The Washington Capitals take on the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden 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 (2WC) CAPITALS at (1M) RANGERS Eastern Conference First Round, Game 2 7 p.m. ET; MNMT, ESPN,
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Cleveland Monsters goaltender Jet Greaves has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending April 21, 2024. Starting three road games in a 48-hour span over the weekend, Greaves turned back 97 of 103 shots (3-0-0, 1.97, .942) and
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterApr 23, 2024, 02:49 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Any questions about how Mark Stone would handle his first game in three months were quickly answered Monday night in the Vegas Golden Knights‘ 4-3 win over the Dallas Stars
Two years after they first exploded onto television screens, ads for sports betting platforms only regulated in Ontario continue to bombard Canadians in markets where the websites are not regulated. A coalition of lottery and gaming corporations from eight provinces across the country wants that changed. “We are in a fight with people that are
The Carolina Hurricanes had a miraculous three-goal comeback against the New York Islanders to take a 2-0 series lead in their first-round clash. Conceding the first three goals, it seemed as though the Hurricanes had little chance of making the game close after winning Game 1 in a tight 3-1 final. Regardless, they found a
Zach Hyman scored the third most goals in the regular season, finishing with 54, and continued to score at a torrid pace in the first game of the Stanley Cup Playoffs as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Los Angeles Kings 7-4. Powered by his first career playoff hat trick, the Oilers earned their first Game
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Todd Nelson of the Hershey Bears is the winner of the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award as the AHL’s outstanding coach for the 2023-24 season. The award is voted on by fellow coaches and members of the media in each of the league’s 32 cities. A
Ryan S. Clark Close Ryan S. Clark NHL reporter Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Kristen Shilton Close Kristen Shilton ESPN NHL reporter Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Apr 22, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sixteen wins. That’s all a team needs to hoist the Stanley
Captain Adam Lowry and Kyle Connor each scored twice to propel the Winnipeg Jets to a 7-6 Game 1 first-round playoff victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday. It was the first time the two teams have met in the NHL playoffs. A sold-out crowd of 15,225 white-clad fans had plenty to cheer about at
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Toronto Maple Leafs are waiting to make a game-time decision on William Nylander’s status versus the Boston Bruins in Game 2. Meanwhile, the Edmonton Oilers are in the news as Evander Kane revealed he has a sports hernia injury and the team called up a goaltender as an emergency
The 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs are underway and for the 13th consecutive season, the Buffalo Sabres are watching other teams compete for hockey’s ultimate prize. In order to win, your best players have to be at their best, and the Sabres are out of it again due (in large part) to the regression of certain
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League established a new record for attendance in a single regular season as more than 6.8 million fans attended AHL games across North America in 2023-24. The total of 6,822,875 fans in 1,152 games represented an increase of 5.0 percent over last season. The previous attendance record of 6,693,526
ESPN News Services Apr 22, 2024, 02:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Longtime NHL referee Steve Kozari, who left the ice on a stretcher earlier this month after colliding with Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Haydn Fleury during a Pittsburgh Penguins‘ victory, returned to the ice Sunday, working his 137th career Stanley Cup playoff game. Kozari,
The Vancouver Canucks mounted a third-period comeback to take Game 1 of their best-of-seven series against the Nashville Predators 4-2, thanks to two goals from forward Dakota Joshua. Nine years since the Canucks last hosted a Stanley Cup playoffs game, the Predators entered a deafening Rogers Arena on Sunday night. “The building was crazy. You think you
The Tampa Bay Lightning take on the Florida Panthers in Game 1 of their first-round matchup of the 2024 NHL Playoffs. Here are the projected/expected lineups, sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. Related: 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 1 Hub (1WC) LIGHTNING at (1A) PANTHERS Eastern Conference First Round, Game 1 12:30 p.m. ET; BSSUN, BSFL,
The Sunday nightcap of the Stanley Cup Playoffs featured the Nashville Predators and Vancouver Canucks debuting their first-round series. It was an appropriately close, emotional battle, one the Canucks took 4-2, not without some difficulty. Canucks Win Dog Fight Versus Predators On paper, this may have been a matchup between one team – the Canucks
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … Texas Stars forward Mavrik Bourque and Springfield Thunderbirds forward Adam Gaudette have claimed the American Hockey League’s two prestigious offensive awards for the 2023-24 season. Bourque has won the John B. Sollenberger Trophy as the leading point-getter in the AHL, while Gaudette has captured the Willie Marshall Award as the AHL’s leading
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterApr 20, 2024, 03:07 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone was cleared to practice Saturday as the team continues to monitor his progress ahead of their first-round playoff series Monday against the Dallas Stars. Stone has