The Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Boston Bruins at TD Garden tonight for Game 7 of their first round series. Here are the projected/expected lineups, sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents and others. Related: 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 1 Hub (3A) MAPLE LEAFS at (2A) BRUINS Eastern Conference First Round, Game 7 8 p.m. ET; ABC,
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Editor’s Update Ilya Samsonov will start for the Maple Leafs…Joseph Woll is battling an injury from Game 6. Martin Jones will be the Maple Leafs backup. Auston Matthews will be in the lineup for Game 7. The Toronto Maple Leafs are never at a loss for storylines, and none are bigger than what is going
Cole Clayton scored 4:06 into overtime to give Cleveland its first win of the 2024 postseason, a 4-3 decision at Belleville in Game 2 of their North Division semifinal series on Friday night. The best-of-five series now shifts to Cleveland, where the Monsters will host the final three games. Cleveland got the winning goal moments
Bob Cole, pictured here in 2018, died last week in St. John’s. He was 90. (Claus Andersen/Getty Images) Family, friends and fans from around the hockey world gathered in St. John’s on Friday afternoon for the funeral of broadcasting icon Bob Cole. Cole, 90, died last week in St. John’s surrounded by his family. “Everything he
Open Extended Reactions It all comes down to this. After it looked like the Boston Bruins were going to breeze right by an imploding Toronto Maple Leafs team, the blue and white stormed back to take Games 5 and 6. Now it’s 3-3 in the series, and a trip to the second round is on
The Dallas Stars and Vegas Golden Knights have gone back and forth through six games. After Vegas took the first two matches and then Dallas the next three, their best-of-seven series is going the distance. On Friday night the Golden Knights eked by the Stars 2-0 to even their Round 1 series 3-3. Now, with
In this edition of our 2023-24 Philadelphia Flyers player grading series, we take a look at 29-year-old defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen. He unfortunately had some problems staying healthy, but when he was in the lineup, he was an important factor in the Flyers’ success. What grade does he deserve? Ristolainen Sees Some Progression Since being acquired
Coachella Valley stumbled in its first outing of the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs, dropping a 4-1 decision to Calgary in Game 1 of their Pacific Division semifinal series at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Friday night. Game 2 of the best-of-five series is set for Sunday. In action for the first time since closing out their
Forwards Connor Bedard, Adam Fantilli and Macklin Celebrini will be part of a young Canadian squad looking to defend its gold medal at this year’s world men’s hockey championship. Hockey Canada released its initial 22-player roster Friday for the tournament that runs May 10-26 in Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic. Bedard, the 2023 first-overall draft
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 3, 2024, 10:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs are only a couple of weeks old, but there are already some lessons to be learned from them. Here’s a look at some of the moments, trends and revelations from the
The Vancouver Canucks face the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena for Game 6 of their first-round series. Here are the projected/expected lineups, sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. Related: 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 1 Hub Western Conference First Round, Game 6 7 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT, BSSO, SN, TVAS, CBC Vancouver
The Dallas Stars face the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena tonight for Game 6 of their first-round series. Here are the projected/expected lineups, sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. Related: 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 1 Hub Western Conference First Round, Game 6 10 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, MAX, truTV, TNT, BSSW, SN360,
The Texas Stars spotted Milwaukee a 2-0 lead before scoring six of the game’s final seven goals and taking a 6-3 decision in Game 1 of the teams’ Central Division semifinal series on Thursday night. Game 2 is scheduled for Saturday in Cedar Park. Emilio Pettersen scored twice for the Stars and Matej Blümel broke
William Nylander scored twice and Joseph Woll made 22 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Thursday to force Game 7 in their first-round series. Toronto has now won two straight — including Tuesday’s 2-1 overtime victory in Game 5 — after falling behind their Original Six rival 3-1 to
Emily Kaplan Close Emily Kaplan ESPN Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Greg Wyshynski Close Greg Wyshynski ESPN Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Apr 30, 2024, 08:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ryan Smith considers Utah the capital for winter sports. “It’s hard to think about that without hockey, right?” said Smith,
The San Jose Sharks’ offense was led by one player in 2023-24, offseason acquisition Mikael Granlund. As a result, he seemed like a fitting candidate to lead off our player grades for the campaign. Granlund’s Season Breakdown There were minimal expectations for Granlund when he joined the Sharks from the Pittsburgh Penguins as part of
The Toronto Maple Leafs evened their series against the Boston Bruins with a 2-1 victory on Thursday night (May 2), as William Nylander led the way by scoring two goals. Entering the game, the Maple Leafs were 0-6 in their last six home playoff games, while the Bruins were 0-5 games in which they could
Waltteri Merelä scored on a breakaway 10:18 into the second overtime period as the Syracuse Crunch took a 2-1 decision over Rochester in the pivotal Game 3 of their North Division semifinal series on Thursday night. With a 2-1 series lead thanks to back-to-back OT wins, the Crunch can eliminate the Amerks with another victory