5:40 PM ET ESPN News Services RIGA, Latvia — Trevor Moore scored twice in the second period and the United States bounced back from an opening-game loss in a big way on Sunday, defeating Canada, 5-1, at the world hockey championships. Jason Robertson, Adam Clendening and Matt Tennyson also tallied for Team USA, which lost
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7:32 AM ET Sunday brings us our first two elimination games of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs: the Colorado Avalanche and Boston Bruins can secure their tickets to Round 2. Meanwhile, the St. Louis Blues and Washington Capitals are struggling to stay alive, with both teams trying to break out of their post-championship playoff slumps.
6:19 PM ET Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper watched his team defeat the Florida Panthers, 6-2, to take a 3-1 series lead in Saturday’s Game 4. But he also saw two key players, star winger Nikita Kucherov and defenseman Mikhail Sergachev, leave with injuries at the hands of Florida players in the third period.
5:54 PM ET Associated Press RIGA, Latvia — Jussi Olkinuora made 29 saves, Iiro Pakarinen and Atte Ohtamaa scored and defending champion Finland beat the United States 2-1 on Saturday in their opening game in the world hockey championship. “It’s a good start to the tournament, but we can improve a lot of things,” Pakarinen
1:26 PM ET Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares will be sidelined a minimum of two weeks due to a knee injury, in addition to a concussion suffered after a collision in Game 1 of the series against Montreal, one that saw him leave the ice on a stretcher. In the first period Thursday night,
12:21 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Carolina forward Jordan Staal was fined $5,000 Saturday for what the NHL called a dangerous trip on Nashville’s Luke Kunin. The fine is the maximum allowed under the collective bargaining agreement. It was announced hours after Nashville beat Carolina 5-4 in double overtime Friday night to pull
7:40 AM ET The Toronto Maple Leafs play their first game after captain John Tavares suffered a disturbing concussion in their Game 1 loss, and the Florida Panthers try to rally in the Battle of Florida as all-day hockey returns to the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday. Meanwhile, the Boston Bruins and Colorado Avalanche
12:52 AM ET Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said his team is battling two opponents: The Nashville Predators, who defeated them in double-overtime in Game 3 of their series on Friday night, and the referees he believes are assisting them. “We played our butts off. We played great, we played hard, we’re playing a great
10:53 PM ET Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri has been suspended for eight playoff games for a “high, forceful check” to the head of St. Louis Blues defenseman Justin Faulk on Wednesday night. The NHL called Kadri, who served the first game of his suspension on Friday night, “a player with a substantial disciplinary record,”
6:39 PM ET Associated Press RIGA, Latvia — Matiss Kivlenieks made 38 saves, and host Latvia beat Canada 2-0 on Friday in their world hockey opener. Miks Indrasis opened the scoring with 1.5 seconds left in the first period, beating goaltender Darcy Kuemper between the pads. Oskars Batna made it 2-0 on a tip-in midway