7:23 AM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning won Games 3 and 4 at home to knot up their Eastern Conference finals series against the New York Rangers at 2-2. They looked very much like a back-to-back Stanley Cup champion in doing so: Controlling play, coming through in the clutch and getting superstar performances from winger
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7:00 AM ET The 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs have blessed us with some superb — if expected — production from the game’s biggest stars. For Connor McDavid, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Mika Zibanejad, Leon Draisaitl, Cale Makar and Nathan MacKinnon (and many more), we are grateful. However, it’s time we raise awareness about the players who came
12:45 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The New York Rangers will be “angrier” heading back home after back-to-back losses to the Tampa Bay Lightning tied the Eastern Conference finals at 2-2, according to forward Artemi Panarin. “It makes us more hungry and angrier. Sometimes that’s good when you’ve lost. I think it’s just how we’ll
7:34 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken will be without goalie Chris Driedger for most of next season after he underwent surgery to repair a torn ACL in his right knee, the team said Tuesday. Driedger was injured while playing for Canada against Finland in the title game of the world championships.
5:23 PM ET Associated Press FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Stars have signed restricted free agent Denis Gurianov to a $2.9 million contract for the 2022-23 season. General manager Jim Nill announced the forward’s signing Tuesday, which was Gurianov’s 25th birthday. The team’s first-round choice and the 12th pick overall in the 2015 NHL draft,
9:58 AM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — Hockey great Marie-Philip Poulin has joined the Montreal Canadiens‘ front office as a player development consultant. The role with the NHL team will be part-time as Poulin, a four-time Olympic medalist with Canada’s national women’s hockey team, continues her playing career. “Marie-Philip is one of the best players
7:00 AM ET TAMPA BAY — Nikita Kucherov doesn’t exactly have a poker face. “He’s the type of guy where you can tell when things are going good or not going good, on and off the ice, based on his body language,” said ESPN analyst Ryan Callahan, Kucherov’s former linemate with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
11:17 PM ET EDMONTON — The Colorado Avalanche are headed to their first Stanley Cup Final since 2001 after sweeping the Edmonton Oilers with a 6-5 overtime win in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals on Monday. And that Cup Final berth truly felt like it had been a long time coming. After shaking
11:47 PM ET After dominating three rounds of their postseason competition, the Colorado Avalanche are headed to the Stanley Cup Final. The Avs’ superstars have delivered, as Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar are both making strong cases for the Conn Smythe. But they’ve gotten superb production from depth players as well, including a series-winning goal
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