7:00 AM ET As the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs reach the second round, it’s time to check in on the race for the Conn Smythe Trophy for playoff MVP. Keep in mind that the Conn Smythe is based on a player’s performance during the entire postseason, not just the championship round. Here’s a look at
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7:00 AM ET Iconic sports rivalries are built to stand the test of time. No matter the players. No matter the coaches. No matter the standings. No matter who won the last game — or the last 10. It’s a seed planted between two teams that can’t be uprooted. The bad blood is merely transfused,
7:23 PM ET ESPN News Services FRISCO, Texas — Rick Bowness has been on an NHL bench for a record 2,562 regular-season games as a head coach or an assistant over nearly four decades. The 67-year-old coach is not ready to be done yet even though he is at the end of his contract with
6:50 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild stocked their net with a three-time Stanley Cup winner at the trade deadline, fetching Marc-Andre Fleury to form an accomplished goalie tandem with All-Star Cam Talbot down the stretch of the best regular season in franchise history. The Wild would prefer to keep
4:34 PM ET Associated Press TAMPERE, Finland — Austria pulled off a major upset at the ice hockey world championship on Tuesday, stunning the Czech Republic 2-1 as it prevailed in a penalty shootout. It was Austria’s first victory over the Czechs at a major tournament. Austria’s Peter Schneider was the only player to convert
4:16 PM ET ESPN News Services PITTSBURGH — Evgeni Malkin wants to stay in Pittsburgh. So does Kris Letang. There’s comfort in the only NHL city they’ve ever called home. Success too. It’s why neither three-time Stanley Cup champion has ever hit the open market during their long careers. Until now, anyway. While Malkin and
3:10 PM ET Toronto Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan said that general manager Kyle Dubas and coach Sheldon Keefe will return next season despite yet another first-round playoff exit for the team. The Maple Leafs lost in seven games to the Tampa Bay Lightning, who are chasing their third straight Stanley Cup. Toronto has failed
10:04 AM ET Maple Leafs star Mitchell Marner was the victim of a carjacking in Toronto, the team confirmed Tuesday. The Maple Leafs said Marner will have no additional comment on the matter as police continue to investigate. Police said suspects took a black Range Rover at gunpoint at 7:45 p.m. Monday, according to multiple
12:42 PM ET Favorites had the slight edge in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Six of the eight series favorites won, and favorites overall were +0.85 units. It continued a profitable NHL season for favorites, which were +35.9 units during the regular season. Make picks throughout the postseason for a chance at
7:00 AM ET The Colorado Avalanche enter the second round of the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs as a heavy favorite to win the Western Conference and eventually hoist the chalice for the first time since 2001. Some call them dominant, a juggernaut or, in popular hockey parlance, a “wagon.” Whatever the label, the Avalanche have