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Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. 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…
The NHL postseason is officially here. Sixteen teams are set to begin the gauntlet of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs, and there’s no telling who will be the last club standing and drinking out of Lord Stanley’s Cup. The West Division was…
The last Colorado Avalanche team to win the Presidents’ Trophy was also the last to win the Stanley Cup — the 2001 edition led by current general manager Joe Sakic. Here’s a look at how that team and the current one stack…
The COVID-19 pandemic caused an unprecedented 2020 playoffs, with 24 of the NHL's 31 teams heading to Canada to stage a summer bubble tournament that did not end until the Tampa Bay Lightning lifted the Stanley Cup on Sept. 28. The 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs…
The COVID-19 pandemic caused an unprecedented 2020 playoffs, with 24 of the NHL's 31 teams heading to Canada to stage a summer bubble tournament that did not end until the Tampa Bay Lightning lifted the Stanley Cup on Sept. 28. The 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs…
DENVER — Tyson Jost scored two of Colorado’s five second-period goals as the Avalanche clinched the West Division and the top overall seed in the NHL playoffs with a 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night. Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Joonas…
DENVER — Tyson Jost scored two of Colorado’s five second-period goals as the Avalanche clinched the West Division and the top overall seed in the NHL playoffs with a 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night. Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Joonas…
After a 56-game sprint and a few COVID-19-related delays, the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs are officially here. The most heart-stopping, enthralling and — if you’re a fan of a team in the chase — nerve-wracking playoffs will begin Saturday when the Capitals host the Bruins….
Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. After the NHL staged a 24-team, bubble-based tournament to determine the Stanley Cup winner in 2020, we’re back to a more traditional 16-team event in 2021 — with…
While the 2021 NHL regular season won’t officially be over until the final horn sounds at the conclusion of Wednesday’s afternoon matinee between the Canucks and Flames, the playoffs will already be in full swing. The 2021 playoffs begin Saturday when the Bruins and…
Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. The New York Rangers have fired coach David Quinn, a source confirmed to ESPN. All of Quinn’s assistants, except for goalie coach Benoit Allaire, were also let go, according to sources. The New York Post…
In the final step of a major shift in leadership for the New York Rangers, head coach David Quinn and most of his staff were fired Wednesday. New team president and general manager Chris Drury took a few days to mull the…