Kucherov Tabs 100th Assist as Lightning Down Leafs

Reflecting on the Hart Trophy (NHL MVP) for the 2023-24 season, Tampa Bay’s 6-4 win over Toronto on Wednesday evening left no doubt that Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov had already ascended to the top level for being the recipient of the award.

Cirelli Stays Hot, but Lightning Fall to Wings

Cirelli Stays Hot, but Lightning Fall to Wings

TAMPA – Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy turned away a shot from Detroit defenseman Moritz Seider, but Red Wings forward David Perron tended the lose puck. He drove his backhanded shot on the rebound by Vasilevskiy at 17:20 in the third period to give Detroit a late 3-2 lead in a hard-fought game.

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Lightning Extend Streak, Take Down Bruins

Lightning Extend Streak, Take Down Bruins

The Tampa Bay Lightning dismissed the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Bruins, 3-1, at Amalie Arena on Wednesday evening with consistency and a high level of play on both ends of the ice. The Lightning picked up points in the eighth consecutive game and that gave them 15 points and they are now in fourth in the Eastern Conference.

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Can the Golden Knights repeat as Stanley Cup champions? What opponents (and the stats) say

Just two teams have gone back-to-back as Cup champs since 2000. Here are the cases for and against Vegas becoming the third. [...]

Leafs F Nylander game-time decision vs. Bruins

Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander, who missed Game 1 of the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs with an undisclosed injury, will be a game-time decision for Game [...]

Referee Kozari returns to ice, works playoff game

Referee Steve Kozari, who left the ice on a stretcher earlier this month after colliding with Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Haydn Fleury during a Pittsburgh Penguins' 5-4 victory, returned to [...]

'Dream come true': Rempe scores in playoff debut

Rangers rookie forward Matt Rempe, more known for his fighting skill than his offensive prowess, scored the opening goal of his club's Eastern Conference playoff series against the Washington Capitals [...]

Bruins still mull G2 goalie despite Swayman gem

The Bruins aren't committing to a goaltender for Game 2 of their first-round series against the Maple Leafs on Monday even after Jeremy Swayman's dominant 35-save performance in Game 1. [...]

Without Nylander, Leafs fall to Bruins in Game 1

Maple Leafs forward William Nylander, coming off a career-best 98-point campaign, sat out Game 1 of his club's first-round playoff series against Boston, a 5-1 Bruins victory, due to an [...]

Knights' Stone, Pietrangelo return to practice

Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone and defenseman Alex Pietrangelo returned to practice Saturday ahead of their team's first-round playoff series Monday against the Dallas Stars. [...]

Avs rule out Drouin for first-round series vs. Jets

Avalanche forward Jonathan Drouin has a lower-body injury and will miss the team's first-round playoff series against the Jets. [...]

Wyshynski: My picks for every series in the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs

The NHL postseason is the best tournament in pro sports. Who will win each matchup, and in how many games? Who will take home the Cup? [...]

Stanley Cup playoffs picks: Every first-round series, plus Cup champion, Conn Smythe Trophy

With the puck dropping on the first playoff clashes, who do our experts take in each series -- and for the ultimate prize? [...]

NCAA HOCKEY

Bobcats Tip Badgers in OT

Providence, RI – The defending National Champion Quinnipiac Bobcats are no strangers to overtime. They only needed twelve seconds of it last year to defeat the Big Ten’s Minnesota Golden Gophers in the title game. They needed 11 minutes and four seconds on Friday to...
Miami vs. North Dakota in Pictures

Miami vs. North Dakota in Pictures

Grand Forks, ND -- The University of North Dakota hockey team won game one of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference quarter-final game against Miami University. Here are some of the pictures I took during the second period. [gallery link="file" size="large"...

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NCHC First Round: Miami vs. North Dakota Links

NCHC First Round: Miami vs. North Dakota Links

It's hard to believe, but the National Collegiate Hockey Conference playoffs are here. Soon, hockey teams' seasons will end as they are defeated first in the conference tournaments and then in the NCAA playoffs. For college hockey fans, this is the most exciting time...

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Princeton, the only remaining team with a head coaching opening this offseason, is getting closer to making a selection [...]

The NCAA's Division I Management Council has adopted some new rules regarding NIL (name, image, likeness) deals [...]

Boston College freshman Ryan Leonard has decided to stay with the Eagles for another season, the Washington Capitals announced today [...]

The 2025 version of the annual U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game will take place November 2025 between Denver and Minnesota. The game will take place in Denver's Ball Arena, [...]

Boston College was that school-yard bully. It pushed aside everything standing in its way en route to Saturday’s national championship game [...]

After a lengthy on-ice celebration for the Denver Pioneers, fresh off winning an NCAA record 10th national championship in program history, goaltender Matt Davis had barely returned to the locker [...]

The sight of Denver captain McKade Webster crumpling to the ice after a violent collision against the boards — a minor penalty for boarding called on the play against Boston [...]

HOCKEY VIDEO GAMES

NHL 24 Fails to Deliver

The latest edition of EA Sports’ NHL hockey video game series – NHL 24 – is available now on PlayStation and Xbox. Last season’s release was quite disappointing, and our hope was that NHL 24 would represent a huge leap forward and take full advantage of next-generation console power. Unfortunately, it falls short and disappoints again this time, in some even more critical ways.

Video Game Review: NHL 18

Video Game Review: NHL 18

  It's been 25 years since the 1992-93 season, which was captured beautifully in A Season in Time, a terrific 2012 book by Todd Denault (and currently on sale at Amazon for only $1.99). That season saw an unprecedented offensive explosion led by the likes of...

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PHOTO GALLERIES

Photo Gallery: Islanders vs Flyers (04/01/2024)

Brock Nelson scored at 1:24 of overtime to lead the Islanders to a 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center on Monday. Bob Fina photographed the game for Inside Hockey.

Photo Gallery: Flyers Down Caps in Shootout

Photo Gallery: Flyers Down Caps in Shootout

The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Washington Capitals 4-3 in a shootout on Thursday.  Bobby Brink, Joel Farabee and Owen Tippett scored for the Flyers and Connor McMichael, Tom Wilson and Dylan Strome tallied for the Capitals during regulation.  In the shootout, Sean Couturier and Bobby Brink were successful for the Flyers, while TJ Oshie got the Caps’ lone shootout goal.

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Skinner is expected to protect the home net in Game 1 versus the Kings on Monday. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update. [...]

Talbot will guard the road goal Monday in Game 1 versus the Oilers, according to Dennis Bernstein of The Fourth Period. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update. [...]

Pietrangelo (illness) will play Monday in Game 1 against the Stars, according to Lia Assimakopoulos of The Dallas Morning News. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update. [...]

Stone (abdomen) will be in action against Dallas for Game 1 on Monday, Gary Lawless of the Golden Knights' official site reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update. [...]

Thompson was the first goalie off the ice Monday, Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports, indicating he'll be in goal on the road for Game 1 against the [...]

HOCKEY HISTORY

Retro Rangers: McCartan Went from Olympics to Rangers

Jack McCartan is best remembered for leading the surprising Team USA Hockey squad to the Gold Medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics, but he also had a brief NHL career with the Rangers.

Retro Rangers: The Garden’s Cast of Eccentric Characters

Retro Rangers: The Garden’s Cast of Eccentric Characters

Like most NHL teams. the New York Rangers have had their share of eccentric fans. There was Sally Lark, a buxom, platinum blonde, interior decorator from Brooklyn, who was a fixture at the Old Garden during  the 1940s and 1950s. Her seat was directly  adjacent to the penalty box and she was given the nickname “Sin Bin Sally.”

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Leswick Knew How to Launch “The Rocket!”

Leswick Knew How to Launch “The Rocket!”

Tony Leswick was born in March, 1923, in Humboldt, Saskatchewan. He was the seventh of nine children born to Jim and Mary Leswick and learned how to play hockey from his three older brothers who had varying degrees of success in the sport. After playing Junior hockey with the Saskatoon Quakers, Tony turned pro at age 19, with the Cleveland Barons in 1942. He served two years in the Royal Canadian Navy and was then selected by the Rangers in June 1945 in the Inter-League Draft.

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