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Habs’ Evans stretchered off after hit by Scheifele

Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans was taken off the ice on a stretcher following a hard hit from Winnipeg Jets center Mark Scheifele in the final seconds of Wednesday night’s second-round playoff series opener. With 56.9 seconds remaining in Montreal’s 5-3 Game 1 victory in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Evans scored an empty-net goal on […]

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Jets vs. Canadiens series preview

Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. With their thrilling Game 7 victory over the heavily favored Toronto Maple Leafs, the Montreal Canadiens earned a spot in the North Division final. They’ll face the Winnipeg Jets, who had a significantly shorter experience in Round 1, but one that was no less impressive. They swept the Edmonton Oilers, while largely quieting […]

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Goalie gets emotional after Maple Leafs’ latest playoff collapse, leaving Toronto with offseason of questions

Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Jack Campbell was distraught after the Montreal Canadiens' series-clinching 3-1 victory in Game 7 on Monday night. A shot from Brendan Gallagher squeezed through his legs to give the Canadiens a 1-0 lead in the second period and Montreal went on to complete a comeback from a 3-1 series deficit.  "It’s just tough," Campbell said in […]

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Collapse complete: Leafs wilt in Game 7 to Habs

Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Toronto Maple Leafs flopped in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Again. Blowing a 3-1 series lead, Toronto dropped a 3-1 decision in Game 7 of the North Division semifinals to the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night on home ice, in the first playoff meeting between the rivals in 42 years. “It’s really hard […]

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Started with the drop pass, Avalanche power play will need to be difference against Vegas – The Denver Post

When the Avalanche sends out its power-play personnel Sunday night against the Vegas Golden Knights, there will be a sight as familiar as a Nathan MacKinnon one-timer or a Gabe Landeskog deflection: The drop pass. Ever since coach Jared Bednar was on the staff of the Columbus Blue Jackets’ AHL affiliate in Springfield, Mass., nearly a decade ago, using the […]

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Opinion: Pressure is on Toronto Maple Leafs after they fail to close out Montreal Canadiens

The Toronto Maple Leafs aren't actually doing this, right?  That's the question on every hockey fan's mind after the Maple Leafs squandered an opportunity to advance to the second round with Thursday's 4-3 overtime setback to the Montreal Canadiens.  After fighting back from a 3-0 hole to force OT, the Leafs – who took the ice at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena with a 3-1 […]

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