7:00 AM ET The New York Rangers return to Madison Square Garden for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday following two straight wins by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Sunshine State that evened the series at 2-2. “We’re one of three teams left here. You expect their best. You want their

12:11 PM ET Edmonton Oilers star forward Leon Draisaitl played most of the NHL postseason with a high ankle sprain, according to general manager Ken Holland. Draisaitl had declined to officially confirm the news himself before Holland finally did during his end-of-season media availability on Wednesday. Holland said Draisaitl was injured in a collision with

7:23 AM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning won Games 3 and 4 at home to knot up their Eastern Conference finals series against the New York Rangers at 2-2. They looked very much like a back-to-back Stanley Cup champion in doing so: controlling play, coming through in the clutch and getting superstar performances from winger

Jun 6, 2022 Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri underwent thumb surgery on Monday, sources confirmed to ESPN. It’s unclear if Kadri will be able to return for the Stanley Cup finals after Colorado advanced there by sweeping Edmonton on Monday night. Kadri was injured after being hit from behind by Oilers winger Evander Kane in

7:00 AM ET The 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs have blessed us with some superb — if expected — production from the game’s biggest stars. For Connor McDavid, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Mika Zibanejad, Leon Draisaitl, Cale Makar and Nathan MacKinnon (and many more), we are grateful. However, it’s time we raise awareness about the players who came

7:29 PM ET TAMPA — As the Tampa Bay Lightning try to become the first NHL team to win three straight Stanley Cups since 1983, they’ve felt the need for all the good fortune they could muster. So they asked for “the ultimate act of fandom” from the Lightning faithful: lending their personal lucky charms

9:58 AM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — Hockey great Marie-Philip Poulin has joined the Montreal Canadiens‘ front office as a player development consultant. The role with the NHL team will be part-time as Poulin, a four-time Olympic medalist with Canada’s national women’s hockey team, continues her playing career. “Marie-Philip is one of the best players

11:17 PM ET EDMONTON, Alberta — The Colorado Avalanche are headed to their first Stanley Cup Final since 2001 after sweeping the Edmonton Oilers with a 6-5 overtime win in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals on Monday. And that Cup Final berth truly felt like it had been a long time coming. After

7:08 PM ET The Boston Bruins have fired head coach Bruce Cassidy, general manager Don Sweeney said Monday. Cassidy had held the position since February 2017, taking over when the Bruins let go of Claude Julien. The 57-year-old Cassidy was behind Boston’s bench for 399 games, and he leaves with a record 245-108-46. The Bruins

11:58 AM ET TAMPA — Center Brayden Point is out for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals, Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper confirmed on Monday. Point hasn’t played since Game 7 of the Lightning’s first-round series win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, which he left with a lower-body injury after 5:51 of ice