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12:21 AM ET UNIONDALE, N.Y. — The Tampa Bay Lightning had no update on the health of leading scorer Nikita Kucherov, who was injured on his first shift of their Game 6 loss on Wednesday night. The Islanders won the game, 3-2 in overtime, to force Game 7 on Friday night in Tampa. “It sucks

New York Islanders’ Mathew Barzal draws fine, but eligible to play in Game 6 after dodging suspension Mathew Barzal, who has 12 points this postseason, was fined $5,000 Tuesday, the maximum allowable under the NHL CBA, for cross-checking Tampa Bay defenseman Jan Rutta in Game 5, but the Islander was not suspended, and will play

The Montreal Canadiens are one win away from the Stanley Cup Final. That’s a sentence probably as improbable as any to come out of this year’s playoffs, but following their 4-1 Game 5 win in Vegas, that’s where they stand. The Golden Knights lack of offense, especially on the power play, has been the story.

7:00 AM ET There are two major factors that will shape NHL free agency when it officially begins on July 28. The first takes place a week before the market opens for business: the Seattle Kraken expansion draft, in which every team not named the Vegas Golden Knights offers up a player to the NHL’s

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Getty The Minnesota Wild announced on Monday that Assistant General Manager Tom Kurvers has died. He was 58. The Wild wrote in the statement that he died after being diagnosed with lung cancer two years ago.  “The Minnesota Wild organization is heartbroken to announce that Tom Kurvers passed away this morning after a courageous battle with lung

6:44 AM ET The New York Islanders and Tampa Bay Lightning are deadlocked at 2-2. Who takes control of this series in a pivotal Game 5? Meanwhile, Vegas Golden Knights coach Peter DeBoer made a gutsy decision switching goalies in Game 4, and it paid off in a big way, as they knotted up their

The Vegas Golden Knights tried another goaltender on Sunday night, and this time it paid off. Robin Lehner, who was shelled 7-1 by a rested Colorado Avalanche team the last time he was in net on May 31, was brilliant in Game 4 as Vegas defeated the Canadiens 2-1 in overtime in Montreal. The Golden

Getty Images Montreal Canadiens interim head coach Dominique Ducharme said he’s symptom-free after testing positive for COVID-19 two days ago. He hopes to return behind the bench soon in for his team’s series against the Vegas Golden Knights. “I wish I could be at the rink right now. I don’t feel different than a week

7:16 AM ET The Vegas Golden Knights had Game 3 in their hands until one bad mistake from goalie Marc-Andre Fleury opened the door for the Montreal Canadiens to win in overtime. As their goalie moves past that gaffe, the Knights are wondering how to get pucks past the opposing goalie to avoid a huge

When the Islanders went up 3-0 in Game 4, it wasn’t easy to imagine the game coming down to a crucial Ryan Pulock blocked shot. The Lightning made the Islanders sweat, but New York pulled off enough plays to win Game 4 by a score of 3-2, thus tying this tight series 2-2. As sharp

7:25 AM ET The New York Islanders are back to underdog status after losing two straight to the Tampa Bay Lightning. But they’re not in real trouble until they lose two straight at the Nassau Coliseum. Meanwhile, the Vegas Golden Knights let Game 3 slip away after a late gaffe. It’s time to stop sleeping

Marc-Andre Fleury made a devastating blunder with under two minutes left in regulation to give the Habs new life in Game 3. (Twitter/BradyTrett) Oh no Marc-Andre Fleury, what have you done? With less than two minutes remaining in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup semifinal and the Vegas Golden Knights convincingly leading 2-1 against the

8:18 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov has won the Selke Trophy as the NHL’s best defensive forward for the first time in his eight-year career. Barkov was announced as the winner of the award Friday night before the Vegas Golden Knights faced the Montreal Canadiens in Game 3

Getty Images Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby and Boston Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron tied in a vote for the most complete player in the NHL, according to an NHL Players’ Association poll. Nearly 500 players were surveyed regarding the honor. Both Crosby and Bergeron received 23.78 percent of the vote. This comes after Crosby won

Getty Images Montreal Canadiens head coach Dominique Ducharme has a positive test for COVID-19 confirmed on Friday, according to a press release from the National Hockey League. Ducharme initially had a “presumptive positive result” yesterday, which was “confirmed on further testing today.” Here is how the rest of the press release read. Coach Ducharme has

Getty Images Montreal Canadiens interim head coach Dominique Ducharme is currently isolating at home following irregularities in a recent COVID-19 test, the NHL announced on Friday. Ducharme will undergo further testing prior to Game 3 against the Vegas Golden Knights, which will take place in Montreal on Friday night.  The Canadiens had a press conference