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It took a while, but we finally have a picture of what the second round of the NHL playoffs will look like (basically), and the Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild are all set to begin the second round. This much-anticipated showdown has the talent of a Western Conference Final, with both sides icing some of […]
“We went down early, but we just stuck to our game. The power play came through, as did the PK. That’s just a nice team win, which gives us a lot of confidence to go back home to play in front of our fans.” – William Villeneuve The resiliency of the bounce back of being […] The post Easton Cowan makes his mark as Toronto Marlies storm back to tie series in Laval appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins split the first two games of their series against the Hershey Bears. The best-of-five series now shifts for the next two games to Hershey. It started out great for WBS, getting out to a 3-0 lead that they turned into a 4-2 win in Game 1. Sergei Murashov made 31 saves in […]
Good morning, folks… The Texas Rangers fell to the Detroit Tigers by a score of 5-1 last night. The DMN writes that Kumar Rocker’s performance was a reminder of the non-linearity of progress. It could be worse, though…the Cincinnati Reds tied a major league record by walking seven straight batters against the Pirates yesterday. Brandon […]
The Calgary Flames are continuing their rebuild this summer, and don't be surprise to see general manager Craig Conroy make a couple of big trades at the NHL Draft next month. Speculation is brewing that Conroy has been listening to trade offers on forward Blake Coleman, while also dangling Jonathan Huberdeau in trade talks, with a willingness to retain up to roughly 40% of his remaining contract. Let's start with Coleman. The two-way versatile forward has one season left on his deal at $4.9 m...
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The Edmonton Oilers bowed out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a whimper this week, setting in motion the most important offseason in franchise history. After back-to-back defeats in the Stanley Cup Final, the team entered the 2025 offseason in a tough spot. McDavid’s contract was one year from expiring, and Edmonton’s roster was the…
Coming in as a late-season waiver claim, Tye Kartye carved out a spot in the lineup and has many excited for next year.
Game Seven: Montreal Canadiens (3-3) at Tampa Bay Lightning (3-3) Time: 6:00 PM EST Location: Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL (Lightning are 4-1 in Game 7 Home Games) TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, TNT, truTV, HBOMax, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App Odds: Lightning Know the Opponents: Habs Eye on the Prize There is a story, perhaps anecdotal, that occasionally circulates around the internets about George Lucas’ directorial style while shooting the original Sta...
The Toronto Maple Leafs are going to name a new management regime on Monday, and with John Chayka and Mats Sundin leading the charge, don't be surprised to see them use the team's goaltending depth to make a trade, and help reallocate some resources on the Leafs' roster. Joseph Woll has the most trade value out of any of the four goalies Toronto has on their roster. He's five years younger than Anthony Stolarz, has two years left on his contract at just $3.6 million AAV, and his limited no-tra...
The Edmonton Oilers need to retool on the fly. After both Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid met with the media over the weekend, it's become obvious that things need to change in a hurry for the Oilers. Both stars called out the organization for putting together an 'average' team, and while both stars took accountability for their 'average' play during the Stanley Cup Playoffs, it was obvious they feel the roster needs some tweaks. Turns out GM Stan Bowman felt the very same way, although he w...
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Expect a 'B'-hive this year.
The Detroit Lions traded up from pick 50 to pick 44 in the 2026 NFL Draft and selected edge defender from the University of Michigan, Derrick Moore. They gave up the latter of their two fourth round picks (pick 128) in order to make the deal with the New York Jets happen. Moore is a […]
The Minnesota Frost wasted no time setting the tone, stealing home-ice advantage from the Montreal Victoire with a 5–4 overtime win in Game 1 on Saturday. Jincy Roese scored the winner 4:30 into overtime, firing a point shot that deflected off of goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens and trickled across the goal line. Montreal’s Laura Stacey made history with the PWHL’s first playoff hat trick in a fast-paced, back-and-forth game that saw five goals scored in under eight minutes of game tim...
A pair of Miami defensive tackles, Ahmad Moten and Justin Scott, have gotten a ton of publicity this off-season. After Miami sent a pair of 1st round edge rushers (Rueben Bain Jr. and Akheem Mesidor) to the NFL the DT duo will potentially make a foursome of 1st round pros to come through Miami in […]
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The best teams in the NHL tend to win games in multiple ways. You can't choose who you match up against in the playoffs. Maybe you're going up against a fast team like the Edmonton Oilers. You might wind up grinding out a series with a physical (or dirty!) team like the Florida Panthers. Withstandin...
Happy Sunday, Jets fans! Here are your links on this final day of a May weekend. Nick Faria – 3 pressing storylines as Jets open rookie minicamp Nick Faria – The New York Jets’ Breece Hall-contract leverage takes a hit Connor Long – 2 free agent linebackers the Jets can add to improve weak room […]
The Detroit Tigers evened up their weekend home series against the Texas Rangers on Saturday night with a 5-1 victory. Keider Montero gave the good guys 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball, while Dillon Dingler’s three-run shot in the opening frame was enough to earn the W. Sunday night, the two teams will duke it […]
Logan Stankoven scored twice to extend his postseason goal streak to five games in the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 victory over Philadelphia Flyers in Game 1 at Lenovo Center on Saturday. Frederik Andersen made 19 saves to post his second shutout of the playoffs, and Jackson Blake also tallied for the Hurricanes, who are unbeaten. Sean Couturier matched Stankoven with a game-high five shots, and Dan Vladar stopped 20 shots for the Flyers. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING vs MONTREAL CANADIENS ...
Sidney Crosby is under contract next season in 2026-27 to play for the Penguins. What comes after that will have to be determined at a later date. “Just wait and see,” Crosby said on Friday about his future status during exit interviews. “I haven’t thought that far ahead, but we’ll just wait and see.” That […]
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference QFs Game 7: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Tampa Bay Lightning (A2) Series tied 3-3 Start time: **6:00 PM EDT / 3:00 PM PDT** In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: TNT, truTV In the Lightning region: The Spot Streaming: Sportsnet+ The official stats say that the Tampa Bay Lightning had a 38-26 advantage in scoring chances at five-on-five and a 22-7 edge in high-danger chances in Game 6, but ...
Montreal Canadiens news and notes “Pretty much every game in this series feels like a Game 7,” Martin St-Louis said before heading to Tampa for the final contest of the series. [ La Presse ] Flights for both the Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning had to be diverted due to thunderstorms that led to tornado warnings in Tampa. [ Journal de Montreal ] In recent history, the Habs have performed well in Game 7s. [ Journal de Montreal ] The history of Game 7s in the NHL. [ La Pre...
Saturday night’s series opener in Raleigh was, in short, not an especially inspiring showing from this Flyers team. The Flyers found themselves quickly on the back foot in this one, struggling to work under the pressure of the Hurricanes’ checking game and within the tempo they were operating at, and as a result, the Flyers would generate a postseason-low 19 shots on the way to being shut out for the first time in these playoffs. Now, despite the troubles with the pace of the game and the...