8:05 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Three of the four series in the second round are now deadlocked, as the Boston Bruins tied things up with the Columbus Blue Jackets, and the Colorado Avalanche did likewise with their win against the San Jose Sharks. Here’s what happened in the NHL last night (check out replays of
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7:06 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews underwent a procedure Thursday to remove hardware from a 2014 surgery. The team said the procedure won’t affect Matthews’ offseason training. The Maple Leafs did not give further details on why Matthews required surgery in 2014, but he had a broken femur
5:03 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Rangers have agreed to terms with defenseman Adam Fox on an entry-level contract. New York acquired Fox on Tuesday in a trade with Carolina for its second-round pick this year and a conditional third-round choice next year. Fox played in 33 games for Harvard this past
Duchene, Blue Jackets aim to take 3-1 series lead over Bruins The Columbus Blue Jackets pushed their chips to the center of the table prior to the NHL trade deadline, acquiring Matt Duchene among others in their bid to advance past the first round for the first time in franchise history.
2:43 PM ET Hall of Famer Red Kelly has died at age 91. Kelly played 20 seasons in the NHL between the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs as both a defenseman and forward. Kelly was an eight-time Stanley Cup winner split evenly between Detroit and Toronto. The NHL mourns the passing of Leonard
8:56 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose Sharks center Joe Thornton cradled the head of his captain Joe Pavelski in a towel that soaked up a disturbing amount of blood. He spoke to him, reassured him, before handing him off to a trainer who would walk Pavelski off the ice for
12:36 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN The Vegas Golden Knights have promoted Kelly McCrimmon to general manager, while George McPhee will remain in his role as as president of hockey operations, it was announced Thursday. McCrimmon, who previously served as assistant general manager, was one of the hottest GM candidates in the league. He drew interest
11:25 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN More than 200 women’s hockey players — including Team USA stars Hilary Knight, Kendall Coyne Schofield and Canada’s Marie Philip-Poulin — have announced they will not be playing in a professional league next season. “We cannot make a sustainable living playing in the current state of the professional game,” said
10:43 AM ET NHL InsidersESPN The 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs have been an unrelentingly wild ride thus far, so much so that it feels like ages ago that the Columbus Blue Jackets swept the juggernaut Tampa Bay Lightning out in the first round. We gathered our roundtable of scribes to break down their favorite storylines
7:02 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN Uh oh, could we be seeing a second-round sweep? After taking care of Barry Trotz’s old team in the first round in seven games, the Carolina Hurricanes are now up 3-0 on his current team, the New York Islanders. Here’s a recap of last night’s action (check out replays of