SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Ross Colton scored with 3.8 seconds remaining, giving the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning a 2-1 victory over the Florida Panthers in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Thursday night. The stunning finish put the Lightning up 2-0 in the best-of-seven series that heads to Tampa
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Watch live on television and online on Thursday at 9:30 p.m. ET (or upon conclusion of Lightning vs. Panthers, Game 2) as the St. Louis Blues take on the Colorado Avalanche in Game 2 of their 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs second-round series on Hockey Night in Canada. Please note that this stream is optimized for desktop or mobile web. If you
CALGARY – The Edmonton Oilers scored six times at even strength on Wednesday night, but coming in a 9-6 loss to the Calgary Flames, they know they have to be much better as a team in Game 2. “We scored six goals and that should be enough to win the game,” said Edmonton coach Jay
Matthew Tkachuk scored a hat trick for the Calgary Flames in Wednesday’s 9-6 win over the visiting Edmonton Oilers to open their playoff series. The NHL’s first playoff Battle of Alberta in 31 years compensated for its long absence with an abundance of goals in Game 1. Blake Coleman scored twice for the Flames. Rasmus
TORONTO – Maple Leafs star winger Mitch Marner says he is “safe and doing well” after he was the victim of a carjacking in Toronto on Monday evening. Marner posted a message on his verified Twitter account thanking fans, teammates and the Maple Leafs organization for their messages of support after the crime occurred. A
Watch live on television and online on Wednesday 9:30 p.m. ET as the Edmonton Oilers take on the Calgary Flames in Game 1 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
It was a shot that bounced off a pad, sailing past Calgary Flames goaltender Mike Vernon, that brought the 1991 dream to an end. It was, of course, impossible to know it would end that way. A little more than a month prior, on March 4, 1991, Vernon was in the middle of outdueling Montreal
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Rick Bowness has been on an NHL bench for a record 2,562 regular-season games as a head coach or an assistant over nearly four decades. The 67-year-old coach is not ready to be done yet even though he is at the end of his contract with the Dallas Stars. “The playoffs
Watch live on television and online on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. ET as the St. Louis Blues take on the Colorado Avalanche in Game 1 of their 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs second-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 app,
New York Rangers (52-24-6, second in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (54-20-8, first in the Metropolitan Division) Raleigh, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hurricanes -170, Rangers +143; over/under is 5.5 NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Hurricanes host series opener BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes host the New York Rangers in game
This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. There’s a cliché that the best two words in sports are Game 7. Well, across the NHL and NBA this weekend, we witnessed seven of them — not to mention additional winner-take-all
As we reflect on the culture wars raging around us, the question is a good one: How long does disgrace last? That’s certainly been a question in sports from time to time, whether it was Michael Vick, Tiger Woods, Lance Armstrong or Pete Rose. Some got back in the game, some never did. When it
The old Crown and Anchor bar in Red Deer, Alta., was famous for its line drawn down the middle when hosting hockey fans during the fierce Battle of Alberta playoff games of the late-1980s. Calgary Flames fans sat on one side. Edmonton Oilers fans were relegated to the other. NHL allegiances are split in the
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
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