Jonathan Quick stopped all 31 shots he faced and the L.A. Kings rebounded from a pair of lopsided losses to blank the Edmonton Oilers 4-0 in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series on Sunday in Los Angeles. Quick, who was pulled in Edmonton’s 8-2 victory on Friday, posted the 10th playoff shutout of his
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Kyrou and David Perron each scored twice, Jordan Binnington made 28 saves in his first start this postseason and the St. Louis Blues beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 on Sunday to even the best-of-seven Western Conference series at 2-2. Ryan O’Reilly added a goal and two assists, and Perron also
Brad Marchand had two goals and three assists, including the tiebreaker early in the third period, and the Boston Bruins beat the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 on Sunday to even their first-round playoff series at two games apiece. Boston was playing without its top two defenceman after Charlie McAvoy was a last-minute scratch and joined
Saturday in the Stanley Cup playoffs saw some offence between the Flames and Stars, the Panthers appearing less than presidential and the Avalanche looking like the team to beat. Here are five things to know as we head into Sunday’s post-season action: FLAMES-STARS FINALLY BREAKS OUT After a combined total of just three goals in
Joe Pavelski scored twice, including the game-winner, for the Dallas Stars in Saturday’s 4-2 win over the Calgary Flames to take a 2-1 lead in their playoff series. Radek Faska also scored and Roope Hintz added an empty-net goal for the Stars. Goaltender Jake Oettinger made 39 saves for the win in front of a
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Colorado goaltender Darcy Kuemper yanked his mask off and fell to the ice holding his head after being struck by a stick Saturday. Play stopped with 56.6 seconds left in the first period against Nashville. Replays showed Predators center Ryan Johansen’s stick apparently poked through Kuemper’s mask. The goalie was able
Ilya Samsonov rebounded after allowing an early goal, and the Washington Capitals bounced back on Saturday to show they can very much hang with the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Florida Panthers. Samsonov made 29 saves, Alex Ovechkin scored a power-play goal and assisted on another and the Capitals blew out the Panthers 6-1 in Game 3 to
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Evander Kane picked up his first hat trick in a Stanley Cup playoff game, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Zach Hyman each had two goals, and the Edmonton Oilers dominated the Los Angeles Kings for the second straight game, posting a 8-2 victory in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series Friday night.
Evander Kane scored a hat trick and the visiting Edmonton Oilers continued their offensive domination with a decisive 8-2 win over the L.A. Kings in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series on Friday. Zach Hyman and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each had two goals and an assist while Leon Draisaitl contributed a goal and an assist.
There was a 6-foot-4, 220-pound hole in the Washington lineup in Game 2 against the Florida Panthers. Tom Wilson’s injury is one of many around the NHL playoffs that could tip the balance of a series. The Pittsburgh Penguins are down to their third-string goaltender against the New York Rangers, while the Nashville Predators will
NHL teams are taking different approaches to crossing the U.S.-Canada border during the first round of the playoffs with the U.S. still requiring a negative COVID-19 test for all passengers arriving on international flights. The Edmonton Oilers and the Toronto Maple Leafs took their time getting to their U.S. destinations ahead of Game 3 in
Calgary Flames (50-21-11, first in the Pacific Division) vs. Dallas Stars (46-30-6, fourth in the Central Division) Dallas; Saturday, 9:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Flames -154, Stars +128; over/under is 5.5 NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Series tied 1-1 BOTTOM LINE: The Dallas Stars and the Calgary Flames are in a 1-1 series tie in
Goaltender Jake Oettinger’s 29-save shutout led the Dallas Stars to a 2-0 win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday to even their playoff series 1-1. Joe Pavelski scored and Michael Raffl added an empty-net goal for the Stars. The best-of-seven conference quarter-final series heads to Dallas for Saturday’s Game 3 and Monday’s Game 4 at
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Moncton, New Brunswick, will host the world junior hockey championship in December and January, a tournament originally set for Russia. Hockey Canada announced the decision Thursday to play a second championship in Canada in four months. Earlier, the International Ice Hockey Federation removed the tournament from Russia
Shane Wright took top spot among North American skaters as the NHL’s Central Scouting Bureau released its final rankings for the league’s 2022 entry draft Thursday. Wright, a centre with the Kingston Frontenacs, ranked eighth in the Ontario Hockey League with 94 points (32 goals, 62 assists) in 63 regular-season games. He has two goals
Carolina Hurricanes (54-20-8, first in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Boston Bruins (51-26-5, fourth in the Atlantic Division) Boston; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bruins -131, Hurricanes +110; over/under is 5.5 NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Hurricanes lead series 2-0 BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes visit the Boston Bruins in the first round of the
Mike Smith bounced back with a 30-save shutout and the Edmonton Oilers blanked the visiting L.A. Kings 6-0 in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series on Wednesday. Evander Kane had two goals and an assist while Ryan McLeod had one of each and Jesse Puljujarvi, Darnell Nurse and Leon Draisaitl all scored as well. Connor
LAS VEGAS (AP) — After making the postseason in each of their first four years in existence, including a trip to the Stanley Cup Final to cap a remarkable inaugural season, the Vegas Golden Knights are watching the playoffs this year. Even days after their final game of the 2022 season, players were still feeling