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6:58 AM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Islanders both suffered overtime losses in Game 3 on home ice. Both will look to respond in Game 4, with the Bolts seeking a stranglehold on their series with the Carolina Hurricanes, and the Isles looking to make it a best-of-three against the Boston Bruins.

USA Network’s coverage of the 2020-21 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs continues with Friday’s Game 2 matchup between the Montreal Canadiens and Winnipeg Jets. Canadiens-Jets stream coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. ET on USA Network. You can watch the game online and on the NBC Sports app by clicking here. The Jets will be without Mark

6:48 AM ET Down but not out, the Vegas Golden Knights return to T-Mobile Arena for a critical Game 3. Can they keep this series interesting, or are the Colorado Avalanche clicking on too many levels right now? Meanwhile, after an unsettling end to Game 1, the Montreal Canadiens and Winnipeg Jets return to the

7:00 AM ET The lottery for the 2021 NHL draft was on Wednesday night, but the presumed No. 1 pick wasn’t watching. Instead, Owen Power was sleeping. “You nervous?” Power’s former GM with the Chicago Steel, Ryan Hardy, texted the defenseman on Wednesday. Power was in Latvia, playing with Canada at the IIHF Men’s World

Highlights: Marchand’s OT goal gives Bruins pivotal Game 3 win originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston After a tough overtime loss on Monday night, the Boston Bruins bounced back with a 2-1 overtime victory against the New York Islanders in Game 3 of their second-round playoff series Thursday night at Nassau Coliseum. Boston now leads

Getty Images Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele will miss the next four Jets’ games after NHL Department of Player Safety announced the league suspended the forward on Thursday. This comes after Scheifele delivered a vicious hit to Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans in the final minutes of Game 1 of the Jets-Habs second-round playoff series on

Congratulations, dearest reader, you’ve done it. You’ve brought back another spring football league. All that work you put in not asking for one has finally paid off, as the USFL announced Thursday that it has managed to pull itself out of a grave it’s been decaying in for 35 years and declare itself back. Seriously,

9:00 AM ET The 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs have rolled into their second round. There have been some expected results and some shocking surprises — and the Toronto Maple Leafs losing in the first round, which probably fits into both categories, if we’re being honest. Here are 10 takeaways from the playoffs so far, from

DENVER (AP) — Mikko Rantanen scored a power-play goal 2:07 into overtime, Philipp Grubauer outdueled fellow Vezina Trophy finalist Marc-Andre Fleury and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Wednesday night to take a 2-0 lead in their second-round playoff series. Rantanen took a cross-ice pass from Nathan MacKinnon and sent a

Getty Images We are still in the middle of the 2021 NHL playoffs, but for on hour on Wednesday night, all eyes will be focused on non-postseason action. The 2021 NHL Draft Lottery is set to take place on at 6 p.m. ET. The lottery will feature the 15 teams that did not make the

6:45 AM ET The Montreal Canadiens just completed an unlikely and emotional upset, beating the heavily favored Toronto Maple Leafs in seven games. There’s not much time to celebrate, as they’re back at it for the start of the second round on Wednesday, against a well-rested Winnipeg Jets team. Meanwhile, the Vegas Golden Knights look

The Lightning have struck twice. Much like last round against the Florida Panthers, the Lightning took a 2-0 series lead on opposing ice. This time, against the top-seeded divisional foe Carolina Hurricanes, with a 2-1, tight win in Game 2. Thus far, the high-powered Hurricanes have been unable to solve Vezina favorite Andrei Vesilevskiy in

Getty Images Bruins forward Jake DeBrusk has been hit with a maximum fine for cross-checking, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced on Tuesday. DeBrusk was fined $5,000 for hitting Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield in the back of the head during Game 2 of the New York-Boston series. The incident itself happened in the third

6:45 AM ET Never doubt that the Toronto Maple Leafs can find new and exciting ways to disappoint their fans and fail in the postseason. Losing star John Tavares in Game 1 to injury, winning three straight games and then losing three straight games to an enormous underdog in the Montreal Canadiens, in their first

Toronto Maple Leafs star Mitch Marner can be held largely responsible for the team’s first-round loss to the Montreal Canadiens. (Photo by Julian Avram/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Despite an apparent gulf in talent, particularly at the top of their respective rosters, while facing a seemingly insurmountable 3-1 deficit, the Montreal Canadiens pulled off the

1:04 PM ET ESPN News Services Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri‘s eight-game suspension was upheld Monday by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. Bettman heard Kadri’s appeal of the suspension last Thursday. Kadri has the right under the collective bargaining agreement to now appeal to a neutral arbitrator if he chooses but would remain suspended during the

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