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Three reasons why Bruins lost second-round playoff series vs. Panthers originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston BOSTON — The Bruins put up a strong fight against the Panthers in their Eastern Conference second-round playoff series, but Florida just had too much talent and too much depth. The result? A season-ending 2-1 loss for the Bruins

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 16, 2024, 10:15 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The New York Rangers were as dramatic as a Broadway play until the end of Round 2. The Blueshirts trailed early in Game 6 of their series against the Carolina Hurricanes, and

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NHL: Stanley Cup Playoffs-Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars DALLAS (AP) — Colorado defenseman Cale Makar scored two goals, the second after Casey Mittelstadt’s go-ahead tally in the third period, and the Avalanche beat top-seeded Dallas 5-3 in Game 5 on Wednesday night, snapping their three-game losing streak and extending the second-round Western Conference Series. Mittelstadt

ESPN News Services May 15, 2024, 01:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions EDMONTON, Alberta — Evan Bouchard scored the game-deciding goal with 38.1 seconds in regulation, making a winner of goaltender Calvin Pickard in his playoff starting debut, and the Edmonton Oilers edged the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 in Game 4 of their second-round playoff series

Getty Images For the second consecutive game, the Boston Bruins will be without captain Brad Marchand, who is dealing with an upper-body injury. This time, the Bruins will be facing elimination in Game 5 against the Florida Panthers. Marchand was injured during Game 3, when he took a controversial hit from Panthers forward Sam Bennett.

The Rangers lost a second consecutive game to the Carolina Hurricanes in their second round playoff series, blowing an early lead and falling, 4-1, in Game 5 Monday night at MSG. The Rangers still lead the best-of-seven series, 3-2, with the series switching to Raleigh, N.C., for Game 6 Thursday. But the whole affair has

Kim O’Reilly, CBS Sports The second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs certainly has gotten off to a thrilling start. The action continued on Sunday with two closely contested matchups. The Boston Bruins jumped all over the Florida Panthers in Game 4 and took a 2-0 lead in the opening period. However, the Panthers were

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 12, 2024, 07:10 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions VANCOUVER, British Columbia — “Take the ball.” Everything about those three words was an invitation. It was a way to let Arturs Silovs know that although he had already done quite a

Based on the Rangers’ season-long penchant for resiliency and their terrific record at Madison Square Garden, Saturday night’s loss in Carolina seems more like a blip than anything else in their second-round series in the Stanley Cup playoffs. In other words, they still ought to be heavy favorites to wrap up the series in Game

Kim O’Reilly, CBS Sports The second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs certainly has gotten off to a thrilling start. The action continued on Friday with one game going to overtime. For the second straight game, the Florida Panthers ran away and hid from the Boston Bruins in their conference semifinal series. The Panthers led

Open Extended Reactions The 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs are almost here! The NHL’s 32 teams are down to just 16 in the postseason, with the opening games of the first round set to begin Saturday. Will the New York Rangers parlay their success in winning the Presidents’ Trophy to a championship — thus breaking the

Ranger Resilience has been such a big theme throughout the Blueshirts’ season and these playoffs and that certainly manifested itself again Thursday night. Their 3-2 victory over Carolina was another rugged comeback win, one that required a quick shrug-off of a gut punch of a late goal that might’ve left a lesser team moping and,

Getty Utah’s new NHL franchise has released a survey that lists 20 different team names that fans will be able to vote on.  According to an ESPN report, Frost, Ice, Powder, Mountaineers, Freeze, Mammoth, Black Diamonds, Blast, Caribou, Blizzard, Swarm, Hive, Outlaws, Yeti, Squall, Fury, Glaciers, Canyons, Venom and HC (Hockey Club) were the team

Sheldon Keefe led the Maple Leafs to a 212-97-40 record over parts of five seasons in Toronto. (Nick Lachance/Toronto Star via Getty Images) The Toronto Maple Leafs have fired head coach Sheldon Keefe days after the team lost its first-round series to the Boston Bruins in seven games. “Today’s decision was difficult,” said Maple Leafs

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 8, 2024, 11:32 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Boston and Florida turned up the heat in Game 2 of their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series on Wednesday with a heavyweight bout between stars Matthew Tkachuk and David Pastrnak. The visiting

NHL: Stanley Cup Playoffs-Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers NEW YORK — Vincent Trocheck scored a power-play goal off a rebound at 7:24 of the second overtime to give the New York Rangers a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night and a 2-0 lead in their second-round playoff series. Alexis Lafreniere scored

Boston University’s Macklin Celebrini was the winner of the 2024 Hobey Baker Award winner as the top men’s collegiate hockey player. (Photo by Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images) The San Jose Sharks will select first overall in June’s NHL Draft after winning Tuesday night’s draft lottery. The Sharks, who had an 18.5% chance to win the