The Edmonton Oilers were outmatched by the Anaheim Ducks in six games, and after going to the Stanley Cup Final two years in a row, the Oil are out in the first round. There's going to be significant changes to the roster this offseason, as Stan Bowman has no choice but to shuffle things up, or else Connor McDavid is going to demand out, and the ship will then sink. Bowman made several moves throughout the regular season, but unfortunately, wasn't able to address the areas of the team that sto...
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Dylan Holloway made his position clear on the St. Louis Blues when he shared his thoughts on his upcoming free agency.
"It was kind of wild two years ago," Holloway said, referencing the offer sheet that brought him from Edmonton to St. Louis in the summer of 2024. "But obviously I'm very thankful to be a Blue and I want to be a Blue for a long time."
The 24-year-old forward becomes a restricted free agent on July 1 when his two-year, $4.58 million contract expires, and St. Louis is expect...
The Detroit Tigers return to Comerica Park to host the Texas Rangers on Friday after a 4-5 interleague swing that concluded with a 5-2 victory in the finale against the Braves in Atlanta on Thursday to prevent a sweep. This weekend’s series opens up a six-game homestand that has the Boston Red Sox coming to […]
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Marcus Stroman* and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, in 1991, Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers pitches the seventh no-hitter of his major league career, and other stories as well. Today in baseball history: Cubs Birthdays: Marcus Stroman*, Rudy Meoli, Paul Carter. Today in history: *pictured.
The offseason is here a little earlier than the Penguins wanted it to be. As they shift into that mode, here’s what to watch for in the upcoming weeks for the early portion of decisions that will need to be made and events to unfold prior to the busy period around the draft and free […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links “Hischier has made it known his goal is to win a Stanley Cup with the New Jersey Devils, and he’s certainly a player they need to keep around if they’re serious about doing so. He has averaged 32.4 goals and 72.6 points per 82 games over the […]
The Columbus Blue Jackets are not standing pat this summer.
GM Don Waddell has made clear through multiple conversations with media and insiders that the organization's first-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft is available if the right deal presents itself.
The Blue Jackets are open to trading their first-round selection, which is projected at No. 14 overall heading into the May 5 lottery.
The willingness to move that pick is not new information exactly, as Waddell told Mark Scheig of The ...
That's Wild
THEY DID IT! The Minnesota Wild have won their first-round playoff series against the Dallas Stars in just six games after a controlling 5-2 win on Thursday night. The series was full of highs and lows and it looked for a brief moment that it was going to be stretched to seven and t...
Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning… As the Pittsburgh Penguins shift their attention toward the off-season, we can look back at the overall picture of their playoff run and the season as a whole. The team was largely undone by their disastrous start, falling into a 3–0 series hole, in addition to […]
*Anyone else still feeling great about the Flyers moving on to the second round? Still riding high? Sure the next round is going to be a fair bit tougher, but who cares? The Flyers for their part are ready to start fresh against a new opponent. [ NHL.com ]
*We’ve been saying “new era of orange” for what feels like forever now, but it really feels like it now, right? This feels like the start of something good. [ BSH ]
*Here’s hoping these Kids learned a few things from their overtime...
You never want to lose heading into an off-day, but something tells me the Yankees didn’t have too bad of a flight back home. Though a shutout loss to the Rangers left a sour final note as the Bombers headed to New York, the setback still left them with a stellar 7-2 record on a […]
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference QFs
Game 6: Montreal Canadiens (A3) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (A2)
MTL leads 3-2
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: ESPN2 In the Lightning region: The Spot Streaming: Sportsnet+
When the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning met in the 2021 Stanley Cup Final, the series didn’t need a Game 6. The Canadiens managed just one win, and the series w...
Quinn Hughes scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner, and had an assist, and the Minnesota Wild eliminated the Dallas Stars with a rousing 5-2 victory in Game 6 at Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul. It was Minnesota’s first postseason series win since 2015. Former Florida Panther Vladimir Tarasenko and Matt Boldy also scored for the Wild, who got 21 saves from goaltender Jesper Wallstadt. Minnesota will take on the Colorado Avalanche next.
Leo Carlsson, Chris Kreider an...
MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: Andy Pettitte, you’ve got company; Max Fried is making a case for himself as the Yankees pitcher with the best pickoff move. Fried’s skills were on display when he picked off Josh Jung in the fourth inning of Monday’s 4-2 win against the Rangers with a delayed motion (video in article). […]
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
The Montreal Canadiens have an opportunity to win their first playoff series since 2021. [ NHL.com | La Presse ]
Martin St-Louis is trying to keep everyone’s feet on the ground. [ Radio-Canada ]
A few key numbers that have defined the series thus far. [ La Presse ]
From tears to cheers, in a nutshell, describes the past five-plus months of Jakub Dobes’ life. [ NHL.com ]
Phillip Danault earned himself a large pizza after the team’s Ga...
Aston Villa had a disastrous first leg of their UEL semi-final tie with Nottingham Forest on Thursday night. Not only did they lose at the City Ground 1-0, but midfielder Amadou Onana suffered a fresh injury. Onana had just been passed fit, after missing out on last weekend’s loss to Fulham, with a minor knee […]
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Live from Raleighwood, it’ll be Saturday Night. Ever since Philadelphia ended their series against Pittsburgh on Wednesday, fans had been waiting for when the Flyers/Canes series would get started. Informed speculation had noted that ABC had an 8 PM slot for Saturday Night, also a traditional spot for “Hockey Night in Canada.” The thinking was […]
For the first time since 2020, the Edmonton Oilers will not be playing hockey in May. A new champion of the Western Conference will be crowned this season. Fans will have plenty of words to describe this season. Some will say it was fatigue, lack of effort, or even laziness. As the Anaheim Ducks put…
The Quinn Hughes trade gave the Minnesota Wild unprecedented optimism heading into the postseason. Finally, the team had the big-name starpower to take on all comers, or at least, in theory. There was still the tricky matter of, you know, getting out of the first round for the first time since 2015,...
Well, there’s always next year. The Edmonton Oilers’ season came to an end on Thursday evening, as they fell 5-2 to the Anaheim Ducks in Game 6. It’s the first time that the Oilers have been eliminated in the first round since they were swept by the Winnipeg Jets in 2021. Let’s take a look…
The Philadelphia Flyers own the city right now.
After eliminating the Pittsburgh Penguins at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Wednesday night, Cam York returned to the scene of the crime for another big playoff game less than 24 hours later. He and Trevor Zegras rang the bell before the Philadelphia 76ers hosted the Boston Celtics for Game 6 of their first-round series in the NBA Playoffs.
ring us in, @NHLFlyers 🏒 @camyork2 x @tzegras11 | @cryptocom pic.twitter.com/KkqqkmGAaR — Philadel...
As the Flyers figure out when their second round series against the Carolina Hurricanes begins, Philadelphia head coach Rick Tocchet said Thursday to the media that the youth were vital to the team’s success.
The four of Porter Martone, Matvei Michkov, Denver Barkey, and Alex Bump had seven points combined (four goals, three assists) over the six-game battle of Pennsylvania. Michkov earned a primary assist on the game-winning goal by Cam York in overtime, and had a few quality chances to ...
Two of the first-round series are over and more will wrap up this week as the Stanley Cup Playoffs continue. In the East, Buffalo has Boston on the brink of elimination, as Philadelphia does with Pittsburgh. Tampa and Montreal are tied at two games apiece, with that series off until Wednesday night. Out West, Utah has the early 2-1 lead over Vegas with a chance to hold home ice on Monday night, Dallas and Minnesota are deadlocked after four games in a series that feels destined for seven and A...