SHAWINIGAN, Que. – The Charlottetown Islanders beat the Acadie-Bathurst Titan 3-0 in the opening game of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s Maritimes Division final on Saturday. The best-of-five series is being played in Shawinigan, Que., because of provincial COVID-19 restrictions. Charlottetown finished first in the regular-season standings, while Acadie-Bathurst beat out New Brunswick rivals
Mitch Marner scored his 20th goal of the season as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Saturday night to clinch first place in the North Division. William Nylander and Pierre Engvall also scored for Toronto (35-13-6), while goalie Jack Campbell made 21 saves. The Leafs finished their season series against the Canadiens with
The fact that Alexander Mogilny has not received enshrinement in the Hockey Hall of Fame is more than a bit perplexing. The man who was nicknamed “Magic” during his early years in Buffalo assembled perhaps the least considered storied career in the NHL. Fans and hockey historians are beginning to forget how talented he truly
by Mark Newman | AHL On The Beat For every hockey-loving kid who grows up in the Detroit area, the idea of playing in the Red Wings organization is a dream come true. Tyler Spezia can hardly believe that something that once seemed so impossible is now a reality. That he is now playing for the organization
7:51 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. Another night, another playoff spot clinched as we officially welcome the St. Louis Blues to the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Blues earned one point for their overtime loss to the Vegas Golden
The Toronto Maple Leafs’ 2020-21 season started on January 13, 2021. The day before the season started, Sportsnet’s Chris Johnston wrote an article based upon an interview with Maple Leafs’ President Brendan Shanahan. In that interview, Shanahan made it clear that building a dynasty was on his mind. When Shanahan was hired as the Maple
Tampa Bay Lightning (36-15-3, second in the Central Division) vs. Florida Panthers (35-14-5, third in the Central Division) Sunrise, Florida; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Panthers -110, Lightning -110; over/under is 5.5 BOTTOM LINE: Florida hosts the Tampa Bay Lightning after the Panthers took down Dallas 5-4 in overtime. The Panthers are 35-14-5
Tom Wilson reached out to Artemi Panarin in the aftermath of the most talked about incident in hockey this week, and now he’s ready to move on from his latest controversy. In his first interview since a scrum against New York that left Panarin injured, led to a $5,000 US fine and sparked a fight-filled
One of Ottawa Senators’ general manager Pierre Dorion’s best acquisitions during the 2020-21 season was picking up defenseman Victor Mete off waivers. Mete was waived by the Montréal Canadiens after appearing in 185 games across four seasons but spent most of this season in the press box. The Senators brought in Mete after they had
With a 6-3 win in their season finale on Thursday afternoon, the Providence Bruins clinched the Emile Francis Trophy as the champions of the AHL’s Atlantic Division for 2020-21. It is the Bruins’ second consecutive division title and their seventh overall. Providence finished the abbreviated season with a record of 15-6-2-2 (.680).
7:05 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. Unlike previous nights, Thursday’s action around the NHL did not result in any teams clinching a playoff berth or any others being eliminated. But that could change Friday, with all eight teams of
For the Tampa Bay Lightning, starting goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy is a true keystone of the franchise. To put it simply, he is one of the best goalies in the entire NHL, and his play on the ice is a significant reason why they not only won the 2020 Stanley Cup but clinched a playoff berth
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Kirill Kaprizov scored 17 seconds into overtime to send the Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 win against the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night. Kaprizov, the rookie sensation with 27 goals this season, snapped a quick shot that was stopped by Anaheim goalie John Gibson, but drove the net and found the
Vancouver Canucks forward Zack MacEwen has been suspended for one game for kneeing Edmonton Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse. The NHL’s department of player safety announced the discipline Friday, saying in a video that MacEwen “directed a deliberate knee” at Nurse’s head in Vancouver’s 6-3 win over Edmonton on Thursday. Nurse hit MacEwen in the neutral
After the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 on Thursday, a lot of attention went to Auston Matthews. He scored his 40th goal in 49 games, and he is well on his way to winning the Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy for most goals in a season. But there was another significant achievement, Sheldon
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Howson today announced the format and schedule for the Pacific Division playoff tournament. All seven teams will participate in the tournament to determine the 2020-21 division championship. The fourth- through seventh-place clubs in the regular-season standings will play a single-elimination play-in, held at
7:10 AM ET When it comes to rooting interests in the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs, we can all agree on one of them: the health and safety of everyone participating, after a regular season that saw a parade of players on the COVID-related absences list and plenty of interruptions to the schedule. But beyond that,
On July 21, the Seattle Kraken will take the stage for the first time in franchise history and kick off the much-anticipated expansion draft. Fans have debated over who will be protected and who will be left exposed ever since Seattle was granted the 32nd franchise back in December 2018, and while some teams will