Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. The Tampa Bay Lightning ran away with Game 1 after dinging Carey Price for five goals, the most he has given up this postseason. Can the Montreal Canadiens claw back as underdogs yet again, or are the Lightning destined to run it back as champs? Check out the ESPN NHL Playoffs Daily to […]

Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Montreal Canadiens forward Joel Armia is traveling to Tampa on a private jet and will be a game-time decision for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, interim coach Luke Richardson said on Monday. Armia did not travel with the team originally as he was in COVID protocol. By announcing he could be […]

Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Tampa Bay Lightning won Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final 5-1 over the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night in a game that featured odd bounces, some star turns from the Lightning’s scorers and a shocking number of pucks that got by Carey Price. Miss any of the game? We’re here with […]

The Montreal Canadiens' playoff magic continued Friday night because goalie Carey Price was brilliant and Vegas Golden Knights netminder Marc-Andre Fleury made an ill-timed mistake. Josh Anderson, who scored on Fleury's misplay behind the net to tie the game with less than two minutes left in the third period, also scored in overtime for a 3-2 victory that gave the […]

Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. TAMPA, Fla. — NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said the league learned of the sexual assault allegations against former Chicago Blackhawks assistant coach Brad Aldrich “relatively recently,” and while it found them “concerning,” he said it will wait until an independent review is complete before deciding on potential discipline. “But my first reaction is, […]

Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Chicago Blackhawks star Jonathan Toews finally revealed why he missed the 2020-21 NHL season, saying he had “chronic immune response syndrome.” In a video announcing his return to the team on Wednesday, the team captain said: “Honestly, I haven’t taken this much time off the ice probably ever, since I was a kid […]

UNIONDALE, N.Y. — It’s a little after 5 p.m. ET on June 17 and the sun is shining out on Long Island. Puck drop for Game 3 of the 2021 Stanley Cup semifinals is more than three hours away, but that hasn’t stopped the Islanders’ faithful from beginning their own pregame rituals in the Nassau Coliseum’s parking lot. Some are setting […]

The Vegas Golden Knights tried another goaltender on Sunday night, and this time it paid off. Robin Lehner, who was shelled 7-1 by a rested Colorado Avalanche team the last time he was in net on May 31, was brilliant in Game 4 as Vegas defeated the Canadiens 2-1 in overtime in Montreal. The Golden Knights tied the best-of-seven Stanley […]

Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Following one of the most unique regular seasons in NHL history, the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs represented a bit of a return to normalcy, as we had a 16-team bracket, and fans came back to arenas to varying degrees across the continent. Fourteen of those teams […]

You’ve probably heard the name Ledecky.  Katie Ledecky is the two-time Olympian and six-time medalist — she won four golds and a silver in 2016 in Rio — who just qualified for her third Summer Games. There’s also Jon Ledecky, the co-owner of the Islanders. And, yep, he’s her uncle. “I love the Islanders,” she said a few days ago in Omaha, Neb., […]