Hockey Page 55 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Down 2-1 to Canes, Caps look for Alex Ovechkin to deliver
The Washington Capitals understand the significance of Monday's Game 4 in their Stanley Cup second-round series with the Carolina Hurricanes.,With his squad down 2-1 in the best-of-seven series before they take the ice Monday in Raleigh, N.C, Capitals coach Spencer Carbery believes his veteran squad...
Mikko Rantanen, Stars rally in third for Game 3 win over Jets
Third-period goals 49 seconds apart by Alexander Petrovic and Mikko Rantanen sparked the host Dallas Stars to a 5-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets in Sunday's Game 3 of their Stanley Cup playoff series.,Rantanen continued his torrid spree with a one-goal, two-assist outing while Roope Hintz and Thom...
Knights stun Oilers with last-second goal, avoid 3-0 hole
Reilly Smith scored his second goal of the game in the final second of regulation, giving the visiting Vegas Golden Knights a shocking 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday in Game 3 of their Western Conference second-round series.,With overtime looming after the Oilers erased yet another...
Knights' Mark Stone makes early exit from Game 3 vs. Oilers
Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone left the game late in the first period of Saturday night's Stanley Cup playoffs clash with the visiting Edmonton Oilers.,Stone did not play the final six minutes of the opening frame and the forward did not return with the club after the first intermission. Th...
Frederik Andersen's shutout gains Canes Game 3 win over Caps
Frederik Andersen recorded his first postseason shutout in five years as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the visiting Washington Capitals 4-0 on Saturday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C., to take Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series.,Andersen stopped 21 shots for the Hurricanes, who took a 2-...
Stars ready to enjoy home cooking in Game 3 vs. Jets
The Dallas Stars already have wrested away home-ice advantage from the Winnipeg Jets in their Western Conference semifinals series.,Now the Stars have the opportunity to assume control of the series when they play host to the Jets in Game 3 on Sunday afternoon.,The best-of-seven Stanley Cup playoff ...
Panthers have momentum now ahead of Game 4 vs. Maple Leafs
Two months after the Florida Panthers acquired an injured Brad Marchand from the Boston Bruins, it is the Toronto Maple Leafs who are starting to feel the pain.,Florida will face the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday in Game 4 of a second-round Eastern Conference playoff series at Sunrise, Fla., with th...
G Anthony Stolarz remains out for Maple Leafs against Panthers
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz will miss Game 4 of the Eastern Conference second-round playoff series against the Florida Panthers and seemingly will miss more time than that.,Stolarz, 31, has been out since he was injured in Game 1 on Monday. He left the game when he was struck in t...
Oilers G Stuart Skinner to start Game 3 vs. Golden Knights
Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner will get the start in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinal series versus the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday.,Skinner started 50 games during the regular season before struggling in the first two playoff games. The Edmonton native yielded 11 ...
Connor Hellebuyck, Jets blank Stars, level series 1-1
Connor Hellebuyck made 21 saves to help the Winnipeg Jets even their Western Conference semifinal series against the visiting Dallas Stars with a 4-0 win in Game 2 on Friday night.,Hellebuyck, the front-runner to win a third Vezina Trophy as the NHL's top goalie, has 49 shutouts in his career, inclu...
Brad Marchand shows off OT wizardry as Panthers down Leafs
Brad Marchand scored 15:27 into overtime as the Florida Panthers defeated the Maple Leafs 5-4 on Friday night in Sunrise, Fla., slicing Toronto's lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series to 2-1.,Marchand produced his fourth career overtime playoff goal when his shot bounced in off the body of...
Brad Marchand shows off OT wizardry as Panthers down Maple Leafs
Brad Marchand scored with 4:33 left in overtime as the host Florida Panthers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 on Friday night in Sunrise.,It was Marchand's fourth career overtime goal in the playoffs, after the puck bounced in off the body of Toronto's Morgan Rielly. That number is the fourth-mo...
Golden Knights' Nicolas Roy not suspended for hit after hearing
Vegas Golden Knights forward Nicolas Roy received a fine but escaped a possible suspension following a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Friday night.,Roy was fined $7,812.50, the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement, for cross-checking Trent Frederic of the ...
Key decisions ahead for Hurricanes in 1-1 series with Capitals
The Carolina Hurricanes return home for a pivotal Game 3 against the Washington Capitals, their second-round Stanley Cup playoff opponent, as their 1-1 series resumes Saturday in Raleigh, N.C.,The team that takes the third game of a best-of-seven series tied 1-1 advances nearly 66 percent of the tim...
Trailing 2-0, Golden Knights face uphill climb as they visit Oilers
The Vegas Golden Knights are not yet in must-win territory, but they can ill afford another loss when they visit the Edmonton Oilers for Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Saturday.,The Golden Knights are down 2-0 in the best-of-seven series, having dropped both games at home to ...
Golden Knights' Nicolas Roy to have hearing with NHL
Vegas Golden Knights forward Nicolas Roy will have a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Friday, one day after cross-checking Trent Frederic of the Edmonton Oilers.,Roy received a five-minute major and a game misconduct at 5:37 of overtime during the Golden Knights' 5-4 loss to the O...
Leon Draisaitl's OT goal gives Oilers 2-0 edge on Knights
Leon Draisaitl scored at 15:20 of overtime to give the Oilers a 5-4 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday in Las Vegas, lifting Edmonton to a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series.,Connor McDavid set up the game-winner when he deked around Jack Eichel at the blue line, sett...
Logan Thompson, Capitals even series with Hurricanes
Logan Thompson made 27 saves and Tom Wilson had a goal and an assist in the Washington Capitals' 3-1 win over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series Thursday.,Connor McMichael and John Carlson also scored for the Capitals. The series is tied 1-1 as th...
Jets try to stop Stars, Mikko Rantanen on historic scoring spree
The Winnipeg Jets faced Dallas Stars winger Mikko Rantanen seven times during the regular season, but the postseason version has been a different story.,After leading the Stars to victory with hat tricks in the past two games, Rantanen will try to continue his recent scoring surge in Game 2 on Frida...
Leafs up for all challenges as Game 3 vs. Panthers approaches
Intent on bucking recent history, the Toronto Maple Leafs lead the reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers 2-0 in their best-of-seven, second-round series as Game 3 approaches Friday.,The Maple Leafs have failed to advance past the second round of the NHL playoffs in every season since 2002, ...