3:44 AM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Zero players testing positive for COVID-19 in the two weeks since NHL teams arrived at their two respective playoff hub cities. And a powerful opening night statement on social and racial justice issues made by the league and its players. Given the uncertainty professional hockey faced in putting
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9:59 PM ET The first game of the first round of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs began at 3 p.m. ET on Tuesday, between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Columbus Blue Jackets. It didn’t end until the fifth overtime, which was 6 hours, 24 minutes later in real time. Along the way, playoff records for
10:22 PM ET After six hours, five overtimes and a combined 151 shots on goal, the Tampa Bay Lightning won an epic Game 1 against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night. Brayden Point scored 150 minutes, 27 seconds into the contest to give Tampa Bay a 3-2 win. “It was very special,” Lightning forward
9:01 PM ET ESPN News Services The Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes will wait another day before starting their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series, as their game was pushed to 11 a.m. ET on Wednesday, the NHL announced. The two teams had been scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday night in Toronto,
7:47 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken will allow fans who put down deposits on season tickets to begin selecting their seats later this month. The Kraken said Tuesday they would begin reaching out to fans beginning Aug. 24 so they can select seats and plans for when the team begins play
3:48 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Jim Rutherford is not ready to blow up the core that’s led the Pittsburgh Penguins to three Stanley Cups in a little more than a decade. Still, the longtime general manager understands there’s some serious retooling necessary following a second straight playoff flameout. The issue isn’t just that
7:05 AM ET The 2020 NHL playoffs will officially begin on Tuesday, as the 24-team tournament — with five-game qualification round series and round-robin seeding matchups — has moved on to a more recognizable, 16-team version. This round includes several matchups where revenge will be on the mind of one team (or both, for separate
7:00 AM ET NHL Insiders The 2020 NHL playoffs have advanced past the awkward yet delightful qualification round, and we are now on to the tried-and-true, 16-team tournament with which we’re all familiar. One twist this time around: Instead of a bracket, the teams will be re-racked after each round so that the highest seed
6:54 AM ET Playoffs? Yes, you can now actually say that these are the 2020 NHL playoffs. The tournament is now officially in the first round, with only 16 teams left. Day 1 brings us a slate of four games, though none before 3 p.m. ET. We miss morning/noon hockey already. Check out the ESPN
8:00 PM ET The New York Rangers won the second lottery for the 2020 NHL draft, which determined which team would have the opportunity to pick at No. 1 overall. That first selection is widely expected to be phenom Alexis Lafreniere of Rimouski Oceanic in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. In June, a ‘Placeholder’