Detroit’s team defense was the major problem, and made the Red Wings among the league’s worst clubs in high-danger chances allowed. Outside of rookie phenom Moritz Seider, Detroit didn’t have many standouts on the back end. The poor habits being exhibited just seemed to permeate everywhere else over time and hampered any progress Detroit was

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

9:55 AM ET The New York Islanders fired head coach Barry Trotz on Monday, with president and general manager Lou Lamoriello saying the team needs “a new voice.” The Islanders missed the playoffs, finishing with 84 points (37-35-10) and falling short of the Eastern Conference playoff cut by 16 points. It was the first time

2:11 AM ET Los Angeles goaltender Jonathan Quick redeemed himself with his first postseason shutout since June 2014, leading the Kings to a 4-0 home-ice victory on Sunday night that tied their first-round series with the Edmonton Oilers at 2-2. Quick was pulled in Game 3 after giving up four goals on 17 shots. He

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

12:46 PM ET Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy was ruled out for Game 4 of the team’s first-round playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday after being placed in NHL COVID-19 protocol. The 24-year-old McAvoy is the team’s top defenseman. He has two assists in three games and is Boston’s leader in playoff ice

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 on Saturday night was meant to spark the team and give the netminder some rest. The Rangers would go on to lose the game in Pittsburgh 7-4 and now

5:51 PM ET Colorado goaltender Darcy Kuemper avoided major injury after being struck in the face with a stick during Game 3 of the Avalanche’s first-round series against the Nashville Predators on Saturday. Kuemper was struck in the final minutes of the first period by Predators forward Ryan Johansen while he battled Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon

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

3:07 AM ET Edmonton Oilers winger Evander Kane tallied his first career Stanley Cup Playoff hat trick on Friday night in their 8-2 rout of the Kings in Los Angeles. Kane currently leads all playoff scorers with five goals and is tied with Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitchell Marner and his Edmonton teammate Connor McDavid