three wins apiece. Stars defenceman Miro Heiskanen’s goal late in the second period stood up as the game-winner for the Stars,
LOS ANGELES – For goalie Mike Smith, this is what the NHL playoffs are all about. With a victory in L.A. on Thursday, Smith and the Oilers forced a Game 7 in their first-round series against the Kings. The decisive matchup will go Saturday in Edmonton. “It’s obviously what dreams are made of, going to
Watch live on television and online on Friday at 7 p.m. ET as the New York Rangers take on the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 6 of their 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs first-round series on Hockey Night in Canada. Please note that this stream is optimized for desktop or mobile web. If you prefer viewing this on the CBC Sports
It may have been the best vacation Mikyla Grant-Mentis ever took. The 23-year-old from Brampton, a forward in the Premier Hockey Federation, was lying in bed in a California hotel room last week when she got a call from agent Spencer Gillis, who had some life-changing news. Gillis and Buffalo Beauts general manager Nate Oliver
The Maple Leafs did everything they could to exorcise a long list of playoff demons. Toronto fought back from another 2-0 deficit Thursday to take the lead heading into the third period of Game 6, putting the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions on the ropes. Then disaster struck with a pair of high-sticking penalties in
CALGARY – Darryl Sutter isn’t about to reveal his plans for a potential series-clinching game, but the Calgary Flames have won back-to-back playoff games with the coach taking from his forwards and giving to his defencemen. Running 11 forwards and seven defencemen instead of 12 and six in two straight wins not only eased pressure
Watch live on television and online on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET as the Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 of their 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs first-round series on Hockey Night in Canada. Please note that this stream is optimized for desktop or mobile web. If you prefer viewing this on the CBC
The Oilers need a win to stay alive and the the Leafs need one to end an 18-year drought. Here are five things to know as we head into Thursday’s post-season action: OILERS ON THE BRINK The Edmonton Oilers will be fighting for their playoff lives as they take on the Kings in Los Angeles
Andrew Mangiapane scored the game-winner in the third period for the Calgary Flames in Wednesday’s 3-1 win over the visiting Dallas Stars to take a 3-2 lead in their playoff series. Mangiapane and Mikael Backlund each had a goal and an assist and Trevor Lewis added an empty-net goal for the Flames, who pushed the Stars to the