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There is just one game on tonight’s NHL slate — the only Game 7 that has been featured in this first round of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs. Let’s get to it. All betting odds provided by BetMGM I don’t know what it is about the Minnesota Wild that brings out the worst in the

7:00 AM ET Corban Knight didn’t love where he was in himos hockey career. It was 2019, and Knight — then 28 — had just spent a season bouncing between the AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms and NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers. “Constantly being called up and down, it definitely takes a toll on you,” Knight said. “And

It had all been a breeze for Ron Hextall and Brian Burke. Seen as a massive undertaking, or a weight-of-the-hockey-world sort of responsibility, orchestrating one last meaningful postseason run in the Sidney Crosby-Evgeni Malkin era was instead a chance to kick back, enjoy the catering, and to be entertained by a successful organization’s charge toward

8:30 AM ET The first one who will tell you that Seth Jones had a disappointing 2020-21 campaign is Seth Jones. “I didn’t have the greatest season. I’m not sure why,” the Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman said. After garnering so much attention for his iron-man defensive play in the 2020 postseason bubble, when he averaged

6:31 AM ET Wednesday brought us three more elimination games, but only two teams were sent packing. The Minnesota Wild kept their series with the Vegas Golden Knights alive with a massive home win to force the first Game 7 of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Meanwhile, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Florida Panthers saw their

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8:00 AM ET Alex Thomas and Scott Jones remember being knocked down by the riot officers’ shields, falling to the pavement on Seymour Street in Vancouver. It was June 2011, moments after the Canucks lost Game 7 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Final on home ice to the Boston Bruins. The city was on fire.

For the third consecutive game, the Predators and Hurricanes went to overtime. This time, the result was different. Jordan Staal barely tapped the puck past Nashville goalie Juuse Saros early in overtime to give the Hurricanes a 3-2 win and a 3-2 series lead heading back to Nashville for Game 6. Martin Necas tied the

As he marched down the 18th fairway on Sunday, en route to a historic PGA Championship, Phil Mickelson was mobbed by a mass of maskless golf fans. They shouted encouragement, patted him on the back and lived up a moment to savor. If there were any safety worries, they centered on Phil getting knocked over,

7:00 AM ET Three teams — the Florida Panthers, Edmonton Oilers and Minnesota Wild — were up for elimination on Monday. Two survived. Edmonton nearly lived another day, but Winnipeg knocked the Oilers out in triple overtime, sealing a series sweep. The loss sets up another long offseason ahead for Connor McDavid & Co. Tuesday

Triple overtime — triple OT; that’s what the Edmonton Oilers and Winnipeg Jets needed to settle Game 4. And their series. It turns out that the Oilers didn’t roll over against the Jets in Game 4 — come on, there was triple OT. Nonetheless, the Jets did pull off that sweep, eliminating the Oilers in

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