9:00 AM ET For the first time since 2016, the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs didn’t involve a series sweep. There are teams teetering on the brink of elimination, but as of Monday morning, all 16 playoff qualifiers are still alive. Which means, mathematically, hockey fans can still dream about those opponents from
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1:44 AM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Zach Hyman scored at 10:39 of overtime as the Edmonton Oilers rallied from three goals down, authoring a potentially season-saving victory in a 5-4 decision over the Los Angeles Kings Sunday night. Hyman’s snap shot from the left faceoff circle was his first goal of the
8:03 PM ET ESPN News Services SUNRISE, Fla. — Linus Ullmark left the ice with a few minutes left to play, which ordinarily isn’t a great thing for hockey goaltenders. In this case, it only made the Boston Bruins appreciate him more. Ullmark stopped 41 shots before leaving the game with 3:11 remaining after drawing
5:25 PM ET ELMONT, N.Y. — The New York Islanders were undisciplined in their crushing 5-2 Game 4 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes at home Sunday. But when they weren’t earning their trips to the penalty box, they felt the officials were finding reasons to send them there anyway. The Islanders took four first-period penalties,
5:40 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek was scratched for Game 4 of their first-round NHL playoff series against Dallas on Sunday because of an injury that cut short his Game 3 after just one shift. Wild coach Dean Evason confirmed before the game that Eriksson Ek
1:59 PM ET Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper issued a rebuttal to Toronto coach Sheldon Keefe’s claim that the Lightning were “manipulating the officials” in Game 3 of the teams’ first-round Eastern Conference playoff series Saturday. Keefe told reporters after the Maple Leafs’ 4-3 win in overtime that a third-period fight between star players Steven
1:08 PM ET Toronto Maple Leafs forward Sam Lafferty was fined $3,108.11 by the NHL Department of Player Safety on Sunday for cross-checking Ross Colton of the Tampa Bay Lightning. The fine was the maximum allowed under the league’s collective bargaining agreement. Lafferty lowered the boom on Colton with 4:50 remaining in the second period
3:11 AM ET SEATTLE — Nathan MacKinnon made a statement about the Seattle Kraken that was just as profound as the one made by the Colorado Avalanche on a historic night in Seattle. That message? Nobody should be underestimating the Kraken. MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen each scored twice, with Cale Makar also scoring in the
12:56 AM ET ESPN News Services TAMPA, Fla. — A series of fights between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Toronto Maple Leafs broke out in the third period of Saturday night’s Game 3. And the penalty sheet, after order was restored, resembled an NHL All-Star roster. Lightning captain Steven Stamkos and Toronto star Auston
1:25 AM ET NEW YORK — New Jersey Devils rookie goaltender Akira Schmid had never appeared in an NHL playoff game before Saturday night’s Game 3 victory over the New York Rangers. He entered an absolutely desperate situation for his team: Down 2-0 in their opening-round Eastern Conference playoff series, having been routed in two