1:17 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN The injury suffered by Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid in the regular-season finale was to his posterior cruciate ligament, a source confirmed to ESPN. The Oilers’ franchise center is officially disgruntled… or is he? Plus, the Week in Gritty, Jersey Fouls, Puck Headlines and more. The injury does not require
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8:17 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Columbus Blue Jackets followed up their Game 1 surprise with an emphatic win over the heavily favored Tampa Bay Lightning, one of three series that moved to 2-0 on Friday night. The one that’s tied up was delightfully contentious. Here’s what happened last night, and what to watch for
3:31 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose Sharks coach Pete DeBoer said a goalie interference penalty that swung momentum to the Vegas Golden Knights was “a travesty,” following his team’s Game 2 loss at home on Friday. After a wild first period that saw the Knights and Sharks both score three
12:23 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Tampa Bay Lightning have lost their first two games to the Columbus Blue Jackets, the most shocking development of the Stanley Cup playoffs thus far. Now they might lose star winger Nikita Kucherov to suspension for a boarding penalty in Game 2 on Friday night. Kucherov was given a
7:54 PM ET Chris PetersESPN NHL Close 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. BUFFALO, N.Y. — UMass defenseman Cale Makar was named the 2019 recipient of
7:00 AM ET Chris PetersESPN NHL Close 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. BUFFALO, N.Y. — As freshman defenseman Marc Del Gaizo’s blast from the left
12:25 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN I don’t want to say that Joe Pavelski looked ghastly after scoring a goal with a puck off his face on Wednesday night against Vegas, but his mouth looked like he had been bobbing for crushed grapes in a barrel filled with bees. He lost “a few” teeth and his
7:06 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN The current playoff format just isn’t fair, because a legitimate Stanley Cup contender like the Boston Bruins must play a powerhouse team in round one like the… Toronto Maple Leafs? Toronto played a complete game to knock down the Bruins at home in Game 1, though this series is far
7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN It’s Game 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the St. Louis Blues, and rookie goaltender Jordan Binnington is standing in the middle of a madhouse. The Bell MTS Centre in Winnipeg provides one of the NHL’s most raucous home-ice advantages, as generations of Jets-obsessed Manitobans assemble in white shirts
7:30 AM ET Chris PetersESPN NHL Close 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. A large number of rookies yet again injected talent and entertainment into the