6:06 PM ET Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri underwent thumb surgery on Monday, sources confirmed to ESPN. It’s unclear if Kadri will be able to return this postseason. The Avalanche had already ruled out their second-line center for the remainder of the Western Conference finals matchup against the Edmonton Oilers. Kadri was injured after being
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7:08 PM ET The Boston Bruins have fired head coach Bruce Cassidy, general manager Don Sweeney said Monday. Cassidy had held the position since February 2017, taking over when the Bruins let go of Claude Julien. The 57-year-old Cassidy was behind Boston’s bench for 399 games, and leaves with a record 245-108-46. The Bruins made
8:48 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Connor has won the Lady Byng Trophy, given to the NHL’s most gentlemanly player. The league announced the honor Monday night before Game 4 of the Western Conference finals between Colorado and Edmonton. Connor tied for the second-fewest number of minor penalties
11:58 AM ET TAMPA — Center Brayden Point is out for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals, Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper confirmed on Monday. Point hasn’t played since Game 7 of the Lightning’s first-round series win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, which he left with a lower-body injury after 5:51 of ice
8:00 AM ET ESPN staff Following the Colorado Avalanche‘s 4-2 victory in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals, the Edmonton Oilers are one loss away from a sweep. After a six-goal outburst in Game 1, Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl & Co. have managed just two combined in the following two contests. Will the Oilers
11:53 PM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Wayne Gretzky’s final Edmonton Oilers jersey, worn in Edmonton’s 1987-88 playoff run that saw them win their fourth of
7:58 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Turns out the New York Rangers haven’t cornered the market on having “no quit” in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Tampa Bay Lightning rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the second period to win Game 3 at home on Sunday night, 3-2, cutting the Rangers’ Eastern Conference Final lead
6:47 PM ET EDMONTON, Alberta — Edmonton Oilers left wing Evander Kane has been suspended one game for boarding Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals on Saturday. Kane will miss Game 4 of the series on Monday, when the Avalanche, who hold a 3-0 series lead, can complete
3:17 PM ET Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron has broken an NHL record by capturing the Selke Trophy for the fifth time in his career as the NHL’s best defensive forward. Bergeron, 36, was named on 194 of 195 ballots submitted by the Professional Hockey Writers Association and placed first on 160 of those ballots.
8:00 AM ET NEW YORK — Jacob Trouba doesn’t spend time thinking about his perceived villainy. Many NHL fans do, as they watch the New York Rangers defenseman pulverize opponents with his signature open-ice checks, sometimes with injurious results. They call for penalties that aren’t whistled. They call for suspensions that aren’t handed out. They