12:09 AM ET For roughly 40 minutes in Game 1 against Dallas, watching the Vegas Golden Knights was like watching a Las Vegas show when the understudy fills in for the headliner. From the skating to the hitting to the passion, something was just off from the norm. “It just took us too long to
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10:08 PM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — Matt Dumba figured out early in his NHL career that being a minority player in a predominantly white sport carried with it some extra responsibility, so he began doing community outreach in Minnesota. Dumba’s desire to take that to another level came this year, after the killing
11:20 AM ET NHL Insiders From an opening field of 24 teams in the 2020 NHL postseason, all the way down to hockey’s version of the final four. It’s been a wild ride, with some classic games surely on the way as the Vegas Golden Knights, Dallas Stars, Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Islanders
4:07 PM ET Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos will not be available for the Eastern Conference Finals, coach Jon Cooper said Sunday. Stamkos has yet to play in the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs as he rehabs from an undisclosed lower body injury. The Lightning face the New York Islanders in the Eastern Conference finals,
9:50 AM ET The conference finalists are set in the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs, with the Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York Islanders squaring off in the East, and the Vegas Golden Knights taking on the Dallas Stars in the West. Which means the race is on for the Conn Smythe Trophy, awarded to
6:47 AM ET Three rounds down, two to go. The most unconventional Stanley Cup Playoffs ever continue on after three Game 7s were needed to finish the second round. The two Eastern Conference teams are now off to Edmonton for the remainder of the tournament, and the last team to punch their ticket was the
11:13 PM ET The New York Islanders are going to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in 27 years, snapping the NHL’s longest streak without a final four appearance. The Isles put on a clinic against the Flyers in Game 7 on Saturday, scoring two first-period goals en route to a 4-0 win.
8:53 PM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — Vegas Golden Knights forward Ryan Reaves will miss the opener of the Western Conference finals against Dallas after the NHL suspended him a game for an illegal check to the head of Vancouver’s Tyler Motte. Reaves hit Motte in the jaw with a check late in the
6:12 PM ET The NHL is still waiting for clearance from the Canadian government to allow all players’ families to join the bubble for the conference finals in Edmonton, Alberta, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Family members who are Canadian citizens and are currently in Canada are able to join the bubble, although they must
4:44 PM ET ESPN News Services The impressive postseason exploits of scoring machine Nathan MacKinnon and rookie phenom Cale Makar weren’t quite enough to stage a breakthrough for the Colorado Avalanche. Once again, the Avalanche were eliminated in a second-round series courtesy of a Game 7 loss. Last season’s loss stung. This one was even