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USATSI Chicago Blackhawks executives are being accused of ignoring sexual assault allegations against a former Blackhawks coach from two former players, according to a report from TSN’s Rick Westhead. The accusations come from a lawsuit that an unnamed former Chicago player filed last month in an Illinois court, with further details coming from the TSN

6:49 AM ET Once Cole Caufield saw the tweet, he immediately texted it to his brother, Brock. Caufield, the rookie Canadiens winger, had been a healthy scratch for Game 1 of Montreal’s first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs. That didn’t sit well with some fans, including one with 5.6 million Twitter followers: this Canadiens-Leafs

The Montreal Canadiens stole home-ice advantage from the favoured Vegas Golden Knights with a 3-2 victory Wednesday, evening their second-round series at one game apiece.  Here are 4 takeaways from Game 2:  Montreal came out flying again in the first period, but Price was the difference For the second consecutive game, Montreal came out flying

How the tables have turned. New York Islanders‘ coach Barry Trotz is not happy with NHL referees after a missed call in Game 2 of the team’s series against the Tampa Bay Lightning’s led to an Ondrej Palat goal. The goal, which put the Lightning up 2-1, happened with seven Tampa players on the ice. Had the referees noticed,

We all know the secret to the Tampa Bay Lightning’s success isn’t one thing. Instead, the combination of superb coaching, brilliant goaltending, steady and consistent contributions from all corners of the lineup, cap circumvention and experience, toughness and understanding germane to the Stanley Cup Playoffs themselves, is what has driven the organization to a standard

6:52 AM ET The Montreal Canadiens discovered they’re not in the North Division playoffs anymore, getting handled by the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 1 on the road. But a Game 2 win, and a split in Vegas, could change the trajectory of that series. Meanwhile, the Tampa Bay Lightning evened their series up with

Jun 14, 2021 ESPN Daily kicks off your morning with the best sports story you’ll hear all day. Monday through Friday, host Pablo Torre brings you an inside look at the most interesting stories at ESPN, as told by the top reporters and insiders on the planet. It’s where the breaking news of SportsCenter meets

6:47 AM ET Can the New York Islanders take a 2-0 lead on the Lightning, or will Tampa Bay find its game to even up the series? Meanwhile, a Canadian NHL team played in the United States for the first time in 15 months. The Montreal Canadiens came out with a strong first period, before

Carey Price against Marc-Andre Fleury was already a heck of a storyline. In Game 1, the narrative shifted to the Golden Knights defensemen. In their 4-1 win to take a 1-0 series lead on the Canadiens, six of their 12 points came from defensemen. They became the first team this postseason to get three goals

The New York Rangers have agreed to hire Gerard Gallant as the team’s next head coach, according to Larry Brooks of the New York Post. The Rangers were in the market for a new man behind the bench after the franchise fired David Quinn following the 2020-21 season. Quinn was relieved of his duties just days

In the hockey world, the value of the NHL Trade Deadline will be debated until the end of days.  On one hand, it’s where the vast majority of mistakes are made. It is all too commonly a low-leverage situation for general managers with aspirations, mostly due to their needs and the built-in time crunch, but

7:00 AM ET If the 2011 Stanley Cup Final were pitched as a movie script, it would have been rejected for being too outlandish. One player biting his opponent. A series-long suspension after a star player was stretchered off the ice after a hit. Goalie trash talk in the media. The heavy underdog upsetting the

Another round, and another highly skilled opponent for the New York Islanders to frustrate. The Islanders were 2-1 winners in Game 1 of their semifinal series against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday afternoon, taking a 1-0 series lead and getting one step closer to their first Stanley Cup Final appearance in more than 35

Two rounds down, two more to go on the road to the 2021 Stanley Cup. The Canadiens, Golden Knights, Islanders, and Lightning are the NHL’s final four teams this season, just as we all predicted back in January, right? We get a repeat matchup from the 2020 bubble with Tampa Bay and New York, and

8:00 AM ET The Vegas Golden Knights were a juggernaut during the 2021 NHL regular season, and in the West Division finals, they made the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Colorado Avalanche look like pretenders. Meanwhile, the Montreal Canadiens seemed to make the North Division bracket by default as the No. 4 seed. And yet, they shocked the

Not a Presidents’ Trophy winner in sight. Not even a No. 1 seed. Yes, the Stanley Cup playoffs will roll into the semifinal round without a single division winner involved. In fact, only one team that hosted its first game of the tournament remains alive for the Stanley Cup after a series of upsets defined

8:10 AM ET NHL Insiders We’re down to the final four teams in contention for the Stanley Cup. Our No. 1 vs. No. 4 matchup pits the Vegas Golden Knights against the Montreal Canadiens. Vegas was one of the top Cup favorites at the start of the postseason, while Montreal was not. But the Habs

Modern player evaluation is predicated on the platonic balance of the unquantifiable — the eye test, if you will — and data-oriented observation, rooted in a number of analytical categories. Veer too far to the unquantifiable and you’re stuck with mere narrative, which often can collapse under weighted examination. Basing evaluation solely off analytics, one