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Offensive Fervor Lifts Bolts Over Sabres
TAMPA - The Tampa Bay Lightning gave up two goals to the Buffalo Sabres in the last 22 seconds of the first period in the Bolts' 7-4 dismissal of Buffalo on Sunday evening. The win ended four one-point losses in the last five games as the Lightning's latest three...
Red Wings’ Overtime Goal Stops Lightning
TAMPA - Detroit Red Wings' center Marco Kasper scored at 3:32 in overtime and the Red Wings shaded the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4-3, in a loss that once again thwarted the Bolts from being in position to secure a second seed in the Eastern Conference. The goal marked the...
Ducks “Goalie” Edmonton
Is the question whether the Ducks could skate with the Oilers or whether the Oilers would let them? In their first period together, the team from Anaheim went blade-for-blade with the Canadian team on Monday night. The Oilers way outshot the Ducks, anyway, 14-6, but all but one were either blockered aside with a “thwack” off the waffle or swallowed up in Lukas Dostal’s belly pad.
Going Out Excellent
It’s rare to find someone as good as his or her profession at the end of a career as he or she was at the start, particularly in sports. However, in Los Angeles, broadcasting excellence often carries from generation to generation: Chick Hearn, Vin Scully, Bob Miller, and Nick Nickson.
Can’t Ignore Core Four
What would it feel like if, at work, your every move was chronicled and analyzed endlessly on the radio the next day without your being able to explain any of the why’s for all of the what’s being bandied about? That’s how I imagine it feels to be a Toronto Maple Leafs player.
Not Playing the Spoiler
At some point, the games of a losing team simply don’t matter anymore, aside from for player-development purposes. That’s when talk shifts away from “playoff” hopes and towards “we’re spoilers” reality. Friday night, the Ducks had that chance, as they took on the visiting New York Rangers…
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The Stars will begin the playoffs without top goal scorer Jason Robertson, who suffered a lower-body injury in their last regular-season game, coach Pete DeBoer said. [...]
The NHL reported an attendance figure of 23,014,458 across the 1,312-game regular season, setting a league record for the third consecutive season. [...]
Lindy Ruff became the NHL's fifth coach to reach 900 wins in the Sabres 5-4 victory over the Flyers in each team's season finale Thursday night. [...]
The Avalanche and Panthers enter the Stanley Cup playoffs as slim favorites to hoist the Cup at most major sportsbooks, including ESPN BET. [...]
Alex Ovechkin scored his 44th goal of the season to move his all-time record total to 897 on Thursday in the Capitals' 5-2 loss to the Penguins in the regular-season [...]
After sitting out the Senators' past eight games because of an upper-body injury, captain Brady Tkachuk returned to the lineup Thursday night but sat out the third period after taking [...]
We explore the next moves each team should make this summer and forecast its 2025-26 outlook. [...]
The Leafs, Stars and Oilers are among eight teams under the most pressure to win a title -- and here's how we know. [...]
Ottawa is back in the postseason for the first time since 2017 -- with plans to make it an annual occurrence. [...]
With a roster tight against the salary cap, the club has needed to make the most of its roster spots. [...]
Top NHL blueliners, goalies and scorers explain Ovi's unique skill as he closes in on Wayne Gretzky's record. [...]
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