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Bruins still mulling Game 2 goalie despite Jeremy Swayman gem

BOSTON — The Bruins aren’t committing to a goaltender for Game 2 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday even after Jeremy Swayman‘s dominant 35-save performance in Saturday’s 5-1 victory in Game 1. Boston has used Swayman and Linus Ullmark in strict rotation during the regular season, and […]

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Stanley Cup playoffs 2024 guide: Key players, teams, storylines

As a service to fans who have a general interest in the National Hockey League but have no idea what’s happened since the Vegas Golden Knights raised the Stanley Cup by defeating the Florida Panthers in June 2023, we’re happy to provide this FAQ as a guide to the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs. And for […]

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Stanley Cup playoffs 2024: NHL postseason team predictions

We’ve got all the angles covered to get you ready for the playoffs as ESPN hockey reporters Ryan S. Clark and Kristen Shilton take a look at each of the 16 postseason teams, offering the reasons each team could win it all, along with the (potentially) biggest flaws, players to watch and a bold prediction […]

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2024 NHL playoffs MVP futures betting odds

Previous winners Cale Makar, Andrei Vasilevskiy and Ryan O’Reilly will each look to add more hardware to their shelves. The Conn Smythe is often tied to the team winning the Stanley Cup. You can check out teams’ odds of winning here. Here is a list of every player’s odds to win the Conn Smythe Trophy. […]

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2024 Stanley Cup first round betting guide: Props, picks, futures

The first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs are here, with 16 teams all looking to take a step closer to hockey immortality. The Vegas Golden Knights look to defend their championship, but they will face the Central-winning Dallas Stars in the first round. The Toronto Maple Leafs look to end the longest championship […]

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Avs’ Nathan MacKinnon breaks Stastny’s franchise points record

MacKinnon wrapped up the regular season with 140 points (51 goals, 89 assists) to top Peter Stastny’s franchise record of 139 set in 1981-82 when the club was in Quebec. The speedy MacKinnon couldn’t catch Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov in the race for the Art Ross Trophy, which goes to the leading points scorer. Kucherov […]

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Golden Knights’ Mark Stone, Alex Pietrangelo return to practice

Stone has been out of the Golden Knights’ lineup since Feb. 20, when he was diagnosed with a lacerated spleen. It led to a long-term stint on injured reserve for the second year in a row. Last season, the 31-year-old had a second back surgery in a 13-month window that led to him being out […]

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Stanley Cup playoffs 2024: Bracket, schedule, scores, news

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 “curse” of that […]

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William Nylander sits out as Toronto Maple Leafs lose Game 1

BOSTON — Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander sat out his club’s 5-1 loss to the Boston Bruins in Game 1 of this Eastern Conference first-round playoff series on Saturday due to an undisclosed injury. Nylander, who hasn’t skated with the team since Thursday, did not take the ice for warmups at TD Garden, ending […]

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Waiver watch: Final pickups and keeper strategy

It’s sweet because, if you are taking the time to read this, you are still playing for something. Whether it’s your fantasy championship or just pushing into a finishing position or winning out your consolation bracket in head-to-head, those are all noble goals and worthy of one final effort to set a winning lineup. But […]

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