Bruins Win Dramatic Game 7 And, Is It Finally The Capitals Year?
A comeback win for Boston in Game 7. In the other Eastern series, is this finally the year the Caps get past the Penguins?
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A comeback win for Boston in Game 7. In the other Eastern series, is this finally the year the Caps get past the Penguins?
With the NBA and NHL Playoffs chugging along, SportsLine offers its top picks for the weekend.
Tomas Hertl scored the tiebreaking goal 9:09 into the third period, Martin Jones was spectacular in goal yet again, and the San Jose Sharks completed a first-round sweep of the rival Anaheim Ducks with a 2-1 victory in Game 4 on Wednesday night.
The Golden Knights have won the first playoff series in franchise history thanks largely to the play of goalie Marc-Andre Fleury.
Brayden McNabb scored against his former team in the second period, lifting Vegas to a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night that made the Golden Knights the first expansion team in NHL history to sweep its first playoff series.
Logan Couture had a goal and an assist, Martin Jones made 28 saves and the San Jose Sharks excelled on the road again, beating the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 Saturday night to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.
The puck drops Wednesday night in three series, and so the NHL's death march to the Stanley Cup begins.
The NHL-expansion Golden Knights carry the buzz entering the Western Conference playoffs as they face off against the Kings. The all-California matchup features the Ducks and Sharks.
Will this be the Winnipeg Jets' year? They'll be tough to beat with Connor Hellebuyck in the net.
Jamie Benn had a natural hat trick in the first period and the Dallas Stars defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 on Saturday night.
Rickard Rakell had a goal and assist, and Ryan Miller made 31 saves to lead the Anaheim Ducks to a 3-0 win over the Arizona Coyotes in the teams' regular-season finale Saturday night.
Dustin Brown scored his fourth goal of the game 23 seconds into overtime and the Los Angeles Kings moved into third place in the Pacific Division with a 5-4 win over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.
Led by a breakout season from Taylor Hall, New Jersey is looking like a team that could make some noise come playoff time.
Ondrej Kase scored 1:34 into overtime and the Anaheim Ducks rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Sunday night.
The Devils star may be the leader, but Nikita Kucherov and Nathan MacKinnon are hot on his tail in the race for the sport's top individual award.
Hampus Lindholm scored 1:21 into overtime to lift the Anaheim Ducks over the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 on Sunday night.
Connor McDavid had two goals to take over the NHL scoring lead, and the Edmonton Oilers held off the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 on Saturday night for their third straight victory.
The Nashville Predators came up just short last year, but could return to win it all this year.
Brandon Montour scored a power-play goal, helping lift the Anaheim Ducks into third place in the Pacific Division with a 4-2 win over the New Jersey Devils on Sunday night.
Keith Kincaid stopped 38 saves for his first shutout of the season, helping the New Jersey Devils improve their playoff positioning with a 3-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.
The struggling St. Louis Blues got goals from seven players and routed the Los Angeles Kings 7-2 on Saturday, handing them their worst defeat of the season.
The Capitals still hold the lead in the Metropolitan Division, but how good are they this year?
Jakob Silfverberg and Corey Perry each scored twice and the Anaheim Ducks earned points at home for the eighth game in a row, beating the Chicago Blackhawks 6-3 on Sunday.
Jonathan Toews broke a tie on a power play with 1:58 left and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-3 on Saturday to snap a seven-game road losing streak.
Philly has been red-hot since December, but the biggest question is the same one that always seems to plague the team.
