Associated Press May 15, 2023, 04:48 PM ET TAMPERE, Finland — The United States had to fight hard to overcome Germany 3-2 for a third victory in three games at the ice hockey world championship on Monday. Canada had to dig even deeper to prevail against Slovakia 2-1 in a shootout. Matt Coronato, Sean Farrell
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Associated Press May 15, 2023, 04:35 PM ET RALEIGH, N.C. — Teuvo Teravainen‘s roughly monthlong injury absence appears to be near an end. The Carolina Hurricanes forward has shed his no-contact jersey and participated in a full practice Monday ahead of the Eastern Conference Final against the Florida Panthers. Teravainen hasn’t played since he suffered
A berth in the NHL’s Western Conference finals is on the line Monday night, as the Dallas Stars host the Seattle Kraken in Game 7 of their second-round series (8 p.m. ET, ESPN). The series has been quite a back-and-forth affair, as the teams split the first four contests then the Stars went ahead 3-2,
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 15, 2023, 02:57 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Edmonton Oilers superstar center Connor McDavid lamented his team’s second-round playoff exit Sunday night, acknowledging, “I really feel like you’ve got to go through some of this to win.” McDavid’s comments came in the wake
May 15, 2023, 12:59 AM ET Jonathan Marchessault‘s natural hat trick in the second period sparked the Golden Knights to a 5-2 victory over the host Edmonton Oilers on Sunday to send Vegas to the Western Conference final. Reilly Smith and William Karlsson also scored for the Golden Knights, who won the best-of-seven Stanley Cup
The 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs have been notable more for the unexpected than the expected. The regular-season juggernaut Boston Bruins and defending cup champion Colorado Avalanche were ousted in the first round. The final team to qualify for the playoffs — the Florida Panthers — is through to the Eastern Conference finals. Home-ice advantage has
Associated Press May 14, 2023, 09:03 AM ET TAMPERE, Finland — The United States had to come back from a goal down to outclass newcomer Hungary 7-1 for its second win at the ice hockey world championship on Sunday. Canada had to do the same on the way to a 5-2 victory over Slovenia, the
The conference final round of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs is set to begin May 17. While the two Western Conference series rage on, we know the identity of the last two teams standing in the East. Thanks to series wins over the New York Islanders and New Jersey Devils, the Carolina Hurricanes have made
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 14, 2023, 12:26 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. SEATTLE — Needing a response to keep their season alive, the Seattle Kraken found exactly that in a 6-3 series-tying win Saturday against the Dallas Stars in Game 6 of this Western Conference semifinal at
Heading into the 2022-23 NHL season, many believed that the Seattle Kraken would be better in Year 2 than they’d been in Year 1. Few predicted they’d make the postseason. Fewer still predicted they would be on the precipice of the Western Conference finals. To reach that level, they’ll need to win the next two