The Edmonton Oilers got off to another slow start. This time, they bounced back quickly.
Canada was on the ice until nearly midnight to extend its perfect start at the world hockey championships by beating Kazakhstan 6-3 after a fire at the rink played havoc with the schedule on Thursday.
Carter Verhaeghe set a Florida postseason record with a five-point night, and the Florida Panthers escaped a three-goal deficit to beat the Washington Capitals 5-3 and take a 3-2 lead in an Eastern Conference first-round series Wednesday night.
The Montreal Canadiens are not only hosting the NHL draft in July, they’ll have a chance to be the headliners after winning the draft lottery on Tuesday night.
NHL playoff hockey started last week in Dallas, Tampa, Nashville, Raleigh and the District, where girls hockey has expanded over the past decade but still lags far behind traditional hotbeds like New England and the Midwest.
A few days ago, coach Peter Laviolette noted that the Capitals weren’t getting many power-play opportunities in the playoffs. The whistles to that point in the first-round series with the Florida Panthers had been few and far between. Turns out that Laviolette may have spoken too soon.
If the Capitals lose this series, remember Sam Reinhart’s goal. Remember how it prevented Washington from taking a commanding 3-1 lead.
Capitals winger Tom Wilson is set to miss his third-straight playoff game on Monday night.
The New York Islanders fired coach Barry Trotz on Monday, parting ways with the former Stanley Cup winner after missing the playoffs in Trotz’s fourth season with the team.