7:10 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN This might have been the craziest first round in Stanley Cup playoff history, and Tuesday night featured one of the wildest Game 7s you’ll ever see. And oh yeah, there’s another Game 7 in store on Wednesday. Here’s a recap of last night’s action (check out replays of every playoff

Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant isn’t worried about his team’s emotional state after blowing two chances to close out San Jose ahead of Game 7, including a strong effort that came up empty in their double-OT loss last night. “It’s not like we choked or anything,” said Gallant. Greg Wyshynski, ESPN

1:23 PM ET ORNSKOLDSVIK, Sweden — Cole Caufield set the United States record for most goals scored in the IIHF Men’s Under-18 World Championship on Tuesday. The highly-touted NHL draft prospect scored two goals in USA’s 7-1 win over Latvia to run his tournament total to 11, surpassing Phil Kessel and Brett Sterling‘s previous record

7:10 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Fare three well Nashville Predators, a team that felt disjointed all season and was bounced in six games by the Dallas Stars. Meanwhile, the Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes are headed to a Game 7. Here’s what happened in the NHL last night (check out replays of every playoff game

6:02 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy has told officials to watch the Maple Leafs‘ skate-bump tactics. “I’d just call it feet contacting feet,” Cassidy told reporters in Boston on Monday, one day after the Bruins staved off elimination to force a Game 7. “Whether it’s by accident or by design I don’t

11:02 AM ET Associated Press Hockey players are conditioned to think that winning the Stanley Cup means going through the best teams to be the best team. That doesn’t mean they are blind to some of the inequalities of the NHL’s current divisional playoff format. An Associated Press/Canadian Press survey of NHLPA representatives from all

6:17 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN The first round is shaping up to be a beauty; besides the early upsets of the No. 1-seeded Tampa Bay Lightning and Calgary Flames, we’re already locked in for at least two Game 7s after the Boston Bruins and San Jose Sharks staved off elimination on Sunday. Here’s a recap

1:32 PM ET The Philadelphia Flyers have officially removed the statue of Kate Smith from its location outside their arena and will no longer play Smith’s rendition of “God Bless America” at games, the team announced in a statement on Sunday. This follows the New York Yankees’ decision to suspend the use of Smith’s “God

8:15 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Fare three well Winnipeg Jets, as the St. Louis Blues sent yet another higher seed home with a Game 6 elimination. Meanwhile, two other teams were pushed to the brink. Here’s what happened in the NHL last night (check out replays of every playoff game on ESPN+), and what to

12:35 AM ET Washington Capitals winger T.J. Oshie broke his collarbone when Carolina Hurricanes forward Warren Foegele pushed him into the boards on Thursday, the Washington Post reported Saturday night. He is “almost certain” to be out for the playoffs, according to the the newspaper, which cited two people with direct knowledge of the situation.