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,
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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
5:41 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN When a team hires a new general manager, the introductory press conference is not actually a conference for the press. It’s a marketing event. It’s a point of demarcation for a woeful team, a ceremonial moment where the extinguished flame of a franchise is reignited in the hand of a
12:00 AM ET Emily Kaplan Chris Peters Close ESPN staff writer 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 the postseason,
12:44 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN Longtime Detroit Red Wings general manager Ken Holland was named the new GM and president of hockey operations of the Edmonton Oilers Tuesday, and he got right to work. At his introductory press conference, he said he had already informed Ken Hitchcock that he will not return as coach of
10:47 AM ET NHL InsidersESPN It has all come down to Game 7 on Tuesday night for the St. Louis Blues and Dallas Stars in the Western Conference semifinals. We debate the key factors that will determine the outcome, and make our picks. Who or what will be the X factor for Game 7 of