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ESPN News Services May 27, 2024, 11:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EDMONTON, Alberta — Jason Robertson completed his first-career playoff hat trick midway through the third period as the Dallas Stars defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Monday night to take a 2-1 lead in the NHL’s Western Conference final. Wyatt Johnston and Miro

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 27, 2024, 01:34 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions New York Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba has been fined $5,000 for elbowing Florida Panthers forward Evan Rodrigues during Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals Sunday. It’s the maximum fine allowable under the NHL collective bargaining

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 27, 2024, 07:40 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Everything about Dylan Holloway and Darnell Nurse sitting next to each other on an elevated dais at the Western Conference finals said quite a bit before either one of them

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 26, 2024, 07:15 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions SUNRISE, Fla. — The New York Rangers needed a timeout. Literally. New York held a two-goal lead entering the third period in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Florida

Associated Press May 26, 2024, 03:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SUNRISE, Fla. — Kaapo Kakko was back in the New York Rangers‘ lineup for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Florida Panthers on Sunday, replacing injured winger Jimmy Vesey. It was Kakko’s second appearance of the series. Vesey is listed as

Associated Press May 25, 2024, 11:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Mason Marchment scored for the first time since the playoff opener and the Dallas Stars defeated the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 on Saturday night to even the Western Conference Final at a game each. Marchment broke a tie at 3:41 of the third

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 25, 2024, 07:47 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — New York Rangers forward Jimmy Vesey is out and has been classified as week-to-week with an upper-body injury, coach Peter Laviolette said on Saturday. Vesey took a thundering

Associated Press May 24, 2024, 11:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Barclay Goodrow scored at 14:01 of overtime and the New York Ranger beat the Florida Panthers 2-1 on Friday night in Game 2 to even the Eastern Conference final. Goodrow fired a snap shot from above that circles over goalie Sergei

Associated Press May 24, 2024, 11:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAGINAW, Mich. — Zayne Parekh had a goal and two assists and the host Saginaw Spirit opened the Memorial Cup major junior hockey championship with a 5-4 victory over the Moose Jaw Warriors on Friday night. Both playing in the four-team event for the

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 24, 2024, 05:42 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Scott Arniel, who played for the previous incarnation of the franchise in the 1980s, was named the new head coach of the Winnipeg Jets on Friday. Although the Jets interviewed other candidates for their opening, it

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 24, 2024, 09:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions For the first time in the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs, the New York Rangers trail in a series. The Florida Panthers skated out of Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night with a convincing, at times dominating,

Associated Press May 24, 2024, 12:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Connor McDavid scored 32 seconds into the second overtime and the Edmonton Oilers overcame their captain’s double-minor penalty in the first extra period to beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday night. The Stars

Associated Press May 23, 2024, 06:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Jim Hiller is sticking to the hard-nosed, defense-first philosophy that got the Los Angeles Kings to the first round of the playoffs — and no farther — in each of the past three seasons. General manager Rob Blake introduced Hiller

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 23, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Conn Smythe Trophy is unique, in that a player’s entire postseason performance is factored into who wins the Stanley Cup playoffs’ most valuable player. The first two rounds narrow the field and start defining narratives.

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 22, 2024, 11:22 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK CITY — The Florida Panthers’ Game 1 win over the New York Rangers may have set the tone for the Eastern Conference final. But Matthew Tkachuk unquestionably established it in Florida’s 3-0 victory on

Rachel Doerrie, ESPNMay 22, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Close Rachel Doerrie is a professional data consultant specializing in data communication and modelling. She’s worked in the NHL and consulted for professional teams across North American and Europe. She hosts the Staff & Graph Podcast and discusses sports from a data-driven perspective. Open Extended Reactions The

Open Extended Reactions The 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs field is down to four teams. The New York Rangers will take on the Florida Panthers in the Eastern Conference finals, with Game 1 slated for Wednesday night (8 ET, ESPN/ESPN+). Meanwhile, the Dallas Stars square off against the Edmonton Oilers in the Western Conference finals, with

Ryan S. Clark Close Ryan S. Clark NHL reporter Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Kristen Shilton Close Kristen Shilton ESPN NHL reporter Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. May 22, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sixteen NHL teams qualified for the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs. But