report this ad In today’s News & Notes, the Montreal Canadiens have signed Nate Thompson to an extension, Zach Hyman is set to undergo ACL surgery and Joe Pavelski is day-to-day. Thompson Signs Contract Extension While the last eight teams in the NHL are preparing for the second round of the playoffs, the Montreal Canadiens
Oilers waiting to ask for permission to speak with McCrimmon Darren Dreger: The Edmonton Oilers will give the Vegas Golden Knights and Kelly McCrimmon some time before they ask for permission to speak with McCrimmon about their vacant GM position. No reason to worry about Skinner yet John Wawrow: Have been told that there is
7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN Consider where these teams were in January. New Dallas Stars coach Jim Montgomery told reporters that his team suffered from “a culture of mediocrity,” and that’s not long after the Stars weathered the Christmas storm of the team’s CEO calling out the two highest-paid players in an expletive-laced rant. The
Matt Lorito scored 1:13 into overtime as Bridgeport sent its Atlantic Division semifinal series to the limit with a 3-2 win in Hershey on Thursday night. The winner-take-all Game 5 is set for Saturday night in Bridgeport. Lorito’s wrist shot from the left-wing circle eluded Vitek Vanecek and gave the Sound Tigers their second OT
WASHINGTON—Everyone talks about the noise in the playoffs, and there’s no question the Carolina Hurricanes brought it back this year, just like everyone remembered, the triple-digit deficits and earth-shaking roars. And at home, they gave their fans every reason to roar. Few will remember the silence. The gaping audible void left when a cacophonous arena
The Carolina Hurricanes made it a clean sweep with their surprising, dramatic come-from-behind 4-3 double-overtime win in Game 7 to knock out the defending Stanley Cup-champion Washington Capitals. The Capitals’ elimination means that not a single regular-season division champion advanced past the first round. Washington, Tampa Bay, Nashville and Calgary were all knocked out. There’s
The Boston Bruins are heading to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. They have a date with the Columbus Blue Jackets who shocked the world and swept the NHL’s first-place Tampa Bay Lightning in four games and who were rewarded with the league’s second-place team, the Bruins. Related: Bruins Ready for Blue Jackets,
report this ad BOSTON — The Boston Bruins have home-ice advantage through a potential trip to the Stanley Cup Final, and they have the Columbus Blue Jackets to thank for it. They’ll get a chance to show their gratitude in the TD Garden on Thursday night. The Bruins host Columbus in Game 1 of the
Keys of the Toronto Maple Leafs offseason Greg Wyshynski and Chris Peters of ESPN: Looking at the keys to the Toronto Maple Leafs offseason. The Nazem Kadri question – A salary cap hit of $4.5 million through 2021-22. A solid third-line center for the Maple Leafs but has been suspended in each of the past
10:43 AM ET Toronto Maple Leafs forward Zach Hyman is expected to miss the start of the 2019-20 season following ACL surgery, the team announced Thursday. The team said Hyman, 26, tore his ACL during the first round against the Boston Bruins, though he appeared in all seven games of the series. Surgery is scheduled
The San Diego Gulls are heading to the Pacific Division Finals after a 5-2 win over San Jose at SAP Center on Wednesday night. The Gulls won the series, three games to one, and will face either Bakersfield or Colorado as they reach the second round for the third time in four years. Andy Welinski‘s
Auston Matthews is the face of the franchise in Toronto. But he also got razzed by his Maple Leafs teammates for doing a stylish fashion photo shoot for GQ magazine. “It was a lot of fun,” Matthews said. “Kind of something that definitely got you out of your comfort zone.” The rink for long decades
The Buzzer is CBC Sports’s daily newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered directly to your inbox every weekday. Here’s what you need to know right now from the world of sports: Mike Babcock is taking heat When he parted ways with Detroit and became Toronto’s head coach in May 2015, it looked like a savvy
report this ad There are few, if any, sports broadcasters who will ever match colorful Bay Area legend Bill King. King had some of sports most memorable calls in some of sports most stunning moments. So I’ll borrow from him to describe the San Jose Sharks comeback win over the Vegas Golden knights. “The most
report this ad The Columbus Blue Jackets finally have a second-round opponent. The Boston Bruins finally knocked out the Toronto Maple Leafs. The two teams finally get it on at TD Garden starting Thursday. The Blue Jackets come in off a long nine-day layoff after sweeping away the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Bruins last played
Home NHL Free Agents NHL Rumors: Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames And The Vegas Golden Knights Vancouver Canucks owner on Lombardi speculation Francesco Aquilini: “I want to correct erroneous media reports that I tried to hire Dean Lombardi. In fact, I’ve never spoken to Dean Lombardi in my life.” The Canucks could have some options this
7:52 PM ET Associated Press NHL players and coaches were split Wednesday on whether changes are needed to video review protocol a day after a major penalty played a dramatic role in San Jose’s Game 7 victory over Vegas. Cody Eakin was assessed a major penalty for cross-checking and injuring Joe Pavelski in the third
The defending champions are moving on. Adam Brooks scored all three goals and the Toronto Marlies made quick work of the Rochester Americans, finishing off a three-game sweep with a 3-1 victory at Coca-Cola Coliseum on Wednesday night. The Marlies await the winner of the Syracuse-Cleveland series. Kasimir Kaskisuo (3-0) made 28 saves for the