7:09 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Carolina Hurricanes are bruised and battered. They’re also two wins away from reaching the Eastern Conference final. Plus, the Colorado Avalanche got even with the San Jose Sharks — but not without some controversy. Here’s what happened in the NHL last night (check out replays of every playoff game
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11:51 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN SAN JOSE — Hopefully the cleanup crew at SAP Center has some extra mop buckets. It’s going to take a few to soak up the sarcasm that dripped from San Jose Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic in discussing an icing call that wasn’t whistled by the officials and led to a
11:30 AM ET Jack Hughes, the consensus No. 1 prospect for the 2019 NHL draft, continued his record breaking at the IIHF World Under-18 Championship Sunday. With an assist in the second period of the bronze medal game against Canada, Hughes passed Alex Ovechkin for the most career points at the tournament with 32. Hughes
8:01 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN The Columbus Blue Jackets‘ double-overtime win over the Boston Bruins caps off seven straight nights of overtime playoff hockey, and you won’t find us complaining. Here’s a recap of last night’s action (check out replays of every playoff game on ESPN+) and what to watch for tonight, in today’s edition
9:12 PM ET Associated Press HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Landeskog entered the $150,000 Bachelor Stakes coming off an impressive victory to begin his career. He came out of it with his first loss Saturday, finishing second by 1¾ lengths to 5-1 shot Nitrous at Oaklawn Park in Arkansas. One of his co-owners knows the feeling.
8:17 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Carolina Hurricanes and San Jose Sharks ended their previous series with big rallies, and that momentum carried over to the second round, and both are now out to 1-0 series leads. Here’s what happened in the NHL last night (check out replays of every playoff game on ESPN+) and
2:06 PM ET San Jose Sharks captain Joe Pavelski has officially been ruled out of Friday’s series opener against the Colorado Avalanche, according to coach Peter DeBoer. Pavelski remains day-to-day from the controversial hit that knocked him out of Game 7 against the Vegas Golden Knights. Right winder Joonas Donskoi also will not play Friday.
6:26 AM ET ESPN News Services San Jose Sharks captain Joe Pavelski missed Friday’s series opener against the Colorado Avalanche. Pavelski remains day-to-day from the controversial hit that knocked him out of Game 7 against the Vegas Golden Knights. Right winder Joonas Donskoi also was scratched on Friday. He had previously missed the series clincher
1:41 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Every time I think about the spring of 1990, I think about seeing “Back to the Future Part III,” with that weird steampunk cowboy flex, and watching John Druce. If you aren’t familiar with the name John Druce, it’s because he was a supporting cast forward with four different teams
7:12 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN After a shocking first round, who is ready for more? The second round is officially underway and looks to bring just as much excitement despite both higher seeds winning on Thursday night (for a change). Here’s a recap of last night’s action (check out replays of every playoff game on