2:31 AM ET The Vegas Golden Knights‘ 3-1 series lead over the Vancouver Canucks has evaporated. Their offense has been silenced by a hot goaltender. After losing 4-0 in Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinal series Thursday night, their postseason fate will be on the line. “There’s no place for frustration right now,” Knights

5:37 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Bruins captain Zdeno Chara says he wants to play next season, when he will turn 44 — and he wants to do it in Boston. Chara said Thursday that he was still raw from the Bruins’ playoff elimination when he said Monday night, “I’m going to be open-minded”

9:00 AM ET Every week, we’ll provide a handy 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+. The first episode for the 2020 playoffs is titled “Double Bubble.” Describe this episode in 10 words or less Monotonous

12:11 AM ET There was no self-pity coming from Dallas Stars coach Rick Bowness after his team lost Game 6 to the Colorado Avalanche and squandered a 3-1 series lead. “We put ourselves in this position. Hey, we’re in Game 7. Deal with it. We’ve just gotta make it a harder night for that whole

11:51 AM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Todd Reirden is back with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The team hired Reirden as an assistant coach under Mike Sullivan on Tuesday, just over a week after Reirden was fired as head coach of the Washington Capitals following a playoff loss to the New York Islanders. This is Reirden’s

10:53 PM ET Columbus Blue Jackets vice president of hockey operations Bill Zito is the new general manager of the Florida Panthers, a source told ESPN on Tuesday, confirming a TSN report. He replaces Dale Tallon, whose contract expired this season. The Panthers made the postseason only three times during Tallon’s 10 years with the

11:31 PM ET ESPN News Services TORONTO — The Philadelphia Flyers and their big-boy pants are sticking around the Toronto bubble for at least one more game. Scott Laughton scored on a redirect in overtime after Philadelphia blew a late two-goal lead, helping the Flyers stave off elimination with a 4-3 win over the New

3:43 PM ET Associated Press EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Los Angeles Kings have signed forward Austin Wagner to a three-year, $3.4 million contract extension. The Kings announced the deal Tuesday. Wagner, 23, has spent most of the past two seasons with the Kings, who drafted the physical wing in the fourth round in 2015.

8:40 AM ET The restarted NHL season is just over a month old. The bubbles in Toronto and Edmonton have held, with zero positive tests for the coronavirus. The action on the ice has been exciting, if missing that extra zest of a live playoff audience. After facing so many challenges in returning to play

7:00 AM ET Once again, it’s elimination Monday. The Colorado Avalanche and Boston Bruins — two popular Stanley Cup picks — both need to win out in their series, or they’ll leave the bubble. That also means the Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning are a win away from making it to the conference finals.