9:27 PM ET The Arizona Coyotes‘ 7-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche in Game 4 of their quarterfinal series was the most lopsided defeat of the Western Conference postseason tournament. Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet had another phrase for it. “It was just a total debacle,” he said moments after the Avalanche took a 3-1 series

1:49 PM ET Two weeks into the Stanley Cup playoffs, the NHL is still finalizing plans that would allow family members to join players in the bubble for the conference finals. Deputy commissioner Bill Daly said it is “still up in the air,” but the league and NHLPA have worked out protocols. To join players

12:29 PM ET The Carolina Hurricanes will be without forward Andrei Svechnikov for Monday’s Game 4 against the Boston Bruins, coach Rod Brind’Amour told reporters. The 20-year-old Russian standout was injured late in Saturday’s Game 3 loss when his right leg, near his ankle, buckled after getting tied up with Boston’s Zdeno Chara in front

2:56 AM ET It took six games, but the defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues finally tasted victory in the NHL’s restarted postseason. Brayden Schenn‘s breakaway goal at 15:06 of overtime gave the Blues a 3-2 victory and cut the Vancouver Canucks‘ series lead to 2-1 in their Western Conference quarterfinal series. It was

7:36 PM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — John Klingberg got the initial credit for Dallas’ overtime goal after Joe Pavelski forced the extra period by completing a hat trick in the final seconds of regulation. The Dallas defenseman said he figured the official scoring was likely to change. Klingberg’s hard shot appeared to be

7:45 AM ET It’s a big day for some recent Stanley Cup champions. The Chicago Blackhawks face elimination, while the Washington Capitals and St. Louis Blues look to avoid falling into 0-3 holes. Also, are the Vegas Golden Knights the new Stanley Cup favorites? Check out the ESPN Stanley Cup Playoffs Daily every day of

12:17 AM ET Marc-Andre Fleury admitted he was nervous before Game 3 of the Vegas Golden Knights’ quarterfinal series against the Chicago Blackhawks, saying that he had “a little butterflies before the game, even though I played so many games” in his career. “Really?” asked a surprised Nate Schmidt, the Vegas defenseman sitting next to

10:37 AM ET Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask is leaving the NHL bubble and opting out of the Stanley Cup playoffs, he announced via a statement from the team on Saturday. “I want to be with my teammates competing, but at this moment there are things more important than hockey in my life, and that’s

7:45 AM ET The Stanley Cup champions from 2018 (Washington Capitals) and 2019 (St. Louis Blues) are both in an 0-2 hole after Friday. The team that won in 2016 and 2017 (Pittsburgh Penguins) has already been eliminated. It sure feels like there’s going to be some new blood winning this summer. We also got

11:53 PM ET One the St. Louis Blues‘ defining traits in their Stanley Cup run last season was an ability to bounce back after losses. They were 8-2 after defeats, including their Game 7 win over Boston on the road for the championship. In this postseason, the Blues lost Game 1 of their Western Conference