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Golden Knights head to Cup Final after completing sweep of Avalanche
Mark Stone and Cole Smith scored goals and Carter Hart made 20 saves as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 to compete a four-game sweep of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday in Las Vegas.,Vegas, which won its sixth straight playoff game, advances to the Stanley Cup Fi...
'You have to grind': Canadiens eager to tie Eastern finals with Canes
The Montreal Canadiens find themselves in unfamiliar territory.,Sure, they will play their next game at home, but they will enter Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night having lost two in a row for the first time since March 14-15.,The Canadiens, w...
Avs' Nathan MacKinnon (leg) to play in Game 4
Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon will suit up for Tuesday's Game 4 of the Western Conference finals, according to Colorado head coach Jared Bednar, whose team faces elimination down 3-0 to the Vegas Golden Knights.,Dealing with a right leg injury, McKinnon did not participate in Tuesday morning's opt...
Penguins re-sign F Evgeni Malkin for 21st season
Forward Evgeni Malkin will return for his 21st season with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2026-27.,The team signed the pending free agent to a one-year, $5.5 million contract extension on Tuesday.,Malkin, who turns 40 on July 31, recorded 61 points (19 goals, 42 assists) in 56 games in 2025-26.,The thre...
Report: Claude Giroux eyes return for 20th season
Pending unrestricted free agent forward Claude Giroux wants to return for a 20th NHL season, TSN reported on Tuesday.,Giroux, 38, recorded 49 points (14 goals, 35 assists) and a plus-20 rating in 82 games this season with Ottawa. He was held off the scoresheet in all four games as the Senators were ...
Andrei Svechnikov, Hurricanes grab edge over Habs with another OT win
Andrei Svechnikov scored at 14:06 of overtime, lifting the visiting Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 win against the Montreal Canadiens in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals on Monday.,Svechnikov fired a shot from above the right circle to give Carolina a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series headin...
Sebastian Aho, Hurricanes grab 2-1 edge over Habs with another OT win
Sebastian Aho scored at 14:06 of overtime, lifting the visiting Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 win against the Montreal Canadiens in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals on Monday.,Aho deflected a shot by Andrei Svechnikov to give Carolina a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series heading to Game 4 on...
Nathan MacKinnon ailing as Avs face must-win Game 4 vs. Knights
With his Presidents' Trophy-winning team on the brink of elimination following a 5-3 loss on Sunday night, Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar stated the obvious heading into Tuesday night's must-win Game 4 of their best-of-seven Western Conference finals with the Vegas Golden Knights in Las Vegas...
Leafs F Max Domi dealing with surgery 'complications'
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Max Domi is out indefinitely due to complications from an offseason surgery, the team announced Monday.,Domi, 31, will continue working with the Maple Leafs' medical staff and will be re-evaluated at the start of training camp. The team said he played through the injury d...
Avs star Nathan MacKinnon limited after taking shot to knee in Game 3
As if things couldn't get any worse for the Colorado Avalanche, who fell into a 3-0 hole in the Western Conference finals with Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, they may now also be without star player Nathan MacKinnon.,MacKinnon, who led the NHL with 53 goals this regular season, susta...
Golden Knights rally from 3 down to beat Avs, take 3-0 series lead
Tomas Hertl scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and Mark Stone and William Karlsson each had a goal and an assist as the Vegas Golden Knights rallied from an early 3-0 deficit to defeat the Colorado Avalanche, 5-3, on Sunday night in Las Vegas to take a commanding 3-0 lead in th...
Golden Knights' Mark Stone, Avs' Cale Makar return for Game 3
Golden Knights captain Mark Stone will be on the ice Sunday night when Vegas faces the Colorado Avalanche in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals at Las Vegas.,Vegas coach John Tortorella made the announcement approximately 2 1/2 hours before the puck was dropped. The Golden Knights lead the seri...
Golden Knights' Mark Stone returns for Game 3, Avs' Cale Makar questionable
Golden Knights captain Mark Stone will be on the ice Sunday night when Vegas faces the Colorado Avalanche in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals at Las Vegas.,Vegas coach John Tortorella made the announcement approximately 2 1/2 hours before the puck is dropped. The Golden Knights lead the serie...
Canadiens in solid position entering Game 3 vs. Hurricanes
With home-ice advantage now in their back pocket, the Montreal Canadiens are excited about a return home for Game 3 of their Eastern Conference final against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Monday evening.,The best-of-7 series is tied 1-1 after Montreal ended an eight-game winning streak by the ...
Desperation setting in as Avs face 2-0 hole on road vs. Golden Knights
Already down 2-0 in the best-of-seven Western Conference finals, the question of the day for the Colorado Avalanche heading into Game 3 against the Vegas Golden Knights is whether star defenseman Cale Makar be on the ice Sunday night in Las Vegas.,Colorado coach Jared Bednar, accused by some of thro...
Nikolaj Ehlers' 2nd goal in OT helps Canes even series with Canadiens
Nikolaj Ehlers scored his second goal of the game at 3:29 of overtime to lift the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 win against the visiting Montreal Canadiens in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference Final on Saturday evening in Raleigh, N.C.,Ehlers scored from just above the right hash marks on the rush t...
Golden Knights put Avalanche in 0-2 hole with third-period rally
DENVER -- Jack Eichel and Ivan Barbashev scored goals 2:07 apart in the third period, Barbashev added an empty-netter, and the Vegas Golden Knights rallied to beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Friday night.,Eichel and Barbashev each added an assist and Car...
Canes out to rebound from first playoff loss, even series vs. Habs
The Carolina Hurricanes will try to bounce back from their most one-sided loss in more than two months when they face the Montreal Canadiens in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday evening in Raleigh, N.C.,The Canadiens, who reached the conference finals by winning two seven-game seri...
Avs' Cale Makar, Knights' Mark Stone out for Game 2
Colorado Avalanche star defenseman Cale Makar and Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone will miss Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Friday in Denver.,Makar, who also missed Colorado's 4-2 loss in Game 1 of the series on Wednesday, is nursing an upper-body injury. He was on the ice for an ...
Avalanche D Cale Makar out for Game 2 vs. Knights
Colorado Avalanche star defenseman Cale Makar will miss Game 2 of the Western Conference finals against the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Friday.,Makar, who also missed Colorado's 4-2 loss in Game 1 of the series on Wednesday, is nursing an upper-body injury. He was on the ice for an optional ska...