1:34 PM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning can raise the Stanley Cup over Montreal ice after Game 4 on Monday as they lead the Canadiens 3-0 in their series. While seeing an opponent celebrating a championship in Bell Centre isn’t ideal, defenseman Jeff Petry kept the bigger picture in mind. “We don’t want to see
MONTREAL—It was always going to come down to Carey Price. If the Montreal Canadiens are going to join the 1942 Maple Leafs as the only teams in Stanley Cup final history to trail three games to none and come back to win, they will need Price to be at his absolute best. He will need
Scott Gomez grew up among the diverse cultures that amalgamate around Anchorage, Alaska. Race was something he never really thought about, particularly on the ice. The son of a Mexican American father and Colombian mother, Gomez heard a few disparaging remarks while coming up through the junior and professional ranks, but the occasions were rare.
Tyler Motte dealt with injuries throughout the 2020-21 season, however, when he was healthy, he played an important role for the Vancouver Canucks. Whether it was in his ability to successfully kill penalties, his extremely physical play, or chipping in offensive production behind the Canucks’ top scorers, he played a noticeable role for Vancouver during
There are several “locks” when looking at the St. Louis Blues 2021-22 and beyond, but one position that can positively be scratched in ink is the goaltending position where Jordan Binnington is the go-to guy. The 27-year-old 6’1″ southpaw from Richmond Hill, Ont. took a bit of a scenic route to the Gateway city, but
6:37 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild signed forward Joel Eriksson Ek to a $42 million, eight-year contract Friday that carries an annual salary cap hit of $5.25 million. Eriksson Ek had a career-high 30 points on 19 goals and 11 assists in 56 games last season. The 24-year-old Swede
When NHL commissioner Gary Bettman was giving his state-of-the-league address at the start of the Stanley Cup playoffs, he transitioned to officiating. “It seems every season,” Bettman started, “it’s a playoff ritual for me to address some aspect of officiating.” Then he dismissed any notion there was anything to criticize. The referees are the best
Dominique Ducharme has been here before. Well, not right here — down 3-0 in the Stanley Cup final and facing elimination on home ice — but the head coach of the Montreal Canadiens stared at the same long odds back in junior and managed to flip the script. After losing the first three games of
The San Jose Sharks have never picked at seventh overall. They have only picked earlier than seventh in the NHL Entry Draft seven times, picking second three times (Pat Falloon, Andrei Zyuzin, Patrick Marleau), picking third twice (Mike Rathje, Brad Stuart) and sixth twice (Victor Kozlov, Milan Michalek). Their 2021 pick at seventh overall will
76 goals in a rookie season. It’s a total hard to wrap one’s head around. Everyone has a sports record locked in their mind that will live with them forever. For many, it’s the number of goals “Finnish Flash” Teemu Selanne potted in his 1992-93 rookie campaign for the Winnipeg Jets that stands on top.
The Laval Rocket have agreed to terms on a one-year American Hockey League contract with forward Danick Martel. Martel, 26, skated in 24 games with the AHL’s Binghamton Devils in 2020-21, posting six goals and eight assists for 14 points. The native of Drummondville, Que., has appeared in 287 career AHL contests with Binghamton, Syracuse,
4:26 PM ET Veteran forward Mikhail Grigorenko, on the cusp of unrestricted free agency in the NHL, decided to return instead to the KHL on Saturday, agreeing to a three-year contract with CSKA Moscow, the league announced. Grigorenko, 27, a 2012 first-round selection of the Buffalo Sabres, had four goals and 12 points for the
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Scott Gomez grew up among the diverse cultures that amalgamate around Anchorage, Alaska. Race was something he never really thought about, particularly on the ice. The son of a Mexican American father and Colombian mother, Gomez heard a few disparaging remarks while coming up through the junior and professional ranks, but
Even with the arena at a fraction of its capacity and despite their team trailing for more than 58 minutes, the fans at Montreal’s Bell Centre were never quiet on Friday night. For some of the 3,500 fans at the Bell Centre, seeing the first Habs home game in a Stanley Cup final series since
The Los Angeles Kings had a tough time this season in the Honda West Division; the team finished with a record of 21-28-7, totaling 49 points. The top two teams in the division gave LA some trouble, as expected; they finished with a 2-6-0 record versus the Vegas Golden Knights and a 1-7-0 record versus
NHL free agency generates a large amount of excitement throughout the hockey world every year. In some cases, an NHL team will make a great signing, acquiring a player through a low term, low paying contract who brings unexpected results and production to his new team. Maybe they lead the club to a Stanley Cup
11:43 PM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning moved within one victory of back-to-back Stanley Cup championships, with an emphatic 6-3 win at the Montreal Canadiens in Game 3 on Friday night. Miss any of the game? We’re here with the top takeaways. More: Cup Final schedule | Playoff Central Stanley Cup Final Game 3 in
MONTREAL – The Canadiens’ dream of hoisting the Stanley Cup a 25th time to close out an improbable playoff run in a season like no other is on life support. And the Tampa Bay Lightning are now one victory from sipping out of hockey’s holy grail for the second time in just over nine months.