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The Minnesota Wild weren’t going to keep the Vegas Golden Knights off the scoresheet for the entire series, but they sure made them sweat. After earning a 1-0 overtime win in the series opener, Minnesota again scored the first goal Tuesday night. Matt Dumba netted the Wild marker at 12:07 of the second period, meaning

6:50 AM ET The incredible hockey continued on Day 3 of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs, including the fourth overtime game of the postseason and the Cup favorite Colorado Avalanche showing how dominant they are. Tuesday brings the sequel to perhaps the best game of the playoffs so far, between the Florida Panthers and Tampa

Game 2 observations: Taylor Hall makes huge impact in B’s win originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Bruins‘ mission was clear in Game 2 of their first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series against the Washington Capitals. Be more aggressive offensively. The B’s made Capitals goalie Craig Anderson‘s job much easier than it should have

7:00 AM ET Anthony Mantha was accustomed to hating this time of year. The 26-year-old, a 2013 first-round pick of the Red Wings, became a regular for Detroit in 2016-17 — right after the franchise’s NHL record streak of 25 consecutive playoff appearances ended. The Red Wings entered a rebuild, with no end in sight.

It took until the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first Florida First Round series between the Lightning and Panthers. If the rest of this series is anything like Game 1, fans will beg the Lightning and Panthers to do this every year. Top players — yes, Nikita Kucherov included — made some big plays

7:38 AM ET The first night of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs set the bar high for the postseason. We had drama, with the Washington Capitals losing their starting goalie in the first period. We had intensity, as the Capitals and Boston Bruins had a spirited affair. Finally, we had a surprise, as the Caps

WASHINGTON (AP) — T.J. Oshie’s goal song, John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” echoed through Capital One Arena and its 25% capacity crowd. It turned out the credit technically belonged elsewhere, but Capitals fans were in no mood to nitpick. Nic Dowd’s deflection of Oshie’ shot from the blue line found the back of

Doc Emrick narrates amazing hype video for 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston A unique and historic 2020-21 NHL season began four months ago, and now 16 of the league’s 31 teams are about to begin their pursuit of the best trophy in sports — the Stanley Cup. The first night

8:00 AM ET NHL Insiders Welcome to the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs! The first round gets rolling on Saturday with Game 1 of the Washington Capitals–Boston Bruins series. There’s plenty of history in many of these matchups, as the NHL is using an intradivisional format for the first two rounds, before rebracking the final four

8:00 AM ET NHL Insiders The 2021 NHL season was a campaign the likes of which we’ve never seen — and hope to never see again. The game schedule was limited (both in overall volume and variety of opponents). The fan capacity was limited. Thankfully, the permutations of how the Stanley Cup Final might play

There was only one game in the NHL on Friday night, as Toronto and Winnipeg wrapped up their respective 2020-21 regular-season schedules. The Maple Leafs host the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Thursday. The Jets will visit the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday in Game 1 of

10:05 PM ET Associated Press FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Stars center Roope Hintz will have surgery next week in New York to repair a tendon issue in his groin area that bothered him throughout the season while he was a point-a-game player. General manager Jim Nill said Friday that Hintz played through “an avulsion injury

Penguins (1) vs. Islanders (4) As it is with the handful of teams each year that start a little slow before hitting a heater heading into the postseason, a goaltending turnaround helped the Pittsburgh Penguins stabilize things and really hit their stride in 2021.  Tristan Jarry posted 18 wins and a .917 save percentage in

12:25 PM ET Associated Press The Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association is forging ahead with its bid to establish an economically sustainable professional league in North America with or — for now — without the NHL’s full financial backing. In response to a Sportsnet report that the NHL was not in a position to operate

Getty Images There will be less trophies handed out than usual during the upcoming Stanley Cup Playoffs. NHL Chief Content Officer Steve Mayer told ESPN on Friday that that the league won’t be awarding conference championship trophies this postseason Traditionally, the Prince of Wales Trophy is given to the winner of the Eastern Conference, while

It seemed inevitable the Bruins and Capitals would meet up in the postseason. Both squads have a recent history of postseason success, with Washington taking the 2018 Stanley Cup and Boston appearing in the 2019 rendition. They have a playoff history; historically, the Capitals have the Bruins number, dating back to the dramatic Game 7

Getty Images Hockey fans know that the NHL’s Stanley Cup Playoffs are one of the best postseasons in sports. With the regular season wrapping up, it’s almost that time again to watch teams battle it out for the Stanley Cup. This season is different from last year, which was different from others in the past

Getty Images Hello everyone and happy Friday. It’s Shanna here to bring you the latest in sports news as you prepare for the weekend. Hockey fans, get excited, because we are talking NHL playoffs today. Let me know on Twitter which NHL teams you think will surprise in the playoffs and if you’re bold enough,