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8:00 AM ET Boston Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said something absolutely astonishing before Game 3 against the Carolina Hurricanes. He announced a goalie change from Linus Ullmark to Jeremy Swayman, which was to be expected when one is down in a series. But to justify his decision, Cassidy said the following: “If it ends up

10:56 PM ET The Pittsburgh Penguins failed to close out the New York Rangers in their Game 5 loss on Wednesday night, but their attention afterward was on the loss of captain Sidney Crosby. The Rangers won 5-3 to narrow the Penguins’ series lead to 3-2. Game 6 is Friday night in Pittsburgh. The question

3:53 PM ET Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse has been suspended one game for head-butting Kings center Phillip Danault, the NHL announced Wednesday. Nurse will not be available when the Edmonton tries to avoid elimination from its first-round Stanley Cup playoff series in Game 6 against Los Angeles on Thursday. The incident between Nurse and Danault

11:34 PM ET Auston Matthews knows when to seize a moment. The Maple Leafs’ star forward, and NHL’s leading goal scorer in the regular season, hadn’t scored since Game 1 of Toronto’s first-round Stanley Cup playoff series against Tampa Bay. When Matthews lit the lamp again, it was to tally the game-winner in Tuesday’s Game

7:20 PM ET The Montreal Canadiens secured the first overall pick in the NHL draft lottery on Tuesday, becoming the first team since 1985 to host the draft and own the top pick. It marks the first time in 42 years that the Canadiens, who made the Stanley Cup Final last season, will select first

9:00 AM ET Each series in the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs has now gotten through Game 4, with no shortage of goalie drama, blowouts and controversy with on-ice officials. This postseason has certainly been thrilling, and following Monday’s wins by the Florida Panthers and Calgary Flames, there will be a total of six Game 5

7:00 AM ET The NHL will hold its annual draft lottery tonight, with 16 non-playoff teams looking to move up to claim future stars. The NHL draft is scheduled for July 7-8 in Montreal. Here’s everything you need to know: When and where is this NHL draft lottery being held? The NHL draft lottery drawing

1:22 AM ET Before the Colorado Avalanche entered the postseason, Calgary Flames head coach Darryl Sutter infamously predicted that a first-round series against them would be “a waste of eight days.” He was wrong. It only too seven days for the Avalanche to sweep the Nashville Predators. Colorado ended their first-round Western Conference series with

7:00 AM ET Claude Giroux was asked whether playing for the Florida Panthers is as fun as it looks. “Well, we’re winning,” he said. “So, yeah.” Giroux, 34, had a classic NHL trade deadline glow-up, going from the draft lottery-bound Philadelphia Flyers to the Panthers, who won the Presidents’ Trophy for the regular season’s best

8:00 AM ET IT’S ROUND 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs, and the Boston Bruins are facing the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 2 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Tensions flare early, as Boston winger David Pastrnak collides with Carolina goalie Antti Raanta, knocking him out of the game with a bloody face. Scrums (and more) form

8:50 PM ET Jordan Binnington won his first playoff game in nearly three years on Sunday, backstopping the St. Louis Blues to a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Wild in Game 4 to even their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series at 2-2. Prior to Sunday, Binnington’s last playoff win was on June 12, 2019, the

3:16 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov and Jamie Benn of the Dallas Stars were fined $5,000 Sunday for high sticking on a pair of incidents that didn’t get penalized during their games. Kuznetsov’s play against Florida’s Noel Acciari came in the first period of the Capitals’ 6-1 victory

8:00 AM ET ESPN staff The Carolina Hurricanes and Boston Bruins take the ice on Sunday for Game 4 of their first-round playoff series (12:30 ET, ESPN), as the Bruins hope to knot things up at two games apiece while the Canes are looking to bring a 3-1 lead back home for Game 5. To

11:32 PM ET New York Rangers coach Gerard Gallant said pulling star goaltender Igor Shesterkin after the first period in Game 3 against the Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday night was meant to spark the team and give the netminder some rest. The Rangers would go on to lose that game in Pittsburgh 7-4, and now trail

10:56 AM ET ESPN News Services The Washington Capitals are turning to Ilya Samsonov to start in goal for Saturday’s Game 3 against the Florida Panthers, according to coach Peter Laviolette. Samsonov replaced Vitek Vanecek for the third period of Game 2 on Thursday and stopped all 17 shots he faced. Vanecek had allowed five

7:40 AM ET The Calgary Flames iced one of the best top lines in hockey this season. But — funny story — they were just a backup plan. If it weren’t for a plethora of preseason injuries, Johnny Gaudreau, Elias Lindholm and Matthew Tkachuk wouldn’t have started as the Flames’ first line. The entire complexion

11:10 PM ET ESPN News Services NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Predators coach John Hynes has ruled goaltender Juuse Saros out for Game 3 of Nashville’s series with the Colorado Avalanche. Connor Ingram, Nashville’s third goaltender who played well in the Predators’ 2-1 overtime loss at Colorado Thursday night that put them in a 2-0 hole, appears

1:24 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The rest of the Penguins‘ playoff run won’t include goaltender Casey DeSmith. Coach Mike Sullivan said DeSmith underwent core surgery Friday morning and will miss the rest of the postseason. The surgery comes three days after DeSmith exited in the second overtime of Pittsburgh’s 4-3, triple-overtime victory over