11:02 AM ET Associated Press Hockey players are conditioned to think that winning the Stanley Cup means going through the best teams to be the best team. That doesn’t mean they are blind to some of the inequalities of the NHL’s current divisional playoff format. An Associated Press/Canadian Press survey of NHLPA representatives from all
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9:54 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN The first round is shaping up to be a beauty; besides the early upsets of the No. 1-seeded Tampa Bay Lightning and Calgary Flames, we’re already locked in for at least two Game 7s after the Boston Bruins and San Jose Sharks staved off elimination Sunday. Here’s a recap of
12:49 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN LAS VEGAS — After the Game 5 victory last Thursday, Sharks forward Tomas Hertl told an arena full of jubilant San Jose fans that there would be a Game 7 in their series against the Vegas Golden Knights. “I know we have one more game and come back for Game
7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN In the most trying season of Andre Burakovsky‘s professional career, there was nobody harder on the Washington Capitals winger than teammate Brooks Orpik. “He’s on me,” Burakovsky says. “Every single day.” In fact, it’s almost every time Burakovsky opens his mouth. If the Capitals have a long practice, Burakovsky sometimes
1:32 PM ET The Philadelphia Flyers have officially removed the statue of Kate Smith from its location outside their arena and will no longer play Smith’s rendition of “God Bless America” at games, the team announced in a statement on Sunday. This follows the New York Yankees’ decision to suspend the use of Smith’s “God
8:15 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Fare three well Winnipeg Jets, as the St. Louis Blues sent yet another higher seed home with a Game 6 elimination. Meanwhile, two other teams were pushed to the brink. Here’s what happened in the NHL last night (check out replays of every playoff game on ESPN+), and what to
1:00 PM ET Washington Capitals winger T.J. Oshie broke his collarbone when Carolina Hurricanes forward Warren Foegele pushed him into the boards on Thursday, and has undergone surgery for the injury, the team announced Sunday. The Caps said Oshie is out indefinitely, but The Washington Post reported on Saturday that he is “almost certain” to
12:35 AM ET Washington Capitals winger T.J. Oshie broke his collarbone when Carolina Hurricanes forward Warren Foegele pushed him into the boards on Thursday, the Washington Post reported Saturday night. He is “almost certain” to be out for the playoffs, according to the the newspaper, which cited two people with direct knowledge of the situation.
9:25 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN As each NHL team is eliminated from playoff contention — either mathematically or by losing in the postseason — we’ll take a look at why its quest for the Stanley Cup fell short in 2018-19, along with three keys to its offseason and a way-too-early prediction for what next season
5:27 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Carolina Hurricanes rookie Andrei Svechnikov hopes to play in Game 6 against the Washington Capitals on Monday after suffering a concussion in a fight with Alex Ovechkin a week earlier. Svechnikov took part in his first full team practice on Saturday, during the Hurricanes’ morning skate before Game