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Bruins in control of series, but can’t afford to let Leafs hang around originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston It might be hard to remember, but the Toronto Maple Leafs were once in control of their first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series against the Boston Bruins. After losing 5-1 in Game 1, the Leafs rebounded very

Getty The 2024 NHL Playoffs have officially arrived, providing some of the most heart-pounding action in the sports world. With the Vegas Golden Knights set to defend their title, the chase for Lord Stanley’s Cup is underway.  The New York Rangers captured the Presidents’ Trophy with the best record throughout the 2023-24 regular season. When

ESPN News Services Apr 28, 2024, 10:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Artemi Panarin scored the go-ahead goal on the power play early in the third period, Igor Shesterkin made 23 saves and the New York Rangers advanced to the second round of the playoffs by finishing off a sweep of the Washington

Game 4 takeaways: Special teams propel Bruins to 3-1 series lead originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Toronto Maple Leafs have no more room for error. They have been pushed to the brink of elimination with a 3-1 loss to the Boston Bruins in Game 4 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series Saturday

Field Level Media Apr 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 NHL draft lottery will take place on May 7, the league announced Friday. The San Jose Sharks own the best odds to land the No. 1 pick with an 18.5% chance. The Sharks fired head coach David Quinn earlier this week

NEW YORK (AP) — Defensemen Brent Burns and Dmitry Orlov got Carolina off to a fast start and the Hurricanes held on to beat the New York Islanders 3-2 on Thursday night for a 3-0 lead in the first-round series. Sebastian Aho also scored for the Hurricanes and Andrei Svechnikov had two assists. Frederik Andersen

Getty Utah’s new NHL franchise was officially welcomed to Salt Lake City on Wednesday in an event at its new home — the Delta Center. The former Arizona Coyotes got a chance to be up close and personal with their new fanbase as they were officially introduced. While the team doesn’t have a name just

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterApr 24, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Auston Matthews has been characterized as just a regular-season star — one criticized for flaming out right when the Toronto Maple Leafs hit the playoffs. Consider Matthews to have issued

The Rangers erased an early deficit Tuesday night in beating the Capitals, 4-3, to take a 2-0 lead over Washington in their first-round series in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Vincent Trocheck, Mika Zibanejad, Jack Roslovic and K’Andre Miller scored goals at Madison Square Garden, where the Rangers have won 11 of their last 14

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNApr 22, 2024, 05:48 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Buffalo Sabres have rehired Lindy Ruff, the last head coach to lead the franchise to the NHL playoffs back in 2011. Ruff, 64, was fired by the New Jersey Devils after 61 games this season.

Getty There’s already a great deal of excitement regarding the Arizona Coyotes moving to Salt Lake City. Just days after the move was made official by an NHL Board of Governors vote, new team owner Ryan Smith revealed there have already been more than 20,000 season ticket deposits, which consist of $100 apiece. Smith, who

The Rangers got a sensational boost from their fourth line Sunday afternoon in their Game 1 victory over the Washington Capitals, including some feel-good love from the Garden crowd for Matt Rempe and significant contributions from Barclay Goodrow and Jimmy Vesey. It sure makes for a nice narrative and some fun chants — Rempe heard

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNApr 20, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Before each season, I predict who will win the Stanley Cup. I predict who they will defeat for the Stanley Cup. Both the champion and the runner up from those preseason predictions for 2023-24 qualified for

USATSI The 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs are finally here, and the Winnipeg Jets are aiming to be the first Canadian squad in over three decades to hoist Lord Stanley’s Cup. Winnipeg ended the regular season on an eight-game winning streak thanks to the scoring prowess of players like Mark Scheifele and Josh Morrissey and the

Why the Blackhawks have even better odds for the No. 1 overall pick than they did last year originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Remember that time the Blackhawks won the draft lottery and the right to draft a once-in-a-generation talent with the No. 1 overall pick? Well, gear up Blackhawks fans, because they might

Jaromír Jágr is still going strong with Rytíři Kladno in his 36th professional season. (Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images) Jaromír Jágr took the ice on Thursday for the first time since turning 52 years old and passed Hall of Famer Gordie Howe as the oldest professional hockey player. Playing for Rytíři Kladno, the

Open Extended Reactions The NHL has whittled down from 32 teams to 16 that remain in the hunt for the Stanley Cup. With the playoffs set to begin on Saturday, it’s time for our annual ranking of the top 50 players who will participate in the postseason. The playoff edition of ESPN NHL Rank seeks

Getty Sidney Crosby is only signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins through the 2024-25 season but is already entertaining the idea of a contract extension. On Thursday, Crosby revealed that he plans to speak with Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas this offseason about a potential contract extension to remain with the franchise. “Obviously, I’m going to