11:41 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues fans didn’t start chanting “We want the Cup!” until there was a three-goal lead and just over four minutes left in Game 6 against the San Jose Sharks. Not a goal less. Not a moment sooner. They’ve known too much heartbreak to assume
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1:35 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN ST. LOUIS — The streamers fell from the ceiling and the fans sang along with “Gloria,” the 1980s pop classic repurposed as the St. Louis Blues‘ official victory song, as it blared from the speakers in Enterprise Center. Their 5-1 victory in Game 6 of the Western Conference finals to
10:45 PM ET Greg Wyshynski Chris Peters Close ESPN staff writer Chris Peters is ESPN’s NHL draft and prospects analyst. The Chicago native previously covered the NHL for CBSSports.com and founded the popular independent blog UnitedStatesofHockey.com where he covered the game at all levels since 2010. As each NHL team is eliminated from playoff contention,
7:18 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — The Boston Bruins think they’ve found a way to stay sharp for the Stanley Cup Final while waiting a total of 10 days between games. The Eastern Conference champions will hold a public intrasquad scrimmage on Thursday night, and coach Bruce Cassidy said he’ll try to maintain a
5:45 PM ET Associated Press KOSICE, Slovakia — Pierre-Luc Dubois scored early to back the shutout goaltending of Matt Murray, sending Canada past the United States 3-0 on Tuesday at the world hockey championship. Both teams already were assured quarterfinal berths and were competing for seeding. Canada won Group A and will next play Switzerland.
8:33 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN ST. LOUIS — The San Jose Sharks will be without star defenseman Erik Karlsson, captain Joe Pavelski and key center Tomas Hertl as they face elimination in Game 6 of the Western Conference finals in St. Louis on Tuesday night. Karlsson and Hertl didn’t travel with the team on Monday
1:40 PM ET San Jose Sharks star defenseman Erik Karlsson and center Tomas Hertl are both out Tuesday for Game 6 of the Western Conference finals against the St. Louis Blues. Karlsson will be sidelined because of a groin injury while Hertl took a hard hit to the head in Game 5. Center Joe Pavelski
11:48 AM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — Carolina Hurricanes forward Jordan Martinook and defenseman Calvin de Haan have had offseason surgeries. General manager Don Waddell said Tuesday that Martinook had a procedure on a core muscle while de Haan’s surgery was on his right shoulder. Martinook is expected to recover in 4-6 weeks while
10:30 AM ET When teams draft prospects, there’s always a hope to see year-to-year improvement. There’s always a few guys who take big leaps, whether it shows up in the players’ production or manifests itself in new skills acquired. Here’s one player from every NHL team that I thought had a big breakthrough this season.
12:00 PM ET The only reason Scott Berry was in Las Vegas back in January was to operate a booth at a sales conference. A casual gambler, he likes blackjack and craps but hadn’t gotten a chance to hit the tables on this work trip. But before his trip to McCarran International Airport to head