11:44 PM ET Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario — Canada’s sports minister ordered a forensic audit of Hockey Canada on Thursday after the organization recently settled a lawsuit with a woman who said she was sexually assaulted by multiple members of the country’s 2018 world junior hockey team. Pascale St-Onge said she was “shocked and angry”
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8:16 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Darryl Sutter of the Calgary Flames has won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL’s coach of the year. The league announced the honor Thursday night prior to Game 2 of the Western Conference final between the Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers. Interim Florida Panthers coach Andrew
4:18 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — Carolina Hurricanes rookie Seth Jarvis took a beating in the Stanley Cup playoffs, including a jarring hit that left him with an apparent concussion and spotty memories in the aftermath. Goaltender Antti Raanta is dealing with an MCL sprain that would’ve likely had him out six to
12:35 PM ET DENVER — Colorado Avalanche goaltender Darcy Kuemper is out for Game 2 of the Western Conference finals with an upper-body injury, coach Jared Bednar confirmed Thursday. Backup Pavel Francouz will start in Kuemper’s place on Thursday night, as the Avalanche lead the best-of-seven series after topping the Edmonton Oilers 8-6 in Game
8:40 AM ET Defining “value” in the Stanley Cup playoffs can be challenging. Although apparently not as challenging as defining “possession” in the Western Conference finals, as Edmonton Oilers fans screaming about the NHL’s offside rules after Game 1 will no doubt tell you. For me, value in the playoffs is a combination of statistical
1:35 AM ET NEW YORK — The fans behind Rangers star goalie Igor Shesterkin were a sea of blue jerseys and black commemorative T-shirts during Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday. 2 Related Except for one distinct splash of neon pink, courtesy of the inflatable flamingo being waved furiously after each save
7:00 AM ET DENVER — The Western Conference finals were billed as two superstar-laden, high-octane offensive powerhouses going head-to-head for a chance to play for Lord Stanley’s Cup. Colorado and Edmonton already managed to surpass even those lofty expectations. In Game 1 of their best-of-seven series Tuesday, the Oilers and Avalanche threw it back to
1:00 AM ET NEW YORK — The New York Rangers entered Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals with their adrenaline still pumping from Monday’s Game 7 win at the Carolina Hurricanes. The Tampa Bay Lightning, in contrast, hit the ice for the first time since completing a sweep of the Florida Panthers way back
8:00 AM ET NEW YORK — The Eastern Conference finals showdown pitting Igor Shesterkin of the New York Rangers against Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning is a matchup between what many believe are the two best goalies in the world. Who’s the best? Shesterkin humbly concedes that it’s not him. At least not
8:43 AM ET Martin St. Louis has been named the 32nd head coach for the Montreal Canadiens, after being hired on an interim basis last season without any previous NHL coaching experience. St. Louis, 46, has signed a three-year extension through the 2024-25 season. The Canadiens shocked the hockey world earlier this year by naming