Rick Tocchet doesn’t mind the fact that his Vancouver Canucks aren’t favoured to win against their next playoff opponent. “I love being doubted,” the head coach said. Analysts have been skeptical of the Canucks all season, Tocchet added. The team wasn’t favoured to make the playoffs, but spent much of the regular season hovering around
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Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 8, 2024, 03:00 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Not one. Not two. Not three. But six. That’s how many consecutive Game 1s the Dallas Stars have lost after falling to the visiting Colorado Avalanche 4-3 in overtime Tuesday night in
The first round provided plenty of takeaways for fans and experts alike but for a few teams, there was one big theme that stood out. The New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Toronto Maple Leafs won’t win a Stanley Cup title with the core they have right now. These three teams have different issues
The Vancouver Canucks are set to take on the Edmonton Oilers in the second round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Game 1 takes place on May 8 at Rogers Arena. The Canucks finished their first-round match against the Nashville Predators in six games. J.T. Miller, Brock Boeser and Quinn Hughes did their part in the first-round
The Hershey Bears took a commanding 2-0 series lead with a 5-1 win over the Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Giant Center on Saturday night. The best-of-five Atlantic Division semifinal shifts to Allentown for Game 3 on Wednesday, with the Phantoms looking to stave off elimination. Ethen Frank scored twice within the first 8:18 to give
Mike Grier was so elated over winning the NHL draft lottery on Tuesday night, the San Jose Sharks general manager dispensed with tradition by coming out and stating exactly who he expects to select with the No. 1 pick: Boston University centre Macklin Celebrini. Where past GMs in Grier’s position have kept their choice under wraps
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 7, 2024, 07:19 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions SECAUCUS, N.J. — Macklin Celebrini watched NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly slowly flip the placard to reveal that the San Jose Sharks had secured the first overall pick in the 2024 NHL draft lottery on Tuesday
The NHL has revealed the finalists for the Hart Memorial Trophy, awarded to the league’s most valuable player. It’s the three we have talked about nearly the entire season: Nikita Kucherov, Nathan MacKinnon and the reigning MVP, Connor McDavid. While we’ve had an idea of who would be the finalists for some time, the actual
The ping pong balls have spoken. The lineup for the first half of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft is officially set. For the first time since the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, the draft lottery did not create a change in the order of selection. With the San Jose Sharks winning first and the Chicago Blackhawks
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Optimism for the next chapter of the Laval Rocket is high, and head coach J.F. Houle wants to be a part of that future. Houle, who concluded his third season behind the Laval bench, expressed interest in returning next season when he met with reporters at the club’s break-up day
Emily Kaplan, ESPNMay 7, 2024, 08:06 AM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Open Extended Reactions On a Saturday night in January 2023, the Golden State Warriors had an off night in Chicago. Draymond Green didn’t want to go to dinner or out on the town. He had another idea: going to
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Ottawa Senators continue to interview coaches. Who is the latest name they’ve spoken to? The Pittsburgh Penguins have fired associate coach Todd Reirden. What does this mean for head coach Mike Sullivan? Will the Los Angeles Kings consider buying out Pierre-Luc Dubois? Finally, was the report of players in
The Colorado Avalanche haven’t played in a week, after obliterating the Winnipeg Jets in the first round of the NHL playoffs. The performance put the league on notice, as they piled up 28 goals in the five games – against likely Vezina Trophy winner Connor Hellebuyck. The domination was interesting, considering the Jets ripped Colorado
Brett Murray cleaned up a rebound with 11:46 gone in overtime to give Rochester a 4-3 win over Syracuse on Saturday night, completing a season-saving rally and sending the teams’ North Division semifinal series to a winner-take-all Game 5. Facing elimination and a three-goal deficit at the start of the third period, the Amerks got
Mitch Marner stepped in front of the cameras and spoke to reporters for roughly three minutes. The Maple Leafs winger — a lightning rod of criticism in the aftermath of Toronto’s latest playoff failure — said he would like to stay long-term with the organization he cheered on as a kid growing up just north
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 6, 2024, 09:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Boston Bruins coach Jim Montgomery knows a thing or two about how quickly narratives can shift in the Stanley Cup playoffs. “The first round is the wild, wild West. Always is,” he said after Boston won
The Montreal Canadiens are entering a critical portion of their rebuild under general manager (GM) Kent Hughes. After two seasons, they hold one of the deepest prospect pools in terms of potential NHL talent. They also hold a large amount of NHL Entry Draft picks (12 in 2024). Despite all that, the franchise does need
The Ottawa Senators are set to announce that Travis Green has been hired as the 14th head coach in team history. Green finished the 2023-24 season with the New Jersey Devils with the interim tag. Green’s record to finish last season as the bench boss was 8-12-1, but at that point, the Devils had been