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Bruins’ Lindholm out for G3; Raanta uncertain

Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. The Boston Bruins have ruled out defenseman Hampus Lindholm for Friday’s Game 3 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes, who might be without starting goaltender Antti Raanta. Lindholm was injured during the second period of Wednesday’s Game 2 in a violent collision with Hurricanes forward Andrei […]

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Capitals’ injured forward Wilson out for Game 2

Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson will not play in Thursday’s Game 2 against the Panthers with a lower-body injury suffered in the first game of the series. Coach Peter Laviolette made the announcement, saying that Wilson is day to day. Wilson put Washington on the board Tuesday with a first-period goal before leaving the game shortly after. He returned briefly […]

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How the Conn Smythe Trophy will be won

Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Have we ever discussed how the Conn Smythe Trophy might be the NHL’s weirdest award? Let’s start with the hardware itself. In 1964, the trophy was donated to the NHL by Maple Leaf Gardens, to be awarded to the Stanley Cup playoffs MVP and as a bauble to honor Hockey Hall of Fame-inducted […]

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Collision with Pastrnak knocks Raanta out of G2

Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Carolina goaltender Antti Raanta left Game 2 of the Hurricanes’ first-round Stanley Cup playoff series against Boston on Wednesday following a collision with Bruins forward David Pastrnak. Raanta was playing the puck midway through the game’s opening frame when Pastrnak charged in and, while trying to avoid Raanta’s clearing attempt, collided […]

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Avalanche’s Bo Byram, overcoming concussion issues, makes NHL playoff debut: “I’m just proud of him”

Avalanche defenseman Bo Byram stepped away for three months during the regular season to address lingering concussion issues. Byram’s resilient comeback hit a new milestone on Tuesday night with his NHL playoff debut. Byram logged 16:16 of ice time with a plus-two rating in a Game 1 7-2 victory for Colorado over Nashville. “It’s definitely a step up from the […]

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Avalanche has options to combat chippy play from Nashville, the NHL’s most penalized team – The Denver Post

Avalanche coach Jared Bednar scratched a great deal of grit and size from his lineup for Game 1 of the playoffs. His moves proved prescient in a 7-2 blowout win over Nashville on Tuesday night at Ball Arena. Heavyweight enforcer Kurtis MacDermid, who can play forward or defense, watched in street clothes along with shutdown defenseman Jack Johnson and forward […]

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NHL rank: Top 50 players in the Stanley Cup playoffs

The Stanley Cup playoffs are when the spotlight shines the brightest on the NHL. Not coincidentally, they’re also when hockey’s star players shine the brightest, too. Every preseason, we publish the ESPN NHL Rank, which rates the top 100 players based on how good they’re expected to be in the upcoming season — predicting potential greatness rather than relying on […]

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Cassidy refuses to blame Ullmark for Bruins’ loss

Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Boston Bruins were routed in Game 1 of their first-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes, 5-1, but coach Bruce Cassidy wasn’t about to pin that on Linus Ullmark. “I am not faulting our goaltender for this,” Cassidy said Monday night. “We had some opportunities we needed to finish. Like they did.” That […]

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Valeri Nichushkin, amid breakout Avalanche season, embraces top-line assignment to begin playoffs

The most improved Avalanche player on the roster this season is a man of few words. “Just try to work hard as possible,” said Valeri Nichushkin, a 27-year-old Russian forward with an imposing 6-foot-4, 210-pound frame. “That’s why I’m getting better.” The results should be evident Tuesday night when Colorado hosts Nashville in Game 1 of their Western Conference playoff […]

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Avalanche’s Gabe Landeskog cleared for Game 1 against Predators: “He’s good to go” – The Denver Post

The captain is back. Avalanche forward Gabe Landeskog will make his long-awaited return to the lineup in the NHL playoffs on Tuesday night in Game 1 against the Predators at Ball Arena. Landeskog has not played since March 10 following knee surgery. He will initially skate on Colorado’s second line with Alex Newhook and Artturi Lehkonen. “He’s good to go,” […]

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