6:53 AM ET Tuesday night in the 2020 NHL playoffs included a doubleheader that brought the heat — including two of the nicest goals we’ve seen in the playoffs yet. And today, we get a triple threat: the return of afternoon hockey (yay!), the second of a back-to-back, plus a pivotal game for the Colorado
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7:00 AM ET Scott Niedermayer was 19 years old when he appeared in his first NHL playoff game with the New Jersey Devils in 1993, staring at an arena of rabid Pittsburgh Penguins fans and hockey royalty across the ice. “You’re really naïve at that stage, which is probably a really good thing. When I
10:14 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The New York Islanders‘ playoff run is helping boost season-ticket sales for their new arena, scheduled to open next year. The Islanders beat the Florida Panthers in the qualifying round, then advanced past the Washington Capitals in the first round. Now, the Isles lead the Philadelphia Flyers
12:49 PM ET The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Toronto Maple Leafs forward Kasperi Kapanen in a multiplayer trade on Tuesday, reuniting the 24-year-old forward with the general manager who drafted him. The Penguins sent center Evan Rodrigues, defenseman David Warsofsky, forward Filip Hallander and their 2020 first-round draft pick (15th overall) to Toronto for Kapanen, the
3:33 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella has been fined $25,000 for his conduct during a media session after his team was eliminated from the playoffs, the NHL said Tuesday. Following the Tampa Bay Lightning‘s Game 5 victory over the Blue Jackets, Tortorella ended his video news conference
2:30 AM ET Despite receiving eight power plays in Game 2, the Colorado Avalanche weren’t happy with the officiating in their 5-2 loss to the Dallas Stars on Monday. “I’m not going sit here and judge every single call that’s being made. The call that I will talk about is their 4-2 goal,” said captain
8:00 AM ET The 2020 NHL playoffs rolled on to the conference semifinals Saturday with the Colorado Avalanche taking on the Dallas Stars. The Islanders swept the Flyers in the clubs’ three-game regular-season series, but Philly has been one of the hottest teams in the Toronto bubble. Who will come out on top in the
3:20 PM ET Associated Press The Colorado Avalanche could be without two important players for the rest of their second-round series against the Dallas Stars. Coach Jared Bednar on Monday said goaltender Philipp Grubauer and defenseman Erik Johnson are out indefinitely with injuries. Grubauer appeared to pull something three minutes into the second period of
8:35 AM ET Back-to-back early playoff exits were enough to make the Washington Capitals realize that they had made a mistake. In the two seasons since the team promoted top assistant Todd Reirden instead of giving Stanley Cup-winning coach Barry Trotz a raise, the Caps have been knocked out of the playoffs in the first
7:35 AM ET The second round of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs is in full swing, and we’ve already got a bit of everything: tight games, blowouts, and controversies quelled — and that was all just on Sunday! While the Boston Bruins–Tampa Bay Lightning was in some question until the finish, the Vegas Golden Knights