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6:34 AM ET Farewell to the Washington Capitals and St. Louis Blues, two recent Stanley Cup champions who were eliminated on Sunday. Three more teams — the Florida Panthers, Minnesota Wild and, quite shockingly, the Edmonton Oilers — could join them after Monday night’s action. Check out the ESPN NHL Playoffs Daily to catch up

7:32 AM ET Sunday brings us our first two elimination games of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs: the Colorado Avalanche and Boston Bruins can secure their tickets to Round 2. Meanwhile, the St. Louis Blues and Washington Capitals are struggling to stay alive, with both teams trying to break out of their post-championship playoff slumps.

The Bruins became the first team in the East Division to advance to the Second Round after eliminating the Capitals in Game 5. As hard as the Capitals fought in Game 5, they fell to the Bruins 3-1. First and foremost, Tuukka Rask was once again brilliant. Beyond Rask, other key Bruins came through where

After two skin-tight games to begin their First Round series, the Golden Knights and Wild have opened things up a bit, including in Game 4. Theoretically, that change of pace would suit Vegas more than Minnesota. Even if the Wild are more equipped to trade punches with opponents now than they’ve been in ages (perhaps

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7:40 AM ET The Toronto Maple Leafs play their first game after captain John Tavares suffered a disturbing concussion in their Game 1 loss, and the Florida Panthers try to rally in the Battle of Florida as all-day hockey returns to the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday. Meanwhile, the Boston Bruins and Colorado Avalanche

Getty Images The NHL Department of Player Safety announced that Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri has been suspended for eight games after he delivered an illegal check to the head of St. Louis Blues defenseman Justin Faulk. The play occurred during Wednesday’s Game 2 of the playoff series between the two teams. The Avalanche currently

Getty Images Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares has been ruled out indefinitely after he took a knee to the head in the first period of his team’s playoff game against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. The 30-year-old has since been discharged from the hospital, the team announced Friday. Tavares had to be stretchered off

The first week of the Stanley Cup playoffs is almost in the books, and there’s been no shortage of entertainment. As always, the first round has provided fans with some pretty incredible moments, and here are the top 10 from the last seven days. 10. Alexander Ovechkin starts the playoffs with a BANG The Boston

7:00 AM ET The first tailgater arrived at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, at 10:30 a.m. on Monday. “By noon, I saw about 20 or 30 tents set up,” Carolina Hurricanes GM and president Don Waddell said. When the gates opened for an 8 p.m. puck drop? You can only imagine the level of

6:44 AM ET Thursday night’s four-game playoff slate was all about theatrics, and plenty of offense. Thirty goals were scored over four games. Friday is a big day for clarification, as the Washington Capitals try to even their series with the Boston Bruins, the Colorado Avalanche look to build a 3-0 lead over the St.

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Getty Images Greetings fellow gamblers, it’s Chris Bengel stepping in for Tom Fornelli on this lovely Thursday. I feel a few years older this morning after watching the Play-In Tournament marathon between the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers. Luckily, I didn’t have any bets in on that one and could simply enjoy it

Getty Images The NHL playoffs are just getting started, but the league is looking ahead and on Wednesday announced the details of the 2021 Draft. The two-day event will start with the 1st and 2nd lottery draws to determine which two teams get the top two picks. Following the first two picks being handed out,

8:45 AM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning had Nikita Kucherov and his $9.5 million salary-cap hit on the shelf for the entire regular season, only to have him recover in time to score two goals in their first game of the 2021 NHL playoffs. This is some next-level hockey villainy (at least to some outside

Craig Smith scores in 2OT, gives Bruins 2-1 series lead originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals give fans plenty of drama when they meet in the playoffs. For the third consecutive game in this first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series, overtime was needed to determine a winner. And for the second

Getty Images Meghan Duggan isn’t playing hockey anymore, but she couldn’t stay away from the game for that long. The former United States women’s ice hockey national team captain, who hung up her skates in October of 2020, is the new manager of player development for the Devils, the team announced on Wednesday. “I’m looking

7:00 AM ET Connor McDavid is inevitable. “He’s that good. You turn on the TV every night. If the Oilers played, you’re going to get a McDavid highlight, somehow and some way,” Winnipeg Jets coach Paul Maurice said. The Edmonton Oilers‘ star treated the NHL’s 56-game regular season sprint like most of us treat vacation