1:11 AM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Kailer Yamamoto scored his first playoff goal with 3 minutes, 2 seconds remaining, and the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Los Angeles Kings 5-4 on Saturday night to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Klim Kostin had two goals and an assist as

Apr 28, 2023 NEWARK, N.J. — The last time the New York Rangers played in New Jersey, they established a 2-0 series lead and had many wondering if the upstart Devils weren’t ready for the Stanley Cup playoffs spotlight. But after Thursday night’s Game 5 at Prudential Center, the Devils had a 4-0 win and

10:20 PM ET ELMONT, N.Y. — Paul Stastny‘s goal at 6:01 of overtime gave the Carolina Hurricanes a 2-1 win in Game 6 and eliminated the New York Islanders on Friday night. The veteran forward fired the puck from a bad angle on the right side of goalie Ilya Sorokin and snuck it through, hitting

3:09 AM ET SEATTLE — Needing answers to stave off elimination, the Colorado Avalanche found quite a few Friday in a 4-1 series-tying win in Game 6 against the Seattle Kraken. Exactly how did the defending Stanley Cup champion Avalanche force a Game 7 on Sunday against the upstart Kraken at Ball Arena? They had

4:53 PM ET ESPN News Services SEATTLE — The Colorado Avalanche did not comment Friday on either the status of forward Valeri Nichushkin, who has been away from the team for a few days, or on a police report about an incident at the team hotel in Seattle last weekend. Colorado coach Jared Bednar again

7:00 AM ET Front offices throughout the NHL are willing to invest what amounts to a miniature fortune on travel so their amateur scouting staffs can find the players they believe can help them have a brighter future. And that’s not even including additional scouting costs such as salaries or the investment that comes with

1:06 AM ET For the second time in three years, the Vegas Golden Knights are back in the second round. The Golden Knights continued their offensive assault on the Winnipeg Jets with a commanding 4-1 clinching win in Game 5 of their first-round series Thursday at T-Mobile Arena. This will be the fourth time the

3:31 PM ET The Stanley Cup playoffs’ most famous aesthetic tradition might be the bushy beards players grow until they’re eliminated. But off the ice, there’s another tradition that’s a bit more fashion-forward: custom-made playoff jackets for the players’ significant others. Playoff Hockey Challenge Pick the winners and crown your Stanley Cup champion! Check Your

8:00 AM ET The NHL is launching its first fan experience on the online gaming platform Roblox that will bring hockey-inspired games and customizable team jerseys to the metaverse. NHL Blast, announced by the league Thursday, “will allow hockey fans and the Roblox community to hang out and play in a new online space that

11:41 PM ET The Florida Panthers stunned the Boston Bruins with a 4-3 overtime win in Wednesday’s Game 5, defiantly avoiding what could have been the first elimination of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Matthew Tkachuk‘s goal at 6:05 of overtime gave new life to the Panthers, who had dropped consecutive games at home — games