5:55 PM ET Associated Press RIGA, Latvia — Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist, and the United States won its fourth straight game in the world hockey championship, beating Norway 2-1 on Saturday. Jake Oettinger made 22 saves, and Conor Garland also scored. The Americans are second in Group B, a point behind
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8:00 AM ET The first round of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs was a wonderful appetizer to the remaining courses, the first of which begins on Saturday with the Boston Bruins hosting the New York Islanders at 8 p.m. ET. As a reminder, this season’s first and second rounds are intradivisional. Once the postseason division
8:20 AM ET NHL Insiders The second round of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs is set to begin on Saturday, with the Boston Bruins hosting the New York Islanders. On Sunday, the Carolina Hurricanes take on the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Colorado Avalanche begin their series against the Vegas Golden Knights. The North Division
7:32 AM ET Sachin Chandan Tonight, the Toronto Maple Leafs will get their second chance to close out their first playoff series win since before the 2004-05 lockout. Should the Montreal Canadiens win, then the Leafs would go from being up 3-1 to having to fight through a Game 7. Speaking of which, that’s exactly
6:58 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry doesn’t plan to spend his summer moping about his rocky playoff performance. Jarry said Friday he’s going to treat the offseason like every other, meaning he will take a few days off and then get back into training, hoping to be “the best
5:52 PM ET Associated Press RIGA, Latvia — Adam Henrique had a goal and two assists as Canada beat Kazakhstan 4-2 on Friday at the world hockey championship to move into sixth place in Group B. Cole Perfetti scored the winner, Andrew Mangiapane and Connor Brown each had a goal and an assist, and Darcy
4:54 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — General manager Bob Murray and coach Dallas Eakins will return to the Anaheim Ducks next season after the club missed the playoffs for the third consecutive year. Murray confirmed the organization’s decisions Friday, nearly three weeks after Anaheim (17-30-9) finished the worst season in franchise history by
3:45 PM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning will no longer enforce a policy that restricts fans from wearing gear supporting other NHL teams in their premium seating arenas, the team told ESPN on Friday. The policy, which began in 2015, had come under renewed scrutiny after a Florida Panthers fan recorded a viral video that
6:27 AM ET After the Carolina Hurricanes punched their ticket for the second round on Thursday with a thrilling overtime win over the Nashville Predators, either the Minnesota Wild or Vegas Golden Knights will join them on Friday night, as they play the first Game 7 of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Check out the
7:00 AM ET NHL Insiders We’ve got our first Game 7 of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Vegas Golden Knights and Minnesota Wild will square off on Friday night, after the Wild fought their way back from a 3-1 deficit. Who will be the biggest X factors of this game? Should Vegas coach Peter