8:50 PM ET Jordan Binnington won his first playoff game in nearly three years on Sunday, backstopping the St. Louis Blues to a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Wild in Game 4 to even their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series at 2-2. Prior to Sunday, Binnington’s last playoff win was on June 12, 2019, the
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5:06 PM ET Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said the Boston Bruins were handed a goal by the officials when his goalie interference challenge failed to overturn a second-period tally from forward Jake DeBrusk. “They’re too good a team to just give them goals. We have no chance if that happens,” said Brind’Amour after Sunday’s
12:46 PM ET Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy was ruled out for Game 4 of the team’s first-round playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday after being placed in NHL COVID-19 protocol. The 24-year-old McAvoy is the team’s top defenseman. He has two assists in three games and is Boston’s leader in playoff ice
3:16 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov and Jamie Benn of the Dallas Stars were fined $5,000 Sunday for high sticking on a pair of incidents that didn’t get penalized during their games. Kuznetsov’s play against Florida’s Noel Acciari came in the first period of the Capitals’ 6-1 victory
8:00 AM ET ESPN staff The Carolina Hurricanes and Boston Bruins take the ice on Sunday for Game 4 of their first-round playoff series (12:30 ET, ESPN), as the Bruins hope to knot things up at two games apiece while the Canes are looking to bring a 3-1 lead back home for Game 5. To
11:32 PM ET New York Rangers coach Gerard Gallant said pulling star goaltender Igor Shesterkin after the first period in Game 3 against the Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday night was meant to spark the team and give the netminder some rest. The Rangers would go on to lose that game in Pittsburgh 7-4, and now trail
5:51 PM ET Colorado goaltender Darcy Kuemper left Game 3 of the Avalanche’s first-round series against the Nashville Predators on Saturday after taking a stick to the eye. Kuemper was struck in the final minutes of the first period by Predators forward Ryan Johansen while he battled Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon for position in front of
7:45 AM ET ESPN staff The 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs are off to an electrifying start, and the series between the Florida Panthers and Washington Capitals is no exception. Each club has a win as the series shifts to Washington, with Game 3 coming up on Saturday (1 ET, ESPN). To help get you ready
10:56 AM ET ESPN News Services The Washington Capitals are turning to Ilya Samsonov to start in goal for Saturday’s Game 3 against the Florida Panthers, according to coach Peter Laviolette. Samsonov replaced Vitek Vanecek for the third period of Game 2 on Thursday and stopped all 17 shots he faced. Vanecek had allowed five
7:40 AM ET The Calgary Flames iced one of the best top lines in hockey this season. But — funny story — they were just a backup plan. If it weren’t for a plethora of preseason injuries, Johnny Gaudreau, Elias Lindholm and Matthew Tkachuk wouldn’t have started as the Flames’ first line. The entire complexion