New York Islanders (32-17-7, fourth in the East Division during the regular season) vs. Boston Bruins (33-16-7, third in the East Division during the regular season) Boston; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bruins -163, Islanders +137; over/under is 5.5 NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Bruins host series opener BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins host
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The Canadiens are heading home with a pulse — and their fans will be there waiting. Nick Suzuki scored 59 seconds into overtime as Montreal survived a blown two-goal lead in the third period to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Thursday and force Game 6 of this Original Six first-round playoff matchup. Cole
DALLAS – An American auction company says it has shattered its own record on the sale of a Wayne Gretzky rookie card. Heritage Auctions says it has sold a 1979 O-Pee-Chee Gretzky rookie card to an anonymous buyer for US$3.75 million. The previous record for a hockey card was set Dec. 11, 2020 when Heritage
Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares was back on the ice for a skate on Thursday, one week after suffering a concussion and a knee injury in a scary collision. Tavares skated at Scotiabank Arena with fellow Leafs forward Nick Foligno (lower-body injury), who will miss his third straight game in Toronto’s playoff series against
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist in the third period to break open a scoreless game, Cam Talbot had his second shutout of the series and the Minnesota Wild again staved off elimination with a 3-0 victory over Vegas on Wednesday night. The first-round series moves back to
Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist in the third period to break open a scoreless game, Cam Talbot had his second shutout of the series and the Minnesota Wild again staved off elimination with a 3-0 victory over Vegas on Wednesday night. The first-round series moves back to Las Vegas for the decisive
Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland says any racist comments directed to Indigenous defenceman Ethan Bear are “totally unacceptable” and “disgusting.” Holland says he was told about the issue by Oilers staff just before his season-ending address to the media on Wednesday. Bear’s girlfriend, Lenasia Ned, posted on social media the defenceman “received numerous racist
An LGBTQ+ advocacy organization says Hockey Night in Canada host Ron MacLean has apologized for comments he made on-air Tuesday night that many have interpreted as homophobic. David Palumbo, vice-chair of You Can Play, which promotes inclusion in sports, said he spoke with MacLean Wednesday morning and said the 61-year-old broadcaster ”was apologetic and took ownership
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Coach Rod Brind’Amour figured the puck would eventually have to bounce the right way for his Carolina Hurricanes. Fittingly, his captain was ready when it did. Jordan Staal scored off a rebound at 2:03 of overtime to give the Hurricanes a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night,
Jack Campbell made 32 saves to record his first post-season shutout, Alex Galchenyuk set up two goals and scored into the empty net against his former team, and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Tuesday to take a commanding 3-1 lead in their first-round series. Jason Spezza, with a goal and
RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Los Angeles Kings goaltender Cal Petersen made 18 saves and the United States beat Kazakhstan 3-0 Tuesday to improve to 2-1 at the IIHF world championship. Kings teammate Trevor Moore, defenseman Adam Clendening and forward Jack Drury scored for the U.S., which set a team world championship record for shots in
The Winnipeg Jets authored a story in the early hours of Tuesday morning that modern-day fans of the club will no doubt pass onto their children and grandchildren. At the end of a May long weekend in pandemic lockdown — with Manitoba experiencing the highest per-capita COVID-19 rates in Canada— Kyle Connor flew solo down
CALGARY—Marie-Philip Poulin was finally able to put her prodigious talent with the puck to use in a real game. Her short-handed goal on a third-period breakaway sealed Bauer’s 3-2 win over Sonnet to open the Secret Cup women’s hockey tournament on Monday in Calgary. A golden-goal scorer for Canada in both the 2010 and 2014
The Winnipeg Jets closed the door on the Edmonton Oilers’ season with a 4-3 victory in a marathon-overtime night on Monday in Game 4. After Mark Scheifele scored his second goal of the game to force OT, the Jets and Oilers kept battling through three additional periods until Kyle Conner settled the series to complete Winnipeg’s
NEW YORK – Edmonton Oilers forward Josh Archibald was given a one-game suspension by the NHL on Monday for clipping Jets defenceman Logan Stanley in Winnipeg’s 5-4 overtime win on Sunday night. Archibald was assessed a minor penalty for tripping on the play, which occurred at 11:09 of the third period. The Jets scored on
Ziggy Eichenbaum has one word to describe his city on a warm spring night when the local hockey team is in the playoffs. “Crazy.” And what would the vibe be like in Montreal for a dream matchup — not during a pandemic, of course — between the Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs? “Party time,” added
WINNIPEG – It’s tough enough to return after a long injury lay-off, said Winnipeg Jets captain Blake Wheeler. It’s significantly more difficult to jump into playoff hockey, where the speed and intensity are cranked up to sky-high levels. Apparently nobody told Nikolaj Ehlers that. Playing his first game since April 24, Ehlers scored his second
Nikolaj Ehlers scored his second goal of the game in overtime and the Winnipeg Jets stormed back with three unanswered goals in the third period to beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 on Sunday, taking a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven opening-round playoff series. The Jets can win the series with a victory on Monday which can