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How J.J. Watt became one of the biggest Cole Caufield superfans
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: “I didn’t see it right […]
Continue readingConnor McDavid, Auston Matthews, Nathan MacKinnon finalists for NHL MVP honors
McDavid, considered the likely winner of the award, dominated the 2020-21 scoring race with 105 points in 56 games — 21 more than runner-up and Oilers teammate Leon Draisaitl, who won MVP honors last year. A McDavid win would make the Oilers the first team with different Hart Trophy winners in consecutive seasons since the […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Minnesota Wild, Florida Panthers, Edmonton Oilers face elimination
Farewell to the Washington Capitals and St. Louis Blues, two recent Stanley Cup champions who were eliminated 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 every day of the […]
Continue readingGerard Gallant, Canada fall to 0-3 at world championships, as Germany remains unbeaten
But Team Canada’s coach has an uphill climb overseas first. Especially after his club fell to 0-3 in the preliminary round. Germany defeated Canada 3-1 on Monday to remain undefeated through three games and push Gallant’s crew further down the standings. Arizona Coyotes goaltender Adin Hill allowed two goals on 24 shots for Canada, and […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey: Way too early rankings for 2021-22
No, there’s no reason to suspect a further spiralling of the planet into some Lovecraftian horror. It’s the Seattle Kraken that will wrap their tentacles around players and pull them into the Northwest. The Vegas Golden Knights get to skip this expansion draft, being relatively new to the league themselves. But that also offers a […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens finally ready for battle
The Toronto Maple Leafs haven’t played since May 14. The Montreal Canadiens haven’t played since May 12. But now that the North Division’s regular season has finally come to an end, it’s finally time for these rivals to hit the ice for Game 1 of their highly anticipated series. Tonight also brings pivotal Game 3s […]
Continue readingAnthony Mantha wants to be a ‘difference-maker’ for the Washington Capitals
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. Finishing toward the bottom of the standings year after year became a grind. […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Colorado Avalanche, Carolina Hurricanes begin their quests
Two overtime games, and one absolute barnburner in front of a wild crowd in Florida. The road teams went 3-0. No one held more than a one-goal lead. The second day of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs brought the heat. And to think, half of the series haven’t even started yet. Two of those series […]
Continue readingTampa Bay Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov scores 2 goals in first game since Sept. 28
Kucherov had surgery on Dec. 29 and played his first game since Sept. 28. “I was excited to get back in a game. I’ve waited for this for a long time,” Kucherov said. Kucherov tied the score 2-all on his first power-play goal at 4 minutes, 48 seconds of the second. His second tally gave […]
Continue readingNHL experts make bold 2021 playoff predictions on X factors, best series, more
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 out are less limited because […]
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