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Colorado Avalanche lose third-period lead, then Game 5 in overtime to put season on brink
DENVER — After coughing up a 2-0 third-period lead at home, the Colorado Avalanche are on the brink of elimination. Vegas captain Mark Stone scored 10 seconds into overtime of Game 5 on Tuesday, and the Golden Knights earned a 3-2 victory to take a 3-2 series lead. The Golden Knights can clinch the series […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Boston Bruins on the brink against New York Islanders
The Tampa Bay Lightning are Central Division champions and are waiting for the winner of the New York Islanders vs. Boston Bruins East Division final, a series that could end on the Island on Wednesday night. Meanwhile, the Montreal Canadiens got one game closer to seeing which team they’ll be facing in the Stanley Cup […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey rankings Week 14 update: Schedule effects and Tyler Seguin’s return
The poor fantasy managers invested in the Calgary Flames can’t be pleased with the remaining schedule. The Flames only have five more games to count for fantasy. The Los Angeles Kings, Canucks, St. Louis Blues and Colorado Avalanche, for example, have 10. Vince Dunn is more appealing than Mark Giordano under these circumstances, and it’s […]
Continue readingThe human side of the Buffalo Sabres’ 18-game winless streak of 2021
When Krueger was dismissed on March 17, assistant Don Granato was appointed interim coach. Granato, 53, is a member of one of America’s most prominent hockey families. His younger sister, Cammi, is a Hockey Hall of Famer, and now a pro scout for the Kraken. His older brother Tony played 774 NHL games and now […]
Continue reading2020 NHL playoffs preview: Colorado Avalanche vs. Dallas Stars matchup, series pick
The Avs defeated the Stars 4-0 in the round-robin portion of the postseason, but the Stars won all four matchups in the regular season (including one in overtime and one in a shootout). So will Nathan MacKinnon & Co. continue the offensive onslaught from their domination of the Coyotes, or have they met their match […]
Continue reading2020 NHL playoffs preview: First-round matchups, bracket, series picks
The 2020 NHL playoffs officially begin on Tuesday, as the 24-team tournament — with five-game qualification round series and round-robin seeding matchups — has moved on to a more recognizable, 16-team version. This round includes several matchups where revenge will be on the mind of one team (or both, for separate reasons), and based on […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily 2020: Blackhawks, Blue Jackets, Hurricanes, Stars look to strike back
Wednesday didn’t bring us any five-overtime games. But it did bring us brunch hockey, double overtime, two unreal saves, a $25,000 fine and a lot of heat in postgame Zoom calls. Check out the ESPN Stanley Cup Playoffs Daily every day of the postseason until the Cup is handed out in October. All times Eastern. […]
Continue readingAdam ‘Pacman’ Jones sets ablaze Joe Haden Steelers jerseys received in mail
Jones pulled one of the jerseys out of the box, poured lighter fluid on it and lit it on fire in his driveway. He continued to burn jerseys from the box, documenting the process in a series of Instagram videos posted Wednesday. “I opened up my mailbox today, and I had these jerseys in my […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily 2020: Win or go home for Toronto Maple Leafs, Columbus Blue Jackets
The round-of-16 matchups in the 2020 NHL playoffs are coming into focus. After the No. 1 seeds were determined Saturday — the Philadelphia Flyers in the East and the Vegas Golden Knights in the West — Sunday’s two round-robin games will give us the Nos. 3 and 4 seeds, with the Boston Bruins taking on […]
Continue readingFlyers, Golden Knights conclude magical round-robin runs with victories, earning NHL’s top postseason seeds
With a shootout looming to determine the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference and time ticking away, Alex Tuch scored 4:44 into overtime as the Vegas Golden Knights outlasted the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 to win the round-robin tournament in Edmonton on Saturday. The Golden Knights, who made a coaching change with the team stuck […]
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