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Associated Press May 14, 2024, 10:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SUNRISE, Fla. — Jeremy Swayman said the series would return to Boston. And he backed up that claim in a big way. Swayman made 28 saves, Charlie McAvoy added to the list of disputed goals in this matchup with the go-ahead score and the

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 14, 2024, 09:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — In the regular season, Sergei Bobrovsky is known as one of the top goaltenders in the NHL, as evidenced by his nomination for the Vezina Trophy, which he has won twice before. In the

ESPN News Services May 14, 2024, 01:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Wyatt Johnston scored twice on the eve of his birthday as the Dallas Stars pushed Colorado to the brink of elimination Monday night with a 5-1 victory. Johnston had shorthanded and power-play goals for the Stars, who grabbed a 3-1 lead

Associated Press May 13, 2024, 10:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Jordan Staal and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored 3:06 apart in the third period, and the Carolina Hurricanes got four goals in the third for a 4-1 win over the New York Rangers in Game 5 of the second-round playoff series on Monday

Neil PaineMay 13, 2024, 08:37 AM ET Close Neil Paine writes about sports using data and analytics. Previously, he was Sports Editor at FiveThirtyEight. Open Extended Reactions The Stanley Cup playoffs are no place for the fresh-faced and inexperienced — or so the conventional wisdom goes. Because one ill-timed mistake can often send a team

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 13, 2024, 02:08 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The decision to pull goaltender Stuart Skinner after the second period of a 4-3 loss Sunday to the Vancouver Canucks has left the Edmonton Oilers facing questions about their goaltending for a

ESPN News Services May 12, 2024, 09:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Aleksander Barkov slipped through three Bruins defenders to score the go-ahead goal Sunday night, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 16 shots to give the Florida Panthers a 3-2 victory over Boston and a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series. One

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 12, 2024, 07:10 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions VANCOUVER, British Columbia — “Take the ball.” Everything about those three words was an invitation. It was a way to let Arturs Silovs know that although he had already done quite a

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 12, 2024, 02:27 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Peter DeBoer joked that coaches never really see perfect games, but he said the Dallas Stars‘ 4-1 win Saturday over the Colorado Avalanche was “as close to a perfect road

Associated Press May 11, 2024, 10:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RALEIGH, N.C. — Brady Skjei scored on the power play with 3:11 left to help the Carolina Hurricanes defeat the New York Rangers 4-3 on Saturday night, staving off a sweep by winning Game 4 of the second-round playoff series. Skjei’s shot from the

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 11, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Vincent Trocheck counted off the dishes on his family’s dinner table back in Pittsburgh. There was chicken parmesan, rigatoni and arancini. There were meatballs, plates of linguine with shrimp and scallops and chicken cutlets. There was

Associated Press May 11, 2024, 01:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Evan Bouchard scored 5:38 into overtime and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Friday night to even their second-round playoff series at one game apiece. Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid each had a goal and three assists,

Associated Press May 10, 2024, 05:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The United States lost to Sweden 5-2 in its opening match at the ice hockey world championship on Friday. Joel Eriksson Ek scored twice and added an assist, and star defenseman Victor Hedman had a goal and an assist for Sweden. Goaltender Filip Gustavsson

Rachel Doerrie, ESPNMay 10, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Rachel Doerrie is a professional data consultant specializing in data communication and modelling. She’s worked in the NHL and consulted for professional teams across North American and Europe. She hosts the Staff & Graph Podcast and discusses sports from a data-driven perspective. Open Extended Reactions The

Associated Press May 10, 2024, 02:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — The Dallas Stars built another multigoal lead against high-scoring Colorado. This time, they held on to win and avoid another 2-0 hole in the NHL playoffs. “Found a way to win the game, and that’s the most important thing,” Stars defenseman Miro

Associated Press May 9, 2024, 04:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Mason Marchment is set to return to the Dallas Stars‘ lineup for Game 2 of their second-round series against the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night. Marchment has missed the past six games since he and Radek Faksa both left the Stars bench

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 9, 2024, 10:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions This NHL season might have been the greatest example of, “Well, you can’t fire the players.” Going back to Sept. 2023, there were 13 coaching changes made in the NHL. Stretch it back to Jan. 2023,

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 9, 2024, 03:02 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions VANCOUVER — There were questions, and the Edmonton Oilers certainly had answers about how they lost a three-goal lead in Wednesday night’s 5-4 loss to the Vancouver Canucks in Game 1 of