12:45 AM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — Longtime Canadian broadcaster Bob Cole has always said the focus should be on the players — not him. There was little chance of that on Saturday night. The play-by-play man called his last game for “Hockey Night in Canada” to cap a 50-year run behind the microphone. The
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1:36 AM ET Associated Press HUMBOLDT, Saskatchewan — After prayers and songs filled the Saskatchewan hockey arena, Carol Brons spoke as a grieving mother. Her daughter was one of 16 people who died when the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team bus collided with a semi at a rural intersection. Thirteen others were injured. Brons spoke
BOSTON — The Tampa Bay Lightning won their NHL record-tying 62nd game, getting a shorthanded goal by Steven Stamkos during a three-goal second period in their 6-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Saturday in the teams’ regular-season finale. Nikita Kucherov, Anthony Cirelli, Erik Cernak and Braydon Coburn also scored for Tampa Bay (62-16-4), which
6:53 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The numbers tell the story for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2018-19: The wins and points in the standings that place them in the conversation for best regular-season team in the history of the National Hockey League. The offensive team statistics that reveal them to be a juggernaut. The individual
8:32 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN With the entire 16-team Stanley Cup playoff field already set, there’s not too much team drama heading into the NHL’s final regular-season day, although some seeds remain in the air. But, with 15 games on the slate for Saturday — including a whopping four streaming on ESPN+ — there’s still
9:34 PM ET Greg Wyshynski Chris Peters Close ESPN NHL 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 —
8:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN From the moment the Edmonton Oilers won the 2015 NHL draft lottery — and the right to draft generational prospect Connor McDavid — we’ve all been playing the role of remote psychoanalysts. The way he looked when the Oilers were revealed as the top pick — was that despondency? The
10:20 AM ET From the first round of the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs all the way through the Final, ESPN has you covered. Check out the full playoff picture, including previews, analysis, highlights, scores and more on each team and series. First Round Jump to a series: Eastern Conference Game 1 (@TB): Wednesday, April 10,
1. Nikita Kucherov, RW, TB RW1 3 2. Connor McDavid, C, Edm C1 2 3. Nathan MacKinnon, C, Col C2 8 4. Johnny Gaudreau, LW, Cgy LW1 4 5. John Tavares, C, Tor C3 5 6. Auston Matthews, C, Tor C4 1 7. Andrei Vasilevskiy, G, TB G1 9 8. Alex Ovechkin, RW, Was RW2
10:28 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN The Carolina Hurricanes conducted elaborate postgame celebrations all season but gave their fans the biggest reason to cheer on Thursday, two days before the conclusion of the regular season. Carolina clinched a playoff berth for the first time in 10 years, snapping the NHL’s longest postseason drought. The Washington Capitals