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Avalanche F Artturi Lehkonen to have shoulder surgery
Colorado Avalanche forward Artturi Lehkonen will have a shoulder procedure in the next week, general manager Chris MacFarland confirmed Thursday.,After scoring goals in all five games in a first-round series win against the Winnipeg Jets, Lehkonen managed only one goal in the six-game loss to the Da...
Stars' Roope Hintz (upper body) out for Game 1 vs. Oilers
Dallas Stars top-line center Roope Hintz has been ruled out for Thursday's Game 1 of the Western Conference finals against the visiting Edmonton Oilers. ,The contest will be the third in a row missed by Hintz, who is nursing an upper-body injury sustained in Game 4 of the team's conference semifinal...
Devils tab Sheldon Keefe as head coach
The New Jersey Devils made the hiring of Sheldon Keefe as their next head coach official on Thursday.,Keefe landed on the radar of the Devils once he was fired by the Toronto Maple Leafs on May 9, five days after an overtime loss to the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of a first-round Stanley Cup playoff se...
Sergei Bobrovsky, Panthers blank Rangers in Game 1
NEW YORK -- Sergei Bobrovsky made 23 saves as the Florida Panthers constantly bottled up the New York Rangers and opened the Eastern Conference final with a 3-0 victory Wednesday night.,Game 2 is Friday in New York before the Panthers host Games 3 and 4.,Matthew Tkachuk scored his fifth playoff goal...
Vancouver's Rick Tocchet named NHL Coach of the Year
First-time finalist Rick Tocchet of the Vancouver Canucks won the Jack Adams Award on Wednesday as the NHL's 2023-24 coach of the year.,The trophy honors the head coach who has "contributed the most to his team's success," voted on by members of the NHL Broadcasters' Association.,Tocchet, in his fir...
Stars preparing for Oilers' stellar offense in conference finals
After the calendar flipped to 2024, the Dallas Stars collected 65 points in the regular season. The only Western Conference squad that racked up more was Edmonton with 67, and the Oilers played one more game.,It should come as no surprise that the Stars and Oilers are meeting when the Western Confer...
Reports: Devils hire Sheldon Keefe as head coach
Sheldon Keefe was named head coach of the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday, according to multiple media reports. ,Keefe was fired by the Toronto Maple Leafs on May 9, five days after an overtime loss to the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of a first-round Stanley Cup playoff series. ,The Devils finished 38-39...
Wednesday May 22 Best Sports Bets & Predictions For NHL Playoffs & NBA Western Conference Finals
Here's our top betting picks and predictions for May 22, 2024 including picks for the NBA and NHL Playoffs. ...
Kings remove interim tag, name Jim Hiller head coach
The Los Angeles Kings removed the interim tag and named Jim Hiller as the club's 30th head coach in franchise history on Wednesday.,Multiple media outlets reported Hiller agreed to a multi-year contract. ,The Kings fired Todd McLellan on Feb. 2 and tabbed Hiller as the team's interim head coach. Und...
Lightning acquire D Ryan McDonagh from Predators
The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired defenseman Ryan McDonagh and a fourth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft from the Nashville Predators on Tuesday for a seventh-round selection in 2024 and a second-round pick in 2025.,The trade represents a return to Tampa Bay for McDonagh, who spent parts of five seas...
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...