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Bruins on brink, Sabres one win away from first series W since '07
After taking a second straight home loss in "embarrassing" fashion, the Boston Bruins are on the brink of elimination as the scene of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series shifts back to Buffalo.,The Sabres will look to land the knockout punch against their Atlantic Division rivals and...

Predators sign KHL star Vitali Pinchuk for 2026-27
The Nashville Predators signed forward Vitali Pinchuk to a one-year, entry-level deal for the 2026-27 season on Monday.,The 24-year-old Belarus native finished third in the KHL in goals (31) and tied for sixth in points (66) in 2025-26.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">New gu...

Bruins D Nikita Zadorov fined $5K for cross-checking
Boston Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov was hit with a $5,000 fine Monday for cross-checking Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin on Sunday.,The incident occurred following a whistle with 16:43 remaining in Boston's 6-1 home loss in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference first-round series. ,The 6-foot-7 ...

NHL roundup: Top-seeded Avs sweep Kings in Anze Kopitar's farewell
Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals and added an assist for the Colorado Avalanche, who finished off the host Los Angeles Kings with a 5-1 victory Sunday to sweep the best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series.,MacKinnon, who led the NHL with 53 goals in the regular season, got his first goal...

Ducks rally twice, upend Oilers in OT for 3-1 lead
Ryan Poehling scored the winning goal to give the host Anaheim Ducks a 4-3 overtime victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday and put them one win away from advancing in the Stanley Cup playoffs.,Cutter Gauthier, Mikael Granlund and Jeffery Viel also scored for the Ducks in the comeback victory tha...

Brandon Hagel stays hot as Lightning knot series with Habs
Brandon Hagel scored his second goal of the game with 4:53 remaining in the third period to lift the Tampa Lightning to a 3-2 win over the Canadiens on Sunday night in Montreal.,The Lightning rallied from a 2-0 second-period deficit to even their Eastern Conference first-round series at two games ap...

Oilers to start G Tristan Jarry over Connor Ingram in Game 4 vs. Ducks
The Edmonton Oilers tabbed Tristan Jarry as their starting goalie for Game 4 of their first-round playoff series against the host Anaheim Ducks on Sunday.,Connor Ingram served as the Edmonton Oilers' goaltender for the first three games of the series, but the higher-seeded Oilers have fallen behind ...

Nathan MacKinnon scores twice as Avs race away to sweep Kings
Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals and added an assist for the Colorado Avalanche, who finished off the host Los Angeles Kings with a 5-1 victory Sunday to sweep the best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series.,MacKinnon, who led the NHL with 53 goals in the regular season, got his first goal...

Despite 2-1 series deficit, Golden Knights not panicking vs. Mammoth
After an unlikely Game 3 victory, the Utah Mammoth will try to secure their third straight win over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Monday in Salt Lake City during Game 4 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series.,Vegas secured a 4-2 home win in Game 1, but the Mammoth erased the Knights'...

Sabres smash Bruins to take 3-1 lead back to Buffalo
The visiting Buffalo Sabres ripped off a four-goal first period and never looked back en route to a 6-1 win over the Boston Bruins in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series on Sunday afternoon.,Peyton Krebs, Josh Doan, Bowen Byram and Alex Tuch all notched a goal and an assist...

Bruins F Viktor Arvidsson (upper body) won’t return vs. Sabres
The Boston Bruins said forward Viktor Arvidsson won't return to Game 4 of the team's Eastern Conference first-round playoff series against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Sunday.,Arvidsson appeared to be hurt after receiving a hard check from Buffalo defenseman Mattias Samuelsson in his left arm duri...

Penguins look to stave off elimination again vs. Flyers
The Pittsburgh Penguins finally earned a win in their first-round series with the Philadelphia Flyers, but they don't have much time to celebrate.,The Penguins' season is on the line again Monday when they host the Flyers in Game 5.,Philadelphia already has won in Pittsburgh twice in this series, po...

Senators' Ridly Greig to have hearing with NHL
Ottawa Senators forward Ridly Greig will have a hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety for roughing Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Sean Walker.,The date and time of the hearing has yet to be determined.,Per the Ottawa Citizen, the hearing will transpire over the phone, therefore Greig ca...

Oilers not saying if Tristan Jarry or Connor Ingram will man net in Game 4
Connor Ingram served as the Edmonton Oilers' goaltender for the first three games of their Stanley Cup first-round playoff series against the Anaheim Ducks.,But with the higher-seeded Oilers trailing 2-1 in this best-of-seven set heading into Game 4 in Anaheim, Calif., on Sunday night, might head co...

NHL roundup: Wild level series with Stars on Matt Boldy's OT winner
Matt Boldy scored with 29 seconds left in overtime to give the Minnesota Wild a 3-2 win over the visiting Dallas Stars to level their best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series at 2-2 on Saturday evening in St. Paul, Minn.,Brock Faber had a goal and an assist, Marcus Foligno also scored and...

Sidney Crosby, Penguins top Flyers, stay alive in playoff series
Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist Saturday as the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins stayed alive with a 4-2 victory over the host Philadelphia Flyers in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.,Rickard Rakell also scored a goal and set up another for Pittsburgh, which had been ...

Oilers in familiar spot trailing high-scoring Ducks in series
The Edmonton Oilers need to repeat history. Again.,The Oilers are looking to kick off yet another series comeback when they continue their Western Conference first-round playoff series on the road against the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday.,During runs to the Stanley Cup final in each of the past two sprin...

Matt Boldy nets game-winner as Wild even series with Stars
Matt Boldy scored with 29 seconds left in overtime to give the Minnesota Wild a 3-2 win over the visiting Dallas Stars in Game 4 of their Western Conference first-round series on Saturday evening in St. Paul, Minn.,Boldy deflected a point shot into the net by Jared Spurgeon after it appeared to be h...

Canadiens seek full control of overtime-laden Lightning series in Game 4
The Canadiens look to build a commanding lead in their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series when they face the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 4 Sunday night in Montreal.,Lane Hutson's goal at 2:09 of overtime in Game 3 Friday night gave the Canadiens a 3-2 win and a 2-1 lead in the best-of-sev...

Avalanche on verge of grinding out defensive-minded sweep of Kings
The Colorado Avalanche are one game away from a sweep as they prepare to face the Los Angeles Kings on the road for Game 4 of their Western Conference first-round series Sunday.,However, don't mistake the chance for a sweep as the Avalanche dominating the Kings. The first two games in Denver were 2-...