Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterApr 25, 2024, 02:05 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — For a second straight postseason, the Dallas Stars will be tasked with trying to climb out of a 2-0 first-round series hole against the Vegas Golden Knights. A 3-1 loss
Anže Kopitar scored the overtime winner and had a pair of assists as the Los Angeles Kings knocked off the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 to tie their opening-round playoff series 1-1 on Wednesday. Kopitar scored just 2:07 into overtime after a weird bounce gave him a lane up the centre of the ice and he beat
The 2023-24 NHL regular season has been completed, and the playoffs are underway. This season was expected to have one of the greatest rookie classes ever, consisting of generational star Connor Bedard, as well as Adam Fantilli, Leo Carlsson, Logan Cooley, and Brock Faber. As a result of this stacked class, a lot of rookies
On Wednesday night, the underdog Los Angeles Kings battled all night, allowing captain Anze Kopitar to net his third career overtime goal for a 5-4 victory over the heavily favored Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place. After opening the game with a 2-0 lead, Los Angeles had to hold off the Oilers all night, who rallied
Dustin Wolf made 46 saves for his fifth career Calder Cup Playoff shutout, preserving the Calgary Wranglers’ 2-0 win over the Tucson Roadrunners in Game 1 of their Pacific Division first-round series. Game 2 of the best-of-three match-up is Friday evening in Tucson. Wolf, who spent much of the second half of the regular season
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterApr 24, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Auston Matthews has been characterized as just a regular-season star — one criticized for flaming out right when the Toronto Maple Leafs hit the playoffs. Consider Matthews to have issued
The San Jose Sharks fired coach David Quinn on Wednesday following two rough seasons as part of a massive rebuilding project. General manager Mike Grier called it a hard decision to fire Quinn after he experienced two seasons under “difficult circumstances” but said he decided it was the best move for the franchise’s future after
The 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs are underway, and there isn’t much for the New York Islanders to be happy about. Of course, they are still in the playoff race, but they are down 2-0 in their best-of-seven series against the Carolina Hurricanes, and optimism is running short. Now seems to be a good time to
The Los Angeles Kings take on the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place tonight for Game 2 of their first-round series. Here are the projected/expected lineups, sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents and others. Related: 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 1 Hub (3P) KINGS at (2P) OILERS Western Conference First Round, Game 2 10 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN,
The playoffs can feel like a marathon. But the first round of the chase for the Calder Cup is a sprint. The Wranglers start their post-season campaign Wednesday night, road warriors in a best-of-three affair against the Tucson Roadrunners. Every minute of the series will be played amid the backdrop of Arizona sunsets and cacti;
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterApr 24, 2024, 02:10 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions After the Avalanche evened their first-round series with the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night, Colorado’s Alexandar Georgiev praised his teammates for the support they’ve shown him, with coach Jared Bednar also defending
Winning more games and the construction of a new arena will convince more NHL players that Calgary is a desirable place to play, some Flames said as they headed for the exits Friday. Calgary finished 17 points out of the playoffs with a 38-39-5 record, and missed the post-season a second straight year. The Flames
The New Jersey Devils concluded their participation in the 2023-24 season with a bitter early elimination. Expectations were high, and the team, in theory, seemed better than the record-breaking one in 2022-23 (52 wins). One of the most talked-about names this season was Timo Meier, who would play his first full season in Newark. He
If fans thought Game 1 of the first round series pitting the Nashville Predators versus Vancouver Canucks was a slugfest, that was but the tip of the iceberg. Nashville put in a textbook, shutdown road performance to down the Canucks 4-1 on Tuesday in Game 2 to tie the series 1-1 and claim home-ice advantage.
Mavrik Bourque notched two goals and two assists to lead the Texas Stars to a 6-3 win over the Manitoba Moose in the opening game of the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs on Tuesday evening. The Stars lead the best-of-three series, one game to none, heading into Game 2 on Thursday. Bourque, who won the AHL
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNApr 23, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The last three times the Washington Capitals made the Stanley Cup playoffs, Peter Laviolette was behind the bench. But this time, it’s the opposing bench, as the New York Rangers coach tries to
Jets fans came out in droves to show support for their team as they open their playoff campaign. Thousands of people in the city showed up to the sold-out street party on Donald Street outside the Canada Life Centre ahead of the start of the team’s best-of-seven series against their division rival, the Colorado Avalanche. Roads
The Columbus Blue Jackets need a major shake up. What that shake up needs to be exactly is yet to be determined. But securing only 59 and 66 points in consecutive seasons is nowhere near good enough even if the team feels progress has been made. Welcome to our 2023-24 end of season Blue Jackets’