NHL

10:54 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning are back-to-back Stanley Cup champs — and they did it in a nine-month span. “This group, no matter what happens from here on out, this group is going to be etched in history forever, and that’s pretty F’ing special,” captain Steven Stamkos said. “I’m so
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10:58 PM ET The Colorado Avalanche have opened as the betting favorites to win the Stanley Cup in the 2021-22 NHL season, according to Caesars Sportsbook by William Hill. The Avalanche, who won the Presidents’ Trophy for the NHL’s best record this season, are +500 to win next year’s Stanley Cup. The Vegas Golden Knights,
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12:41 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Brendan Gallagher wore the Montreal Canadiens‘ Stanley Cup Final loss on his face. There were the red welts on his cheeks, battle scars from intense confrontations with the Tampa Bay Lightning through five games. There were his red and puffy eyes, still visible under a pulled-down hat. “Sorry,” said
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9:28 PM ET Associated Press EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Defenseman Christian Wolanin has agreed to a one-year, $750,000 contract extension to return to the Los Angeles Kings. Wolanin was eligible for unrestricted free agency. The Kings announced the deal on Tuesday. Wolanin, 26, appeared in three games with Los Angeles after the Kings acquired him
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12:26 PM ET Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks was at the home of Columbus goaltending coach Manny Legace when the fireworks accident happened that resulted in his death Sunday, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN. Kivlenieks and teammate Elvis Merzlikins traveled to Novi, Michigan, where Legace lives, to celebrate July Fourth, as well as the wedding
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9:01 AM ET Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks died Sunday at the age of 24. The team said Kivlenieks died as the result of a “tragic accident,” suffering an apparent head injury in a fall. “Medical personnel were called immediately, but he succumbed a short time later,” the team said in a statement. “We
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1:09 AM ET ESPN News Services Facing the prospect of a second consecutive Stanley Cup celebration in isolation in Canada, the Tampa Bay Lightning insist they’re focused on completing a sweep of the Montreal Canadiens and not the prospect of winning at home in front of family and friends. However, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said
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4:26 PM ET Veteran forward Mikhail Grigorenko, on the cusp of unrestricted free agency in the NHL, decided to return instead to the KHL on Saturday, agreeing to a three-year contract with CSKA Moscow, the league announced. Grigorenko, 27, a 2012 first-round selection of the Buffalo Sabres, had four goals and 12 points for the
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11:06 PM ET Associated Press Thomas M. Reich, a pioneering baseball agent with an ebullient, oversized personality who helped players gain multimillion dollar salaries in the early years of free agency, died Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 82. Reich had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in December 2019. “Tom Reich
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