Robin Lehner gets another shutout, Golden Knights blank Canucks
EDMONTON, Alberta — Robin Lehner stopped 32 shots and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Vancouver Canucks, 3-0, in Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal series Saturday night. Alex Tuch, got his seventh goal of the postseason, and Mark Stone and Zack Whitecloud also scored to help Vegas take...
Islanders rally to beat Flyers, take series leadVideo
TORONTO — Matt Martin and Leo Komarov scored in the second period as the New York Islanders rallied to beat the Philadelphia Flyers, 3-1, on Saturday night, taking a 2-1 lead in their conference semifinal series. Anders Lee also scored, and Semyon Varlamov had 26 saves to rebound after a...
Ondrej Palat helps Lightning take commanding series lead over BruinsVideo
TORONTO — Well-rounded winger Ondrej Palat is scoring, reigning MVP Nikita Kucherov is defending and the Tampa Bay Lightning have taken over their series against the Boston Bruins. Palat scored two goals to give him four in the past three games, Kucherov was part of a strong defensive effort in...
NHL playoffs to resume with 3 games each Saturday, Sunday
The NHL’s second-round playoff series will resume with three games each on Saturday and Sunday after players prompted the league to postpone two days of action to protest racial injustice. In the NHL’s Eastern Conference hub city of Toronto, Tampa Bay and Boston will play Game 4 of their series...
NHL players discuss options for racial injustice protests
NHL players are discussing options to protest racial injustice after the NBA and other professional sports leagues postponed games, according to a person with knowledge of those talks. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity early Thursday because those discussions were private. The subject rose to...
Nazem Kadri, Avalanche regroup to beat Stars in Game 3
EDMONTON, Alberta — Nazem Kadri scored the go-ahead goal with 6 minutes, 6 seconds remaining in a wild third period as the Colorado Avalanche regrouped to beat the Dallas Stars, 6-4, in Game 3 on Wednesday night. Dallas has a 2-1 advantage in the second-round series. Game 4 will be...
Lightning crank up power play, rout Bruins in Game 3
TORONTO — Ondrej Palat, Mikhail Sergachez and Alex Killorn scored power-play goals Wednesday night to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 7-1 rout of the Boston Bruins in Game 3 of their second-round NHL playoff series. Killorn added a second goal and Yanni Gourde, Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov...
Top-seeded Flyers even series, beat Islanders in overtimeVideo
TORONTO — Phillippe Myers scored 2 minutes, 40 seconds into overtime to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Wednesday, tying the second-round playoff series at a game apiece. The Islanders overcame a 3-0 first-period deficit, with Jean-Gabriel Pageau getting the tying goal with...
Canucks cruise to win over Vegas, even series 1-1
EDMONTON, Alberta — Bo Horvat scored twice, and Tyler Toffoli and Elias Pettersson each had a goal and two assists to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night, evening their Western Conference semifinal series at one game apiece. Tanner Pearson also...
Lightning even series with overtime win against BruinsVideo
TORONTO — Ondrej Palat scored at 4 minutes, 40 seconds of overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 4-3 win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night, evening their Eastern Conference semifinal series at one game apiece. Reigning Vezina Trophy winner Andrei Vasilevskiy had 22 saves and became Tampa...
NHL fines John Tortorella $25,000 for conduct in media session
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella was fined $25,000 for his conduct during a media session after his team was eliminated from the playoffs, the NHL said Tuesday. Following the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Game 5 victory over the Blue Jackets, Tortorella ended his video news conference after...
Stars use 4-goal 2nd to beat Avs, take 2-0 lead in series
EDMONTON, Alberta — From a goal off the chest to another that may have just crossed the line — depending who’s asked — the Dallas Stars were getting the big bounces and breaks. That’s what it takes this time of year. Alexander Radulov scored on a deflection off his upper...
Islanders shut out Flyers in series opener
TORONTO — The New York Islanders came out hot to begin their second-round playoff series against Philadelphia, creating numerous good chances and scoring an early goal. Semyon Varlamov did the rest. Varlamov stopped 29 shots for his second straight shutout, Andy Greene scored his first playoff goal in a decade...
Bubble fatigue cited as mental challenge during NHL playoffs
The hotels might be posh, their amenities and service first rate, and yet life inside the NHL’s two playoff bubbles isn’t exactly glamorous. Having spent nearly a month cooped up at the tunnel-connected hotel-arena complex in Edmonton, Alberta, Rick Bowness acknowledged there’s times he’s had to coax himself to step...
Jaroslav Halak stops 35, Bruins hang on for win over Lightning
TORONTO — Brad Marchand says it’s no coincidence the Boston Bruins are starting to look like the team that led the NHL regular season with 100 points and 44 wins. After floating through the preliminary seeding round a few weeks ago, the President’s Trophy-winning Bruins have flipped the switch now...
Robin Lehner gets 1st playoff shutout, Golden Knights top Canucks
EDMONTON, Alberta — Robin Lehner recorded his first career playoff shutout and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Vancouver Canucks, 5-0, Sunday night in the first game of their second round playoff series. The 29-year-old Lehner, who is playing for his fifth NHL team, turned aside 26 shots. “I thought...
John Steigerwald: Reaction to Mike Milbury’s remark out of control
Add Mike Milbury to the list. He has been canceled because of a completely innocuous remark he made while working as an analyst during Thursday night’s NBC telecast of the Islanders-Capitals game. Analyst Brian Boucher said this about the NHL’s bubble, which, by the way, might have played a part...
Agent for Vegas goalie Marc-Andre Fleury raises questions with tweetVideo
Peter DeBoer didn’t name his starting goaltender for Sunday’s Game 1 of the Vegas Golden Knights’ second-round series against the Vancouver Canucks. A tweet Saturday by Marc-Andre Fleury’s agent may have given that information away, and it certainly stirred up questions in the middle of the playoffs. Agent Allan Walsh...
Mike Milbury steps away from broadcasting rest of NHL playoffsVideo
Mike Milbury is stepping away from broadcasting the rest of the NHL playoffs after his on-air comment that there were no women in the league’s quarantined bubble to disrupt concentration drew widespread criticism. The former player, coach and general manager released a statement through NBC Sports on Saturday, saying: “I...
Canucks blitz Jordan Binnington, eliminate Blues in Game 6
EDMONTON, Alberta — The Vancouver Canucks brought a bright, young team to the Western Conference bubble, lacking in postseason experience but boasting several budding stars. They’re playing like they’re planning to stay awhile. The Canucks sent St. Louis goalie Jordan Binnington to the bench early with three scores in a...
Flyers eliminate Cinderella Canadiens, earn matchup with Islanders
TORONTO — Flyers goalie Carter Hart grew up rooting for Carey Price and was thrilled to met his goalie idol this season. Beating the Canadiens and getting congratulated by Price in the handshake line felt so much better for Hart. “He said, ‘Helluva series’ and he’ll be watching,” Hart said....
Mark Madden: NHL, NFL restrictions changing media coverage for now, possibly the future
The NHL didn’t allow any media into its two bubbles except those working for its member franchises and for NHL.com. The Professional Hockey Writers Association protested. I get that. But I also understand what the NHL did. The league wanted to keep the bubble tight and under its control. There...
Denis Gurianov scores 4, Stars rally to clinch series over Flames
EDMONTON, Alberta — Denis Gurianov and the Dallas Stars pulled off quite a trick, turning a big early deficit into a lopsided series-clinching victory. Gurianov scored four goals, including a hat trick in the second period while also assisting on the go-ahead score, and Dallas rallied from a three-goal deficit...
Barry Trotz’s Islanders eliminate Capitals with Game 5 shutout
TORONTO — Anthony Beauvillier scored twice, Semyon Varlamov shut out the team that drafted him and the New York Islanders knocked the Washington Capitals out of the playoffs in the first round by beating them 4-0 Thursday night in Game 5. The Islanders will move on to face either the...
Tyler Motte scores twice, Canucks rally to beat Blues
EDMONTON, Alberta — Fourth-line grinder Tyler Motte scored two breakaway goals to power the Vancouver Canucks to a come-from-behind 4-3 win over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night. The Canucks lead the best-of-seven opening-round series 3-2 and can send the defending Stanley Cup champions packing from the postseason with...
