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Field Level Media May 4, 2024, 12:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Toronto Maple Leafs star forward Auston Matthews was named a finalist for the Lady Byng Trophy on Saturday. It marks the third time that Matthews has been a finalist for the award, which is presented annually to the player voted to best combine

Open Extended Reactions It all comes down to this. After it looked like the Boston Bruins were going to breeze right by an imploding Toronto Maple Leafs team, the blue and white stormed back to take Games 5 and 6. Now it’s 3-3 in the series, and a trip to the second round is on

Associated Press May 3, 2024, 10:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Pius Suter scored with 1:39 left and the Vancouver Canucks advanced to the second round of the NHL playoffs with a 1-0 victory over the Nashville Predators on Friday night in Game 6. Nashville had a final chance to force

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 3, 2024, 03:58 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Toronto has willed its way back into the first-round Stanley Cup playoff series against Boston with consecutive elimination-game wins to force a decisive Game 7 in Boston on Saturday. But the Leafs’

Associated Press May 3, 2024, 01:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins fired assistant coach Todd Reirden on Friday, just over two weeks after the organization missed out on the playoffs for a second straight season. Reirden was in charge of Pittsburgh’s power play. The Penguins struggled while on the man

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 3, 2024, 11:39 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Rick Bowness, Andrew Brunette and Rick Tocchet are finalists for this year’s Jack Adams Award, the NHL announced on Friday. The distinction is given annually to the coach who is “adjudged to

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 3, 2024, 10:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs are only a couple of weeks old, but there are already some lessons to be learned from them. Here’s a look at some of the moments, trends and revelations from the

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 3, 2024, 12:33 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Boston Bruins coach Jim Montgomery called out star forward David Pastrnak after a 2-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night sent this first-round series to a Game

Associated Press May 2, 2024, 03:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RALEIGH, N.C. — Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said Thursday that he feels “really good” that he will reach a new contract with the team, mirroring optimism from president and general manager Don Waddell a day earlier. Brind’Amour — considered by many the face

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 2, 2024, 12:40 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews has been ruled out for Game 6 of the first-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Bruins on Thursday. The Leafs trail the Bruins 3-2