Hockey Page 246 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Rangers, Panthers clash in heavyweight Eastern Conference final
Three wins and four points separated the New York Rangers and Florida Panthers during a competitive regular season in which four Eastern Conference teams finished within five points of each other, so it is hardly surprising both teams survived the first two rounds of the postseason.,Now, a conferenc...
Oilers hold off Canucks in Game 7 to win West semifinal series
Ryan Nugent Hopkins collected one goal and one assist as the visiting Edmonton Oilers rode a three-goal second period to a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday to win Game 7 of their Western Conference semifinal series.,Cody Ceci and Zach Hyman also scored for the Oilers, while Evan Bouc...
WCSF Game 7: Oilers-Canucks Preview, Props, Prediction
The Vancouver Canucks play host to Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals on Monday night, two days after failing to close out the Oilers in a 5-1 loss in Edmonton.,THE ODDS,The Oilers are consensus 1.5-goal favorites despite being on the road. The action has been almost even at BetMGM, where E...
Report: Canucks F Brock Boeser (blood clot) out for playoffs
Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser will miss the rest of the postseason after developing a blood clot in his leg, Sportsnet reported Monday.,The Canucks' leading goal-scorer is unavailable for Game 7 of their second-round series against the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Monday night, per the repor...
Report: Canucks star Brock Boeser (blood clotting) likely out vs. Oilers
Vancouver Canucks winger Brock Boeser is experiencing blood-clotting issues and is likely to miss Game 7 of the club's second-round series against the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Monday night, according to Sportsnet.,Boeser missed practice Sunday and it isn't clear when he will return to the team.,S...
Canucks have another chance to oust Oilers, this time in Game 7
The Vancouver Canucks wasted their first opportunity to vanquish the Edmonton Oilers and advance to the Western Conference finals.,Vancouver must make good on its second chance if it wants to keep its season alive, as the Canucks are set to play host to the Oilers on Monday in Game 7 of their semifi...
Hurricanes, Rod Brind'Amour agree on contract extension
Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour agreed to a multi-year contract extension with the team on Sunday.,Terms of the deal were not announced by the Hurricanes, however The Athletic announced it was a five-year contract extension. The coach's contract was due to expire on July 1.,"Rod has b...
Reports: Hurricanes, Rod Brind'Amour agree on contract extension
Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour agreed to a five-year contract extension with the team, The Athletic reported. ,Per multiple reports, the assistant coaches under Brind'Amour also received contract extensions.,The coach's contract was due to expire July 1.,Brind'Amour, 53, has guided t...
Panthers C Aleksander Barkov wins second Selke Trophy
For the second time in four seasons, Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov was named the Selke Trophy winner as the NHL's best defensive forward on Saturday night.,Barkov, who also won the award for the 2020-21 season and finished third the following year, received 165 of 194 first-place votes ...
Oilers roll past Canucks 5-1, send series to Game 7
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Evan Bouchard both scored once in three-point performances to lead the host Edmonton Oilers to a 5-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday, sending their Western Conference semifinal series to a winner-take-all Game 7.,Dylan Holloway, Zach Hyman and Evander Kane also...
Oilers G Stuart Skinner to start Game 6 vs. Canucks
Goaltender Stuart Skinner will start in net on Saturday as the Edmonton Oilers attempt to stave off elimination versus the visiting Vancouver Canucks in Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinal series. ,Stuart allowed four goals on 15 shots in Edmonton's 4-3 loss to Vancouver in Game 3 on Sunday...
Penguins boss Mike Sullivan to coach 2026 U.S. Olympic hockey team
USA Hockey named Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan to lead Team USA for the 2025 Four Nations Face-Off and the 2026 United States Men's Olympic hockey team on Saturday morning.,The Four Nations Face-Off will be played next Feb. 12-20 and feature NHL players from the United States, Canada,...
Stars eliminate Avs on Matt Duchene's 2OT goal
Matt Duchene scored at 11:42 of the second overtime and the Dallas Stars wrapped up their Western Conference semifinal series with a 2-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche in Game 6 on Friday in Denver.,Duchene, who played his first nine NHL seasons for the Avalanche, picked up a rebound right of the c...
Panthers put away Bruins in Game 6 on Gustav Forsling's late goal
Gustav Forsling's rebound goal with 1:33 left in regulation lifted the Florida Panthers to a 2-1, series-clinching win over the host Boston Bruins in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Friday.,Anton Lundell had his initial shot stopped by Boston goaltender Jeremy Swayman (26 saves), but ...
Bruins' Brad Marchand back in lineup for Game 6 vs. Panthers
Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand took part in pregame warmups and was expected to return to the lineup for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference second-round series Friday night against the visiting Florida Panthers.,The forward has been idle since receiving an upper-body injury after a hard check fro...
Maple Leafs hire Craig Berube as head coach
The Toronto Maple Leafs decided Friday on Craig Berube as the "new voice" for their head-coaching position.,Berube, 58, most recently coached the St. Louis Blues, with whom he won the 2019 Stanley Cup while serving as interim head coach. ,Toronto lost its first-round playoff series 4-3 to the Boston...
Canucks try to ride big win into road clincher in Game 6
The Edmonton Oilers are all too aware that replicating their performance from Game 5 will not be good enough to keep their Stanley Cup hopes alive when they play host to the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.,With the Oilers down 3-2 in the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series, they must re...
Stars F Roope Hintz out for Game 6 vs. Avalanche
Dallas Stars forward Roope Hintz has been ruled out of Friday's Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinal series versus the Colorado Avalanche in Denver.,Hintz will miss his second consecutive contest after sustaining an upper-body injury late in the first period of Game 4 on Monday. Dallas went on...
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Bruins' Brad Marchand game-time decision for Game 6 vs. Panthers
Bruins captain Brad Marchand participated in Boston's morning skate and is a game-time decision for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference second-round series Friday night against the visiting Florida Panthers, coach Jim Montgomery announced.,Marchand sat out Boston's 3-2 loss in Game 4 and the Bruins' 2-...