7:05 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN With a 2-1 win in Game 5 — the lowest-scoring game of this series — the St. Louis Blues are on the cusp of their first-ever Stanley Cup, and have a chance to win it at home. The Boston Bruins? They’ll have to summon some composure (a la what the
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1:38 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN BOSTON — Bruins president Cam Neely hurled a water bottle against a wall. Boston fans littered the ice with garbage. Coach Bruce Cassidy called it “egregious,” in an intense rant about how the quality of playoff officiating has been a “black eye” for the NHL. The St. Louis Blues won
7:56 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN BOSTON — Bruins captain Zdeno Chara is in the lineup for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final, less than 72 hours after he reportedly sustained a broken jaw after taking a puck to the face. Defenseman Matt Grzelcyk, meanwhile, will miss his third straight game after sustaining a concussion
12:28 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN BOSTON — The crowd at TD Garden chanted Zdeno Chara‘s name as he took the ice before the national anthem. Then the arena erupted when Boston’s captain was introduced in the starting lineup. The Bruins didn’t know what they’d get out of the 42-year-old defenseman, who made the decision to
11:47 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN BOSTON — Bruins captain Zdeno Chara was back on the ice — in a full shield — on Thursday morning ahead of Game 5, and will be a game-time decision, according to coach Bruce Cassidy. Defenseman Matt Grzelcyk, who has been out since Game 2 with a concussion, is also
1:23 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN BOSTON — Remember the Tampa Bay Lightning? The duration of the Stanley Cup Playoffs makes it feel like their ignominious sweep at the hands of the Columbus Blue Jackets happened an epoch ago. But I was thinking about them this week, because the St. Louis Blues are everything the Lightning
6:59 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final is scheduled for Thursday night between the Boston Bruins and the St. Louis Blues at TD Garden, with the series tied 2-2 after the Blues’ 4-2 home win against Boston on Monday night. What can we expect in this critical matchup in Boston?
5:45 PM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson has undergone groin surgery before becoming eligible for free agency this summer. The Sharks said Wednesday that Karlsson had the operation last week and has already started rehabilitation. The team says Karlsson is expected to recover fully in the offseason
7:30 AM ET When the hockey world turns its eyes to the 2019 NHL draft on June 21, one thing is for sure: Not everyone is going to agree on every pick made, with the likely exception of the surefire top-two selections of Jack Hughes and Kaapo Kakko. Everyone has their own draft boards, and
6:24 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN ST. LOUIS — Perhaps you saw Barclay when he made his home debut in December. Then just 3 months old, the yellow Labrador retriever was frolicking around the ice with the St. Louis Blues at practice, chasing and gnawing on Brayden Schenn‘s stick, carrying a puck in his teeth and,