7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Boston Bruins extended their ownership of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the opening round, rallying from a 3-2 series deficit to eliminate them in seven games. The Bruins used a familiar formula: clutch defense and goaltending, dynamic play from their top-line players and the inevitability of Nazem Kadri doing
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7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN Consider where these teams were in January. New Dallas Stars coach Jim Montgomery told reporters that his team suffered from “a culture of mediocrity,” and that’s not long after the Stars weathered the Christmas storm of the team’s CEO calling out the two highest-paid players in an expletive-laced rant. The
10:31 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Welcome to Round 2. You’ll notice there are no division champions here. That has not happened since the 1967 expansion. It has been that kind of postseason. Here’s what happened in the NHL last night (check out replays of every playoff game on ESPN+) and what to watch for tonight,
2:11 AM ET Clinton Yates WASHINGTON — The Capitals never lost to the Carolina Hurricanes in the regular season, and they never faced a series deficit in the team’s first-round matchup — until it was over. By the time Hurricanes winger Brock McGinn netted the series-clincher in a 4-3 double-overtime victory in Game 7 on
7:32 PM 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,
7:52 PM ET Associated Press NHL players and coaches were split Wednesday on whether changes are needed to video review protocol a day after a major penalty played a dramatic role in San Jose’s Game 7 victory over Vegas. Cody Eakin was assessed a major penalty for cross-checking and injuring Joe Pavelski in the third
The Washington Capitals have a simple goal — they want to win back-to-back Stanley Cups. If they want to keep that dream alive, though, they’ll have to find a way to beat the visiting Carolina Hurricanes in Game 7 of the first-round Eastern Conference series Wednesday night. Washington won last year’s Stanley Cup with stifling
Early goals help lift Bruins beat Maple Leafs 5-1 in Game 7 Joakim Nordstrom and Sean Kuraly each had a goal and assist, Tuukka Rask stopped 32 shots and the Boston Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 in Game 7 on Tuesday night to wrap up their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.
7:10 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN This might have been the craziest first round in Stanley Cup playoff history, and Tuesday night featured one of the wildest Game 7s you’ll ever see. And oh yeah, there’s another Game 7 in store on Wednesday. Here’s a recap of last night’s action (check out replays of every playoff
4:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN SAN JOSE, Calif. — Jonathan Marchessault stood in the Vegas Golden Knights‘ locker room after their Game 7 overtime loss to the San Jose Sharks, a defeat that ended the second-year franchise’s season in astonishing fashion. He expressed concern for Sharks captain Joe Pavelski, who bled profusely after he tumbled