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Open Extended Reactions The 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs are almost here! The NHL’s 32 teams are down to just 16 in the postseason, with the opening games of the first round set to begin Saturday. Will the New York Rangers parlay their success in winning the Presidents’ Trophy to a championship — thus breaking the

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNApr 25, 2024, 11:45 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions ELMONT, NY — New York Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin got the start in Game 3 as a rested goalie seeking to give his team a fresh start after trailing the Carolina Hurricanes 2-0 in their opening

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterApr 25, 2024, 03:10 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Boston Bruins coach Jim Montgomery thinks goaltender Jeremy Swayman‘s dominance against the Toronto Maple Leafs — before and during their current first-round Stanley Cup playoff series — has started to

Open Extended Reactions The 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs have delivered all the requisite thrills that fans have come to expect from the greatest postseason in sports. But through the first 17 games — three for Boston Bruins–Toronto Maple Leafs, and two for every other series — we’ve also learned some lessons about each club, whether

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

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterApr 24, 2024, 03:17 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The San Jose Sharks have fired David Quinn after a season that saw San Jose finish with the second-fewest points in the salary cap era. Quinn’s firing after two seasons Wednesday came

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

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

Associated Press Apr 23, 2024, 06:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BUFFALO, N.Y. — Back for a second stint as Sabres coach, Lindy Ruff appeared a little grayer, said he’s a bit wiser and sounded more motivated than ever to restore success to a franchise that has known mostly losing during an NHL-record 13-season playoff

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

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNApr 23, 2024, 12:26 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Carolina Hurricanes shocked the New York Islanders Monday night, scoring the game-tying and game-winning goals just nine seconds apart in the third period, giving them a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference Round 1 series.

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNApr 22, 2024, 05:48 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Buffalo Sabres have rehired Lindy Ruff, the last head coach to lead the franchise to the NHL playoffs back in 2011. Ruff, 64, was fired by the New Jersey Devils after 61 games this season.

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

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNApr 21, 2024, 07:53 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — New York Rangers rookie forward Matt Rempe said that “shock” was the first emotion he felt after scoring the opening goal of their playoff series against the Washington Capitals on Sunday. “I was

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterApr 20, 2024, 08:19 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander sat out Game 1 of his club’s first-round playoff series against the Boston Bruins on Saturday due to an undisclosed injury. Nylander, who hasn’t

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

Associated Press Apr 20, 2024, 01:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche will be without forward Jonathan Drouin for their first-round playoff series against Winnipeg due to a lower-body injury. Drouin got hurt when he tripped in the second period Thursday against Edmonton. He skated off the ice and didn’t return.

Doug Greenberg Apr 20, 2024, 09:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Stanley Cup playoffs have long been marked by parity. Perhaps more than any other major professional sports league, the NHL routinely sees teams outperform expectations in the regular season, sneak into the playoffs, make a run to the Stanley Cup Final and often