7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN The Carolina Hurricanes don’t always make the playoffs, but when they do, they go on big runs. Since the NHL’s current playoff system was instituted in the 2013-14 season, the Hurricanes are only the second wild-card team to advance to the conference finals, joining the 2016-17 Predators… who went to
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3:00 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN The Pegula family, which owns the Buffalo Bills and Sabres, severed its relationship with the National Women’s Hockey League. Pegula Sports and Entertainment bought the Buffalo Beauts last season, and they were the only independently owned team in the five-member league. The NWHL issued a statement saying it still plans
1:43 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN In St. Louis, there are two words that have come to indicate whether the Blues were victorious this season: “Play ‘Gloria.'” As in Laura Branigan’s 1982 disco classic “Gloria,” a certified platinum smash hit that has unexpectedly become the team’s victory song. The Blues won Game 7 against the Dallas
7:30 AM ET The Carolina Hurricanes have far exceeded expectations as the lovable underdogs in their 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs run. Timing is everything in hockey, and this group is playing at its best at the exact right time. It’s a fascinating roster for many reasons. The Hurricanes have built a solid foundation through the
11:23 AM ET With the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs in full swing, there are plenty of betting opportunities every night. Our experts — Emily Kaplan, Chris Peters, Ben Arledge and Greg Wyshynski — will be here each day throughout the conference finals and Stanley Cup final, giving their best bets for the evening’s games. Today,
8:28 AM ET The San Jose Sharks and Colorado Avalanche will face off one more time this season, with Game 7 set for 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday night in San Jose. We debate the key factors that will determine the outcome and make our picks. Who or what will be the X factor for
7:19 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN What’s better than a Game 7? A Game 7 decided in overtime. What’s better than that? What the St. Louis Blues did on Tuesday: defeating the Dallas Stars in double overtime for an improbable berth in the Western Conference final, and doing so off the stick of St. Louis area
10:01 AM ET ESPN News Services ST. LOUIS — Pat Maroon always imagined becoming a hometown hero. The 31-year-old St. Louis native got to live out that fantasy Tuesday night. Maroon scored 5:50 into the second overtime, Jordan Binnington made 29 saves and the St. Louis Blues outlasted the Dallas Stars 2-1 in Game 7
12:48 AM ET Patrick Maroon‘s goal at 5:50 of the second overtime pushed the St. Louis Blues past the Dallas Stars — and into the Western Conference finals — with a historic 2-1 win in Game 7 of their conference semifinals series Tuesday night in St. Louis. It was the third series this postseason to
7:25 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Boston Bruins open the Eastern Conference finals against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night at home. But defenseman Charlie McAvoy won’t be participating in Game 1, having been suspended for one playoff game by the NHL’s Department of Player Safety on Tuesday for an illegal check to the head