12:45 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The New York Rangers will be “angrier” heading back home after back-to-back losses to the Tampa Bay Lightning tied the Eastern Conference finals at 2-2, according to forward Artemi Panarin. “It makes us more hungry and angrier. Sometimes that’s good when you’ve lost. I think it’s just how we’ll
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7:34 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken will be without goalie Chris Driedger for most of next season after he underwent surgery to repair a torn ACL in his right knee, the team said Tuesday. Driedger was injured while playing for Canada against Finland in the title game of the world championships.
5:23 PM ET Associated Press FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Stars have signed restricted free agent Denis Gurianov to a $2.9 million contract for the 2022-23 season. General manager Jim Nill announced the forward’s signing Tuesday, which was Gurianov’s 25th birthday. The team’s first-round choice and the 12th pick overall in the 2015 NHL draft,
7:00 AM ET TAMPA BAY — Nikita Kucherov doesn’t exactly have a poker face. “He’s the type of guy where you can tell when things are going good or not going good, on and off the ice, based on his body language,” said ESPN analyst Ryan Callahan, Kucherov’s former linemate with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
11:47 PM ET After dominating three rounds of their postseason competition, the Colorado Avalanche are headed to the Stanley Cup Final. The Avs’ superstars have delivered, as Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar are both making strong cases for the Conn Smythe. But they’ve gotten superb production from depth players as well, including a series-winning goal
11:58 AM ET TAMPA — Center Brayden Point is out for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals, Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper confirmed on Monday. Point hasn’t played since Game 7 of the Lightning’s first-round series win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, which he left with a lower-body injury after 5:51 of ice
8:00 AM ET ESPN staff Following the Colorado Avalanche‘s 4-2 victory in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals, the Edmonton Oilers are one loss away from a sweep. After a six-goal outburst in Game 1, Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl & Co. have managed just two combined in the following two contests. Will the Oilers
11:53 PM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Wayne Gretzky’s final Edmonton Oilers jersey, worn in Edmonton’s 1987-88 playoff run that saw them win their fourth of
3:17 PM ET Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron has broken an NHL record by capturing the Selke Trophy for the fifth time in his career as the NHL’s best defensive forward. Bergeron, 36, was named on 194 of 195 ballots submitted by the Professional Hockey Writers Association and placed first on 160 of those ballots.
8:00 AM ET NEW YORK — Jacob Trouba doesn’t spend time thinking about his perceived villainy. Many NHL fans do, as they watch the New York Rangers defenseman pulverize opponents with his signature open-ice checks, sometimes with injurious results. They call for penalties that aren’t whistled. They call for suspensions that aren’t handed out. They
12:48 AM ET The Colorado Avalanche moved one win away from the Stanley Cup Final with a 4-2 victory in Game 3 against the Edmonton Oilers, doing what they do best: Winning on the road. The Avalanche moved to a perfect 6-0 away from Denver in the playoffs, the only team in the NHL postseason
1:52 AM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning entered their Eastern Conference finals matchup against the New York Rangers after a well-executed sweep of the Florida Panthers and as a well-rested team, getting nine days off between series. Two games into this series, the Lightning have failed to execute offensively, looking rusty and out of sync
12:28 AM ET NEW YORK — The New York Rangers won Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final and ended an NHL-record streak for the Tampa Bay Lightning in the process. The two-time Stanley Cup champions had won 18 straight games following a loss in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, last losing consecutive games in April
8:57 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price has won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, awarded to the NHL player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication. The league announced Price as the winner of the Masterton on Friday night prior to Game 2 of the Eastern
7:00 AM ET NEW YORK — With two minutes remaining in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals and his team down by a goal, Edmonton Oilers goalie Mikko Koskinen sprinted to his team’s bench. About a minute and a half later, Gabriel Landeskog sent the puck into that abandoned net. It clinched the win
12:30 AM ET The Colorado Avalanche have a commanding 2-0 series lead over the Edmonton Oilers in the Western Conference finals, and look every bit like a powerhouse team ready to reach a Stanley Cup Final. Meanwhile, the Oilers are limping home to Edmonton for Games 3 and 4 with more questions than answers on
11:44 PM ET Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario — Canada’s sports minister ordered a forensic audit of Hockey Canada on Thursday after the organization recently settled a lawsuit with a woman who said she was sexually assaulted by multiple members of the country’s 2018 world junior hockey team. Pascale St-Onge said she was “shocked and angry”
8:40 AM ET Defining “value” in the Stanley Cup playoffs can be challenging. Although apparently not as challenging as defining “possession” in the Western Conference finals, as Edmonton Oilers fans screaming about the NHL’s offside rules after Game 1 will no doubt tell you. For me, value in the playoffs is a combination of statistical