11:53 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Sergei Bobrovsky used to have a reputation as an excellent regular-season goalie who flopped in the playoffs. This postseason, Bobrovsky — and the Blue Jackets — are changing the narrative. Bobrovsky propelled the Blue Jackets to a 2-1 series lead over the Boston

6:02 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — Rod Brind’Amour considers himself lucky to have two goalies he trusts. It looks like he is turning to the second one. The first legitimate goalie dilemma of the playoffs belongs to the Carolina Hurricanes, now that starter Petr Mrazek is dealing with a lower body injury that

7:30 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN SAN JOSE — From a distance it looked like a pom-pom, pulsating to the beat of an AC/DC song during a stoppage in play at a Colorado Avalanche home game. Upon further inspection, it was … curiously leafy. It was a bunch of kale. Not to be confused with Cale,

2:45 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — Carolina Hurricanes goalie Petr Mrazek is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, and defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk is out with an upper-body injury. Coach Rod Brind’Amour also said Monday that forward Saku Maenalanen is expected to miss the rest of the Canes’ second-round series with the New York

10:26 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN COLUMBUS — The cannon is a lie. There’s a hand-crafted replica of a 1857 Napoleon cannon, once called “the best gun for all round field service” in the Civil War, that rests on two large wheels in Section 111 of Nationwide Arena. It fires at the start of Columbus Blue

7:09 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Carolina Hurricanes are bruised and battered. They’re also two wins away from reaching the Eastern Conference final. Plus, the Colorado Avalanche got even with the San Jose Sharks — but not without some controversy. Here’s what happened in the NHL last night (check out replays of every playoff game

11:51 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN SAN JOSE — Hopefully the cleanup crew at SAP Center has some extra mop buckets. It’s going to take a few to soak up the sarcasm that dripped from San Jose Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic in discussing an icing call that wasn’t whistled by the officials and led to a

11:30 AM ET Jack Hughes, the consensus No. 1 prospect for the 2019 NHL draft, continued his record breaking at the IIHF World Under-18 Championship Sunday. With an assist in the second period of the bronze medal game against Canada, Hughes passed Alex Ovechkin for the most career points at the tournament with 32. Hughes

8:01 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN The Columbus Blue Jackets‘ double-overtime win over the Boston Bruins caps off seven straight nights of overtime playoff hockey, and you won’t find us complaining. Here’s a recap of last night’s action (check out replays of every playoff game on ESPN+) and what to watch for tonight, in today’s edition

9:12 PM ET Associated Press HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Landeskog entered the $150,000 Bachelor Stakes coming off an impressive victory to begin his career. He came out of it with his first loss Saturday, finishing second by 1¾ lengths to 5-1 shot Nitrous at Oaklawn Park in Arkansas. One of his co-owners knows the feeling.