report this ad NEW YORK — With their team playing in the Eastern Conference semifinals, New York Islanders fans are back in Brooklyn for the first time in more than two months. And since it means they’re doing well in the Stanley Cup playoffs, they’re happy to be back. “I prefer the Coliseum but I’d
report this ad The Iowa Wild had a very interesting inaugural Calder Cup Playoff series. They built a 2-0 series lead and looked like world beaters only to have to grind out a Game 5 victory to knock out the Milwaukee Admirals. The Wild completed a clean sweep for the third seeds in all four
The New York Rangers have acquired the rights to defenseman Adam Fox from the Carolina Hurricanes for 2019 2nd round picks and a conditional 2020 3rd round pick. Bob McKenzie: The pick would become a second-round pick if Fox plays 30 games next season. Bob McKenzie: The Rangers are finalizing Fox’s entry-level deal. Thoughts from
No decision on Pominville yet Lance Lysowski: Source said last week that the Buffalo Sabres haven’t made a decision on whether or not to attempt to re-sign unrestricted free agent forward Jason Pominville. They are waiting to until they get a new head coach in place so they’ll have a better idea on where they
11:53 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Sergei Bobrovsky used to have a reputation as an excellent regular-season goalie who flopped in the playoffs. This postseason, Bobrovsky — and the Blue Jackets — are changing the narrative. Bobrovsky propelled the Blue Jackets to a 2-1 series lead over the Boston
Paul Skrbina Nashville Tennessean Published 6:00 AM EDT Apr 29, 2019 Dinner with the birthday girl would have to wait. Rocco Grimaldi had three hours to kill before he could leave Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, when the Predators gathered not for Game 7 of their first-round series with the Stars, but rather exit interviews on
DALLAS—Pat Maroon paused briefly before thrusting both of his arms into the air, unsure if he had gotten the puck into the net to put the St. Louis Blues back in front late in a wild third period. Maroon’s flicked shot across the body and over the right shoulder of Ben Bishop was indeed a
Toronto Maple Leafs centre John Tavares, Ottawa Senators defenceman Thomas Chabot and Vegas Golden Knights winger Mark Stone highlight Canada’s roster for the 2019 world hockey championship. Hockey Canada released the 22-player roster Monday. Tavares set a career high with 47 goals and added 41 assists for the Maple Leafs this season, while Stone had
report this ad Prior to the 2015-16 season, the NHL announced that it was altering its overtime format from five minutes of 4-on-4 to five minutes of 3-on-3 in an attempt to have more games end during gameplay rather than in a shootout or skills competition. It was designed to give more space to the
report this ad For the second year in a row, the Chicago Blackhawks are watching the NHL Playoffs from the sidelines. That’s not an easy thing for a team that’s used to the past dominance of three Stanley Cup wins in six years. This last season was especially tumultuous. The firing of legendary head coach
Home NHL Rumors NHL Rumors: Reasons To Trade Evgeni Malkin And Reasons To Not Trade… Reasons to trade Evgeni Malkin and reasons to not trade him Mark Maddex of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The Pittsburgh Penguins are willing to trade Evgeni Malkin for two reasons: They are not unhappy with this years performance and with his
7:30 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN SAN JOSE — From a distance it looked like a pom-pom, pulsating to the beat of an AC/DC song during a stoppage in play at a Colorado Avalanche home game. Upon further inspection, it was … curiously leafy. It was a bunch of kale. Not to be confused with Cale,
The Iowa Wild held on for a 2-1 win over Milwaukee in the deciding Game 5 of their Central Division semifinal series on Monday night. The Wild advance to meet the Chicago Wolves in the second round; that series begins Wednesday evening. Louie Belpedio broke a 1-1 tie with 10:36 left in regulation when his
CALGARY—Maple Leafs centre John Tavares, Ottawa Senators defenceman Thomas Chabot and Vegas Golden Knights winger Mark Stone highlight Canada’s roster for the 2019 world hockey championship. Hockey Canada released the 22-player roster Monday. Tavares set a career high with 47 goals and added 41 assists for the Maple Leafs this season, while Stone had 33
Pat Maroon flicked a puck over Dallas Stars goalie Ben Bishop with 1:38 left in a wild third period, and the St. Louis Blues won 4-3 on Monday night to take a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series. Maroon’s second goal of the playoffs came after he gathered the puck to the left
BOSTON — Matt Duchene scored on a power play at 3:42 of the second overtime to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins early Sunday morning, tying the second-round playoff series at a game apiece. Artemi Panarin scored twice and assisted on the winner and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 29 shots.
report this ad DALLAS — Pat Maroon flicked a puck over Dallas Stars goalie Ben Bishop with 1:38 left in a wild third period, and the St. Louis Blues won 4-3 on Monday night to take a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series. Maroon’s second goal of the playoffs came after he gathered
Pat Steinberg: Pending unrestricted free agent goaltender Mike Smith said that he’d “for sure” like to return to the Flames next season. The organization wants to win and he wants to be a part of it. Calgary Sun: What the Calgary Flames should do this offseason? Danny Auston: Re-signing Matthew Tkachuk should be the first