5:55 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Rangers and Swedish defenseman Nils Lundkvist have agreed to terms on an entry-level contract. Rangers president and general manager Chris Drury announced the deal with the 20-year-old first-round pick Thursday. Lundkvist played 52 games with Lulea in the Swedish Hockey League this past season, finishing with
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2:17 PM ET Associated Press RIGA, Latvia — Colin Blackwell and Conor Garland scored two goals apiece Thursday, and the United States advanced to the semifinals of hockey’s world championship with a 6-1 victory over Slovakia. Brian Boyle and Sasha Chmelevski also scored and Cal Peterson made 27 saves for the U.S., which won its
9:00 AM ET The 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs have rolled into their second round. There have been some expected results and some shocking surprises — and the Toronto Maple Leafs losing in the first round, which probably fits into both categories, if we’re being honest. Here are 10 takeaways from the playoffs so far, from
3:39 AM ET Associated Press DENVER — Mikko Rantanen found himself in the middle of an on-ice swarm from teammates after scoring the winner. Wonderful and all, but he wanted to make sure the real star of the show received his fair share of the credit, too — goaltender Philipp Grubauer. Rantanen scored a power-play
6:55 AM ET The New York Islanders return to what should be a deafening Nassau Coliseum for Game 3 of the East Division final against the Boston Bruins, while the Carolina Hurricanes try to avoid an 0-3 deficit as their series heads to Florida against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Plus, we take a look at
10:35 PM ET Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans was taken off the ice on a stretcher following a hard hit from Winnipeg Jets center Mark Scheifele in the final seconds of Wednesday night’s second-round playoff series opener. With 56.9 seconds remaining in Montreal’s 5-3 Game 1 victory in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Evans scored an empty-net goal
7:54 PM ET The Buffalo Sabres won the 2021 NHL draft lottery on Wednesday, with the expansion Seattle Kraken getting the second overall pick. The Sabres, who finished with an NHL-worst 15-34-7 record, had the best lottery odds at 16.6%. It is the first time the team with the best lottery odds won the first
4:49 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Penguins general manager Ron Hextall said he believes in the team’s core of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang and is in no hurry to move on to the franchise’s next chapter. “We see a future with this core,” Hextall said Wednesday. “These guys have been here
6:45 AM ET The Montreal Canadiens just completed an unlikely and emotional upset, beating the heavily favored Toronto Maple Leafs in seven games. There’s not much time to celebrate, as they’re back at it for the start of the second round on Wednesday, against a well-rested Winnipeg Jets team. Meanwhile, the Vegas Golden Knights look
7:00 AM ET With their thrilling Game 7 victory over the heavily favored Toronto Maple Leafs, the Montreal Canadiens earned a spot in the North Division final. They’ll face the Winnipeg Jets, who had a significantly shorter experience in Round 1, but one that was no less impressive. They swept the Edmonton Oilers, while largely