1:00 AM ET DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche walloped the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-0 in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday to take a commanding 2-0 series lead over the two-time defending Cup champions. It was a performance so good that even Avalanche coach Jared Bednar had no real notes on how
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11:25 PM ET Game 1 of the 2022 Stanley Cup Final was a back-and-forth thriller, with the Colorado Avalanche winning a 4-3 contest in overtime over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Game 2 was … not nearly as thrilling, with the Avs jumping out to an early lead and then pouring it on en route to
6:00 PM ET Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final saw the Colorado Avalanche withstand a Tampa Bay Lightning comeback with a game-winning goal in overtime. If the rest of the series is like Game 1, we could be in for an entertaining championship round. 1 Related Wednesday was the fourth Game 1 Colorado win
5:27 PM ET ESPN News Services Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom underwent left hip resurfacing surgery Friday, the team announced on social media Saturday. The surgery was performed in Belgium, the Capitals said, and the veteran forward will begin his rehabilitation and recovery process immediately. After the Capitals lost to the Florida Panthers in the
2:17 PM ET DENVER — Jack Johnson is having the spring of his life — on and off the ice. Colorado‘s veteran defenseman waited 16 years to finally be playing in the Stanley Cup Final, which the Avalanche lead 1-0 over Tampa Bay heading into Saturday’s Game 2. At the same time, Johnson realized another
2:14 PM ET DENVER — Shane Wright wants to be the first overall pick taken by the Montreal Canadiens in next month’s NHL draft. He also knows it’s not his call. “I have my own opinion on where I believe I should go, but at the end of the day, it’s out of my control
8:00 AM ET DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche stars dominated headlines before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. Valeri Nichushkin was dominant on the ice. To the uninitiated, Nichushkin’s terrific all-around performance in Colorado’s 4-3 overtime victory in Game 1 against the Tampa Bay Lightning — including a goal and a key assist on
5:58 PM ET NHL commissioner Gary Bettman isn’t sure if he’ll be open to reinstating Joel Quenneville if the former coach asks to return to the league. “I don’t know. That’s something I’ll have to address with him directly,” Bettman told ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap on Friday’s episode of The Point. Quenneville resigned as Florida Panthers
1:19 PM ET Former Tennessee governor Bill Haslam will become the new owner of the NHL’s Nashville Predators “over a period of years,” an NHL source told ESPN on Friday. Sportico reported on Thursday that Haslam, whose brother Jimmy owns the NFL’s Cleveland Browns, was nearing a deal to purchase the Predators. The franchise’s current
11:39 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The New York Rangers have given Sammy Blais a one-year contract extension after the forward missed most of his first season with the team with a lower body injury. General manager Chris Drury announced the agreement on Friday without releasing details. Blais, 25, skated in 14 games,