The Toronto Maple Leafs staved off elimination in a 2-1 victory in the team’s pivotal Game 5 matchup against the Boston Bruins in their first-round playoff series on Tuesday, with Matthew Knies scoring at 2:26 of overtime. The rookie winger scored after captain John Tavares took the puck hard to the net in the extra period to
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 1, 2024, 02:55 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Vancouver Canucks coach Rick Tocchet defended his decision not to use a coach’s challenge to review the Predators‘ game-tying goal in Nashville’s 2-1 Game 5 victory on Tuesday night. At 7:15 of the third period, with
At the beginning of the season, the Arizona Coyotes had several hills to climb and obstacles to hurdle. There was excitement for the team’s first game in New Jersey; Logan Cooley was making his NHL debut. Sean Durzi, Matt Dumba, and others were playing their first game in the Kachina jersey. Hockey in the desert
It’s often said that the most dangerous animal is the one that’s wounded and cornered. In the case of the Nashville Predators, their pride had been dealt a blow with a miserable Game 4 defeat. They had to face the Vancouver Canucks and their rabid fans on Tuesday night for Game 5, down 3-1 in
The Belleville Senators had never won a Calder Cup Playoff series. They had also never won a Calder Cup Playoff overtime game. Thanks to Garrett Pilon, they have now done both. Pilon buried a rebound past Dennis Hildeby 2:14 into OT on Sunday afternoon to give the Senators a 4-3 win over the Toronto Marlies
Liam Spickelmier was born and raised in Nebraska and has no relatives in Winnipeg, but ever since a trip to the city in 2018, he says he feels like he should’ve been Canadian. Spickelmier has been back to the Manitoba capital two more times since then, taking in six games over the visits, the most
Open Extended Reactions Through the first 33 games of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs, one team was swept, while six of the other seven series reached 3-1 (Stars-Golden Knights is 2-2). It’s been a bit lopsided, but there’s been no shortage of drama. From goaltending decisions to lineup moves to the usual slew of “only
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Auston Matthews is a maybe for Game 5 versus the Bruins. Meanwhile, the Seattle Kraken fired Dave Hakstol as their coach. It sounds like this was a player-led decision. In Washington, there is uncertainty about the future of TJ Oshie and whether he’ll return to the NHL. Did Jon Cooper
Toronto Maple Leafs head Coach Sheldon Keefe has been criticized for his statement following his team’s 3-1 loss to the Boston Bruins in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. When asked about his team’s effort following the loss, Keefe responded, “Nothing wrong with our effort level here tonight. Guys are competing. It’s physical hockey.
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The Belleville Senators continue to tick off items on the franchise to-do list. Last Wednesday brought the team’s first-ever Calder Cup Playoff victory, a 3-1 win over Toronto in Game 1 of their first-round North Division clash. Now after a nail-biting Sunday afternoon at CAA Arena, the B-Sens have their
Throughout the course of his 50 years in the broadcast booth, Bob Cole made friendships with some of the greatest players in the game of hockey and was the voice of their biggest accomplishments. He was there when Wayne Gretzky won his first Stanley Cup with the Edmonton Oilers in 1984, proclaiming: “Folks, there’s a
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNApr 30, 2024, 12:19 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper was highly critical of two goalie interference calls that went against his team in their Game 5 loss to the Florida Panthers, which eliminated the Lightning from the Stanley Cup Playoffs
The Winnipeg Jets have been pushed to the brink of elimination by the Colorado Avalanche, after a disappointing Game 4 effort which saw them lose 5-1. How does a team that was fourth-best in the NHL, second-best in the Western Conference, and first in regulation wins (46) during the regular season, look helpless as the
On Monday night, the visiting team won their fourth game of the Western Conference Quarter-Final matchup between the Dallas Stars and the Vegas Golden Knights, with the Stars pulling out a 4-2 win at T-Mobile Arena. The victory evened the series at 2-2 between the top seed in the West and the bottom wildcard team.
Gabriel Fortier deflected home a shot with 10:56 gone in overtime to give the Syracuse Crunch a 4-3 win over Rochester in Game 2 of their North Division semifinal series on Sunday afternoon. Fortier got a piece of Declan Carlile’s point shot off an offensive faceoff win to pick up his first career Calder Cup
A year removed from being honoured as one of the top coaches in the NHL, Dave Hakstol ended up taking the fall for the underachievement of the Seattle Kraken. Hakstol was fired Monday as the head coach of the Kraken after the third-year franchise took a significant step back following a playoff appearance in their
Neil PaineApr 29, 2024, 08:58 AM ET Close Neil Paine writes about sports using data and analytics. Previously, he was Sports Editor at FiveThirtyEight. Open Extended Reactions The first week-plus of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs has already provided much in the way of excitement and bone-crunching action. The average playoff game has featured 89.5
The St.Louis Blues are back to the drawing board, working on what they need to fix to make the playoffs in the next two to three seasons. It will take a lot of time and consideration, but if they stick to what went right this season, they should be on the right track. Effectively handling
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