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EDMONTON, AB – MAY 8: Connor McDavid #97 of the Edmonton Oilers lines up for a face off during the game against the Vancouver Canucks on May 8, 2021 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images) Though it was a forgettable exit for Connor McDavid in the Stanley

USATSI The Tokyo Olympics are just weeks away, but due to COVID-19 pushing the summer Games back one year, the next Winter Olympics are not far off, either. One of the biggest questions still surrounding the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing is if NHL players will be present. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman still isn’t sure

What’s up sports fans, it’s Chris Bengel here once again to bring you all the sports news you can handle. One thing I’ve been wondering in recent weeks is if it’s just me or have there been more injuries around Major League Baseball than we’ve seen in a long time. If you’re like me and

7:00 AM ET UNIONDALE, N.Y. — The first $17 can of beer hit the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum ice roughly 20 seconds after New York Islanders forward Anthony Beauvillier‘s overtime goal. Then another. Then another. Then what seemed like an entire brewery’s inventory landed on the ice as the Islanders mobbed the overtime hero at

11:34 PM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning won Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, 5-1, over the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night, in a game that featured odd bounces, some star turns from the Lightning scorers and a shocking number of pucks that got by Carey Price. Miss any of the game? We’re here

A different beast? It felt as though the Montreal Canadiens encountered one in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night, losing 5-1 to the defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena. Nikita Kucherov scored twice and Erik Cernak, Yanni Gourde and Steven Stamkos claimed singles for the Lightning, while Ben Chiarot

NBCSN’s coverage of the 2021 Stanley Cup Final begins with Monday’s Game 1 between the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning. Canadiens-Lightning stream coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN and Peacock. You can watch the game online and on the NBC Sports app by clicking here. This is the fourth Stanley Cup Final

Getty Images Boston Bruins star David Pastrnak announced on Monday that his infant son, Viggo Rohl Pastrnak, has died. Viggo was just six days old when he died on June 23. Pastrnak shared a photo of his son’s feet, along with a heartfelt message, on his Instagram page in the announcement. Here’s what Pastrnak wrote: “Viggo Rohl

7:05 AM ET Following one of the most unique regular seasons in NHL history, the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs represented a bit of a return to normalcy, as we had a 16-team bracket, and fans came back to arenas to varying degrees across the continent. Fourteen of those teams have been eliminated, and we’re on

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brayden Point is a master of evading defenders in tight spaces. (Andrew Bershaw/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) There is a working theory that in the playoffs, the dimensions of the game tighten up entirely. The best players in the league have less room to operate, with increased attention to detail on

7:00 AM ET The Carolina Hurricanes would like to re-sign unrestricted free-agent defenseman Dougie Hamilton. But Hamilton and his reps believe the market will produce a contract offer richer than what the Hurricanes want to spend on the talented 28-year-old. In an unorthodox move, the Hurricanes gave Hamilton their blessing to find out if that

CBS Sports Hockey fans know that the NHL’s Stanley Cup Playoffs are one of the best postseasons in sports. And the Stanley Cup Final is finally here with a long suffering, familiar franchise back in the fold. For the first time in 28 years, the Montreal Canadiens will play for the Stanley Cup. They’ll take

1:05 PM ET Montreal Canadiens coach Dominique Ducharme said he will be allowed behind the bench for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, after having served a full 14 days of isolation following a positive COVID-19 test. Ducharme tested positive after his team’s first trip to Las Vegas in the semifinal series, and has

After the Montreal Canadiens advanced to their first Stanley Cup Final since 1993 on Thursday evening, there was a tendency to attach a mystic quality to their achievement, in lieu of exploring their unconventional, widely unexpected playoff run.  Montreal wasn’t expected to beat Toronto, let alone sweep Winnipeg, before suffocating the Vegas Golden Knights in

The Tampa Bay Lightning took another step toward a repeat Friday night when they defeated the New York Islanders 1-0 in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup semifinals. The Lightning are the first defending champions to reach the Stanley Cup Final since the Pittsburgh Penguins won back-to-back titles in 2016 and 2017. Yanni Gourde scored

USATSI This newsletter is the official start of your weekend. Welcome! We’ve got plenty of sports awaiting you this evening and for the next few days, and I’m here to help you get through all of them. But before we get to that, I want you to know that I’m feeling a sense of withdrawal.

Chris Cuthbert, Sportsnet The Montreal Canadiens were able to defeat the Vegas Golden Knights in overtime of Game 6 on Thursday night to advance to the Stanley Cup Final — their first in 28 years. But as the Golden Knights recede into the offseason while their opponent goes for a championship, Vegas was able to

6:45 AM ET The Montreal Canadiens are going to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1993. Who will they face? We’ll all find out tonight, because we have the two best words in hockey coming up: Game 7. Check out the ESPN NHL Playoffs Daily to catch up every day of the