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Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Three teams — the Florida Panthers, Edmonton Oilers and Minnesota Wild — were up for elimination on Monday. Two survived. Edmonton nearly lived another day, but Winnipeg knocked the Oilers out in triple overtime, sealing a series sweep. The loss sets up another long offseason ahead for Connor McDavid & Co. Tuesday night […]

New York Islanders forward Josh Bailey was given a gift early in the second overtime Monday night when Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry's up-ice pass went straight to him. "At first, I was just trying to settle it down and wanted to get a good shot off and then I kind of ran out of time and let it go," he […]

Edmonton is one game away from hitting the links. Now, the Oilers are in the unenviable position of needing to win three straight against the Jets to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. This, after taking a 4-1 lead in the third period of Game 3 on Sunday before losing 5-4 in overtime. “I thought yesterday […]

Taylor Lewan is an absolute party animal. The Titans’ offensive tackle was in attendance at the Predators’ double-overtime win over the Hurricanes, and he was a source of inspiration and energy for the Nashville crowd. Midway through the second period, Lewan was shown on the screen at Bridgestone Arena with his wife and daughter. He was rocking Nashville gear and […]

UNIONDALE, N.Y. — There’s something special about old hockey arenas. They have this coziness to them that makes you feel like you’re wrapped up in a warm wool sweater, which, to be fair, you could definitely use in some of them. They have charm and subtle nuances that make them special, and they have unparalleled history. And maybe it’s because of days like Thursday, when the […]

Alexander Ovechkin doesn’t want to talk about his future just yet. His season ended Sunday night with the Capitals’ 3-1 loss to the Bruins in Game 5 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series. Washington lost four in a row after winning Game 1 in overtime. Ovechkin’s 13-year, $124 million contract is up. He didn’t want to discuss his pending free agency following […]

Heading into Game 4 on Sunday and the third possible playoff series sweep in its 25-year history, the Avalanche has the St. Louis Blues on the ropes. While mostly depth players got the job done for the Avs in Friday’s 5-1 win in Game 3 at Enterprise Center, they wouldn’t be in a position to become the NHL’s first team […]

Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas on Saturday ripped the Toronto Sun for a “disgusting” cover photo of John Tavares after the team captain had taken a knee to the head in the team’s opening-round game vs. the Canadiens. The cover featured a caption that read, “Captain Crunched.” The 30-year-old was stretchered off the ice in the first period on Thursday […]

Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares will be sidelined a minimum of two weeks due to a knee injury, in addition to a concussion suffered after a collision in Game 1 of the series against Montreal, one that saw him leave the ice on a stretcher. In the first period Thursday night, Tavares […]