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TAMPA, Fla (AP) — With the clock ticking on their time together, the defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning talked about what they already knew was their last Stanley Cup run as a group. They talked about it midway through the playoffs. They talked about it on the verge of reaching the final. Changes were coming,

The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Travis Dermott to a two-year contract extension. The average annual value of the contract is worth $1.5 million US. Dermott, 24, skated in 51 regular season games with the Maple Leafs during the 2020-21 season, recording six points (two goals, four assists), and appeared in three playoff games

The Tampa Bay Lightning are back-to-back champions, while the Montreal Canadiens’ remarkable playoff run has come to an end. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves and Ross Colton scored the only goal as Tampa Bay blanked Montreal 1-0 on Wednesday to capture the Cup by taking the best-of-seven final in five games. Continuing to validate the

The Montreal Canadiens have come up short in their against-all-odds campaign to end Canada’s 28-year Stanley Cup drought. The Tampa Bay Lightning successfully defended as Cup champions Wednesday, edging the Habs 1-0 at home to claim the series four games to one. Ross Colton scored his fourth goal of the playoffs, tipping home David Savard’s

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — David Savard’s playoff beard has never been this long. Savard never advanced past the second round in his first nine NHL seasons and is the only veteran player on the Tampa Bay Lightning without a Stanley Cup ring. After joining Tampa Bay at the deadline, the grizzled defenseman has been a

Former NHL star Theo Fleury has filed a lawsuit against the co-author of his autobiography who is claiming to own half the rights to his life story, stalling the production of a Hollywood movie until the matter is settled in court, CBC News has learned. The Stanley Cup- and Olympic gold medal-winning right winger wrote Playing with

Defenseman Owen Power, the NHL’s top-ranked draft prospect, is leaning toward staying in school and play his sophomore season at Michigan next year rather than turn pro. “I wouldn’t say I’m committed to going back to school. I mean, I’m probably leaning towards it right now.” Power said during a Zoom call featuring the top-ranked

Montreal police are defending their decision to launch tear gas on thousands of hockey fans outside the Bell Centre minutes after the Habs’ 3-2 overtime win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday. It was the second time in less than two weeks that Montreal police officers used tear gas against fans outside the arena

MONTREAL – Dominique Ducharme could only smile. In a roller-coaster season where his underdog Canadiens — left for dead time and again — have risen off the mat like a wobbly, bloodied, grinning prize fighter, they were set to board a plane and travel into the path of a potential hurricane with an eye on

After winning in overtime last night, the Montreal Canadiens have managed to live to fight another day in their made-for-Disney playoff run. It’s an underdog success story almost as unbelievable as the conspiracy theories that run rampant whenever a Canadian team fails to make it this far. If last night was any sign, this could

MONTREAL – Canadiens fans celebrating the the team’s overtime win in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup final series against the Tampa Bay Lightning say they’re hopeful the team can come back. The Canadiens now trail the Lightning 3-1 in the team’s first appearance in the final since 1993 — the same year Montreal won

Josh Anderson provided the rallying cry with his team down 3-0 in the Stanley Cup final. “Everyone’s going to be ready … I can tell you that,” Montreal’s powerful, bruising winger stated emphatically to close out his press conference ahead of Game 4. “We’re not finished yet.” Then he went out and delivered to help

Montreal Canadiens faithful are expected to gather across the city tonight, hoping their team can prolong the Stanley Cup final against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Lightning lead the best-of-seven series 3-0 and could clinch back-to-back Stanley Cup wins with a victory tonight in Montreal. The Canadiens are playing in their first Stanley Cup final

The Columbus Blue Jackets and Latvian Hockey Federation said Monday that 24-year-old goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks has died. The team said in a statement Kivlenieks died from an apparent head injury in a fall after medical personnel arrived. It was not immediately clear what caused the fall or where he was at the time. Multiple messages

Facing the prospect of a second consecutive Stanley Cup celebration in isolation in Canada, the Tampa Bay Lightning insist they’re focused on completing a sweep of the Montreal Canadiens and not the prospect of winning at home in front of friends and family. The Lightning can sweep the Canadiens out of the Cup Final in

The Montreal Canadiens have overcome wave after wave of adversity in 2021. From losing streaks to a COVID-19 shutdown to injuries and long odds throughout an improbable playoff run, these underdogs mustered a response each and every time their backs were pressed firmly against the wall. A franchise in search of its 25th Stanley Cup, and

MONTREAL—It was always going to come down to Carey Price. If the Montreal Canadiens are going to join the 1942 Maple Leafs as the only teams in Stanley Cup final history to trail three games to none and come back to win, they will need Price to be at his absolute best. He will need

Scott Gomez grew up among the diverse cultures that amalgamate around Anchorage, Alaska. Race was something he never really thought about, particularly on the ice. The son of a Mexican American father and Colombian mother, Gomez heard a few disparaging remarks while coming up through the junior and professional ranks, but the occasions were rare.