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NHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Colorado Avalanche fighting to stay alive against Vegas Golden Knights

The Boston Bruins were sent home on Wednesday night, and the New York Islanders are the third team to reach the Stanley Cup semifinals. Thursday night, the Colorado Avalanche — the top team in the regular season — will try to avoid a similar fate as the Bruins. But the Avs’ task isn’t easy: they […]

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Tuukka Rask ‘wasn’t 100%’ in postseason as Boston Bruins’ run comes to yet another early end

Rask wouldn’t disclose the nature of his ailments after the Bruins’ 6-2 loss to the Islanders in Game 6 on Wednesday night, which eliminated Boston from the playoffs. “I don’t think that needs to be the headline now,” said the goalie, who stopped 23 of 27 shots in the loss. Rask was pulled after two […]

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NHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Vegas Golden Knights look to even up series with Colorado Avalanche

The New York Islanders tied up their series 2-2 on Saturday, thanks to a boost from the crowd at Nassau Coliseum. In the West, can the Vegas Golden Knights do the same against the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday night at T-Mobile Arena? Meanwhile, the Montreal Canadiens take to their home ice as the Winnipeg Jets […]

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NHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Montreal Canadiens, Winnipeg Jets return to the ice after explosive end to Game 1

Down but not out, the Vegas Golden Knights return to T-Mobile Arena for a critical Game 3. Can they keep this series interesting, or are the Colorado Avalanche clicking on too many levels right now? Meanwhile, after an unsettling end to Game 1, the Montreal Canadiens and Winnipeg Jets return to the ice, minus Mark […]

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NHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Colorado Avalanche, Vegas Golden Knights begin showdown

Two more second-round series get underway in the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs Sunday — including that epic Colorado Avalanche vs. Vegas Golden Knights tilt — while the remaining divisional first-round series was extended to seven games by the pesky Montreal Canadiens (and the collapsing Toronto Maple Leafs). Check out the ESPN NHL Playoffs Daily to […]

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David Pastrnak has ‘found his touch,’ nets three in Boston Bruins’ emphatic Game 1 win

David Pastrnak notched his second career playoff hat trick, David Krejci had four assists and the Boston Bruins defeated the New York Islanders 5-2 on Saturday night in the opening game of their second-round playoff series. Hats rained down on the TD Garden ice for Pastrnak, and for the first time in a long time, […]

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How Taylor Hall’s prior career stops led to his 2021 renaissance with the Boston Bruins

Hall, 29, scored eight goals in 16 regular-season games with the Bruins, then two more in their first-round series win against the Washington Capitals, as he heads to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in his 11-year career. It’s a big uptick from his two goals in 37 games with Buffalo, […]

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Fantasy 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 […]

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Fantasy hockey playoff pool guide: Stars, sleepers, and busts

It’s a different game, without question. Managers must weigh an individual’s projected productivity with their respective team’s chances at surviving one round after another. Connor McDavid‘s proclivity for putting up points will only go so far if the Winnipeg Jets sweep the Edmonton Oilers in four (this won’t happen). Ideally, fantasy competitors want to invest […]

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NHL Power Rankings: 1-31 poll, plus the biggest offseason need for every team

Usually, it’s a pretty straightforward exercise of determining which free agents to re-sign and which to let explore the market, along with tweaks to be made via trade, and additions to the pipeline courtesy of the draft. This summer, however, there’s the added wrinkle of the Seattle Kraken expansion draft — and any side deals […]

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