1:05 PM ET Montreal Canadiens coach Dominique Ducharme said he will be allowed behind the bench for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, after having served a full 14 days of isolation following a positive COVID-19 test. Ducharme tested positive after his team’s first trip to Las Vegas in the semifinal series, and he

10:35 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning moved one step closer to their second straight championship, advancing to the Stanley Cup Final with a 1-0 Game 7 victory over the New York Islanders on Friday night. They’ll face the Montreal Canadiens, making their first appearance since winning the Cup in 1993, in

Singer Celine Dion involved in near hockey feud with Vegas Golden Knights and Montreal Canadiens In what was almost an international incident, Dion, a Canadian icon, was shown in Vegas wearing Knights gear. The Knights were facing the Canadiens, Dion’s hometown team. A Canadian newspaper called her a traitor. Dion was quick to deny the

6:45 AM ET The Montreal Canadiens are going to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1993. Who will they face? We’ll all find out tonight, because we have the two best words in hockey coming up: Game 7. Check out the ESPN NHL Playoffs Daily to catch up every day of the

7:00 AM ET NHL Insiders We’ve got another Game 7 in the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs, and with a berth to the finals on the line, the stakes are higher in this Game 7 than for any that came before it this postseason. In front of a raucous crowd at the Nassau Coliseum in Game

11:06 PM ET The Montreal Canadiens are going to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1993. Montreal defeated the Vegas Golden Knights, 3-2, in Game 6 at home in overtime on Thursday to continue their improbable run. No Canadian-based team has hoisted the Stanley Cup since Montreal last won in 1993 —

4:16 PM ET Six-time Stanley Cup Champion Mark Messier is joining ESPN with a multiyear agreement to contribute to the network’s NHL coverage, beginning next season. Messier will be a studio analyst when NHL games return to ABC, ESPN, ESPN+ and Hulu for the 2021-22 season. “The game of hockey, and the NHL, have afforded

7:01 AM ET After the New York Islanders took Game 6 on Wednesday night, the NHL is officially two wins away from having the Montreal Canadiens and the Islanders playing for the Stanley Cup — although the Vegas Golden Knights and Tampa Bay Lightning may have something to say about that before it can happen.

7:51 AM ET Every week, we’ll provide a recap and accompaniment to the latest episode of Quest for the Stanley Cup, the NHL docu-series about the playoffs available exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+. This week we dive into Episode 3, titled “And Then There Were Four.” Best scene These NHL docu-series are always at

11:03 AM ET ESPN News Services St. Louis Blues defenseman Carl Gunnarsson announced his retirement Wednesday after playing 12 NHL seasons and scoring one of the biggest goals in that franchise’s history. After hitting the post late in regulation in Game 2 of the 2019 Stanley Cup Final, Gunnarsson memorably told Blues coach Craig Berube