Erik Portillo made 29 saves to backstop Ontario to a 4-0 win over Abbotsford in Game 2 of their Pacific Division semifinal on Sunday afternoon. The Reign lead the best-of-five series, two games to none, heading into Game 3 in British Columbia on Wednesday night. Portillo (4-0) has stopped 103 of 106 shots over his
Connor Hellebuyck might have looked at times during Winnipeg’s first-round NHL playoff series like he was collecting pucks for the Colorado Avalanche, but the Jets goalie sees it differently. “You’re probably not going to believe when I say I was playing the best hockey in my career, but that’s truly how I was feeling,” he told reporters Thursday at the team’s
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 6, 2024, 12:48 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Seeing their bid for a consecutive Stanley Cup end in the first round wasn’t the only pain the Vegas Golden Knights felt this postseason. Coach Bruce Cassidy said there were nine players
The Boston Bruins did not make history by becoming the first team to blow a 3-1 series lead in back-to-back years. Instead, they defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in overtime (2-1) and advanced to the second round. There are certain players they can thank for this, and one of them is David Pastrnak. After being
In the final minute of regulation, the TD Garden crowd was buzzing, sensing a series victory with the net empty and the home team holding a 3-2 lead. That’s when the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Boston Bruins were stunned. The Florida Panthers, who only snuck into the playoffs by a point, tied the game with a Brandon
Devin Shore scored on a wraparound 7:54 into overtime to give Coachella Valley a 4-3 win over Calgary in a back-and-forth Game 2 of their Pacific Division semifinal on Sunday afternoon. The best-of-three series is tied at one game apiece heading back to Palm Desert, where the Firebirds will host Game 3 on Wednesday. Shore’s
For years, cable TV has bled viewers and subscribers to streaming giants like Netflix, Apple and Amazon. Now, those same companies are vying to stream live sports, one of the last lines of defence when it comes to audiences paying big bucks for traditional cable packages. AppleTV+ has a 10 year, multibillion-dollar deal to stream MLS soccer matches and also streams
Open Extended Reactions Two of the NHL’s heavyweights were matched up in the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs, and the series between the Dallas Stars and Vegas Golden Knights has been the most impressive of the bracket thus far. To no one’s surprise, the two clubs have reached Game 7 (7:30 p.m.
Goaltending is a fickle beast. It has always been considered one of the hardest positions in sports to evaluate because it’s a mental game that no one can quite fully comprehend. What goes on between the ears of an NHL goaltender will always be a mystery to those who follow the game. Teams can live
Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist as the New York Rangers held off a furious rally by the Carolina Hurricanes to take Game 1 by the score of 4-3. Zibanejad opened the scoring in the first period, but Jaccob Slavin responded less than two minutes later to tie the game. In a penalty-filled
The Grand Rapids Griffins punched their ticket to the Central Division Finals on Sunday afternoon with a 4-2 win over the Rockford IceHogs. The Griffins eliminated the IceHogs, three games to one, and now await the winner of the Milwaukee-Texas series. Grand Rapids got a goal and an assist from Austin Czarnik in Game 4,
The Toronto Maple Leafs are out of the NHL playoffs in the first round, after losing to the hometown Boston Bruins 2-1 in overtime of Game 7 on Saturday night. David Pastrnak scored at 1:54 of the extra period as Boston downed Toronto to advance to the second round against the Florida Panthers. “Huge moment,” said Pastrnak, who
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 5, 2024, 01:19 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Auston Matthews‘ return to the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ lineup wasn’t enough to lift the road team Saturday in Game 7 of its first-round Stanley Cup playoff series vs. the Boston
With the regular season well over, the time to reflect back and look at the performances of the players has come. When the 2023-24 campaign started, the Buffalo Sabres had a surprise rookie stun them and make the roster out of training camp as he impressed them throughout the preseason. Zach Benson was a scoring
In this edition of our 2023-24 Philadelphia Flyers player grading series, we take a look at 29-year-old center Scott Laughton. What grade does he deserve? Laughton Has Immense Struggles On the surface, it would seem like Laughton had a decent season. He had 13 goals and 26 assists for 39 points in 82 contests, and
Remi Poirier made 32 saves as the Texas Stars took a 2-0 series lead over the division champion Milwaukee Admirals with a 4-1 victory in Game 2 of their Central Division semifinal on Saturday. Milwaukee hosts Game 3 on Wednesday needing three straight wins back home to take the best-of-five series. Matej Blümel recorded his
Manitoba·New Rick Bowness of the Winnipeg Jets, Rick Tocchet of the Vancouver Canucks and Andrew Brunette of the Nashville Predators are the finalists for this season’s Jack Adams Award. Award is voted on by members of the NHL Broadcasters’ Association The Canadian Press · Posted: May 03, 2024 12:28 PM EDT | Last Updated: May
May 4, 2024, 07:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Toronto star forward Auston Matthews, who missed Games 5 and 6 after exiting Game 4 with an illness before the third period, took the ice with the Maple Leafs on Saturday, and will play Game 7 vs. the Boston Bruins. A source told ESPN’s Emily Kaplan,