2:25 AM ET ESPN News Services EDMONTON, Alberta — Alex Iafallo scored the overtime winner as the visiting Los Angeles Kings erased a two-goal, third-period deficit en route to a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers to open their first-round playoff series Monday night. Iafallo scored a power-play goal at 9:19 of OT by converting
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12:12 AM ET BOSTON — The Boston Bruins finished the NHL regular season with loads of confidence, having set records for wins and points in the standings. But in Game 1 of their series against the Florida Panthers on Monday night, the Bruins admitted they had opening night playoff jitters in a 3-1 victory. “Definitely.
12:21 AM ET Dallas Stars forward Joe Pavelski had to be helped off after taking a hit from Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba in the second period of Game 1 of the Western Conference quarterfinals on Monday night. Pavelski had just fired a backhanded shot on net with 7:58 remaining in the second when Dumba
3:01 PM ET The Ottawa Senators are not bringing back goaltender Cam Talbot next season. General manager Pierre Dorion told reporters Monday that the team will not re-sign the pending free agent. Talbot went 17-14-2 with a 2.93 goals-against average and .898 save percentage this season. Dorion said Talbot is seeking a two-year deal and
1:13 PM ET BOSTON — Florida Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk says he doesn’t believe his team is an underdog against the Boston Bruins in their first-round playoff series — because that label would put it too mildly. “It’s probably more spoiler at this point,” Tkachuk said before Game 1 of their Eastern Conference series on
1:23 PM ET One of the bigger questions of the NHL offseason was answered Monday with the Calgary Flames announcing that they mutually agreed to part ways with general manager Brad Treliving. The Flames were headed down this road even before the season began because Treliving was working under the final year of his contract.
10:00 AM ET ESPN staff The six-month journey of the 2022-23 NHL regular season is complete. Sixteen of the league’s 32 teams have been eliminated, and 16 have made the postseason bracket. It’s time for ESPN’s hockey experts to serve up their picks on every first-round series, along with their calls on which team will
10:07 PM ET Associated Press BRAMPTON, Ontario — Hilary Knight scored three times, including the go-ahead goal with 3:10 left in regulation, and the Americans won their 10th women’s world hockey championships gold medal and first in four years with a 6-3 win over cross-border rival Canada on Sunday night. Caroline Harvey had a goal
7:00 AM ET Jim Montgomery believes in “the process.” That’s what the Boston Bruins coach preaches to his team. A simple strategy to keep his players focused on the present. No looking back on what’s happened. No dwelling on an uncertain future. Commit to the now and results will come. Those principles have guided Montgomery
6:49 PM ET Associated Press BRAMPTON, Ontario — The Canadian government has restored funding to Hockey Canada. Hockey Canada made the announcement Sunday, adding that Canadian sport minister Pascale St-Onge made it official, before the Canada-U.S. gold-medal game at the world women’s hockey championship. Hockey Canada saw its funding shut off by the federal government