Power Play Goal, Sergachev’s Return Boost Lightning in Game 4

The Tampa Bay Lightning posted a quick 3-0 lead after the first period and fought off a Florida Panthers comeback in the second before taking a 6-3 win and forcing Game 5 back in Florida on Monday evening.

Photo Gallery: Capitals vs Flyers (04/16/2024)

Photo Gallery: Capitals vs Flyers (04/16/2024)

The Washington Capitals clinched the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with their 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in regulation. Simultaneously, the Capitals victory also ended the Red Wings and Penguins chances at the post-season.

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Elite or Very Good?

Elite or Very Good?

So what is the EIHL anyway? It’s tempting to call it the English Ice Hockey League, except that they have a more grandiose name for themselves, with the first “E” standing for “Elite.”

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Each Time, They Cheered

Each Time, They Cheered

The day I left Winnipeg after being on the spot for the introduction of Jets 2.0, in 2009, every section of the local paper had a story on the team. Every one, not just sports. On Saturday, April 20th, when I opened the British papers expecting to find something about the EIHL (Elite Ice Hockey League) Playoff weekend, I found exactly nothing.

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Tocchet on not challenging Preds' goal: 'It's 50-50'

Canucks coach Rick Tocchet defended his decision not to use a coach's challenge to review the Predators' game-tying goal Tuesday night in what was an eventual 2-1 Nashville victory. [...]

Avs 'kept playing smart,' ground Jets to advance

After dropping the first game of this first-round series, and being eliminated in Round 1 last year, the Colorado Avalanche rolled off four consecutive wins, eliminating the Winnipeg Jets in [...]

Canes' 'lucky bounces' tough to swallow for Isles

The Hurricanes were helped to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs by some puck luck, with Islanders captain Anders Lee lamenting, "It's just a tough way to lose [...]

'Resilient' Canes close out Isles with late burst

Jack Drury scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and Stefan Noesen added another 8 seconds later as Carolina beat New York to clinch its first-round Stanley Cup playoffs [...]

Oshie would 'love to play' 17th year, if back obliges

Washington veteran forward T.J. Oshie, 37, didn't call it a career on Tuesday, but the Capitals winger acknowledged that he and doctors must find a solution to his chronic back [...]

Jets won't have Namestnikov, Dillon for Game 5

Winnipeg forward Vladislav Namestnikov and defenseman Brenden Dillon are recovering from injuries and won't be available for Game 5 against Colorado. [...]

Bedard, Faber, Hughes named Calder finalists

The Blackhawks' Connor Bedard, the Wild's Brock Faber and the Devils' Luke Hughes are the finalists for the Calder Award, given to the NHL's top first-year player. [...]

Stanley Cup Playoffs Central: Bracket, schedule, game previews for the NHL's postseason

From the first round all the way through the Stanley Cup Final, ESPN has you covered. Explore the full results, and coverage on each team. [...]

Keys to offseason: What's next for Islanders and Jets

We explore the next moves each team should make this summer and forecast its 2024-25 outlook. [...]

Inside the tumultuous tenure of the Coyotes in Arizona and their stunning move to Utah

The franchise's relocation was somehow both lightning fast and painfully slow. Here's how it all fell apart in Arizona, and what lies ahead. [...]

NCAA HOCKEY

Bobcats Tip Badgers in OT

Providence, RI – The defending National Champion Quinnipiac Bobcats are no strangers to overtime. They only needed twelve seconds of it last year to defeat the Big Ten’s Minnesota Golden Gophers in the title game. They needed 11 minutes and four seconds on Friday to...
BC Too Much For Michigan Tech

BC Too Much For Michigan Tech

Providence, RI - The Boston College Eagles' depth was too much for the Michigan Tech Huskies to handle in the third period as BC scored four goals to open up a close game through two periods. John Leonard and Cutter Gauthier each scored two goals to power the #1...

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Big Red Upends Maine

Big Red Upends Maine

Springfield, MA - The Cornell Big Red fell behind early but stormed back to beat the Maine Black Bears 3-1 at the MassMutual Arena on Thursday. It's the second straight year Cornell has advanced to the Regional Finals as the lower seed. Cornell goalie Ian Shane...

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Princeton is set to hire Ben Syer as its next head coach, sources tell College Hockey News [...]

Denver coach David Carle, who guided the 2024 U.S. National Junior Team to the gold medal at the World Junior Championship in January, will again serve as head coach of [...]

Princeton, the only remaining team with a head coaching opening this offseason, is getting closer to making a selection [...]

The NCAA's Division I Management Council has adopted some new rules regarding NIL (name, image, likeness) deals [...]

Boston College freshman Ryan Leonard has decided to stay with the Eagles for another season, the Washington Capitals announced today [...]

The 2025 version of the annual U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game will take place November 2025 between Denver and Minnesota. The game will take place in Denver's Ball Arena, [...]

Boston College was that school-yard bully. It pushed aside everything standing in its way en route to Saturday’s national championship game [...]

HOCKEY VIDEO GAMES

NHL 24 Fails to Deliver

The latest edition of EA Sports’ NHL hockey video game series – NHL 24 – is available now on PlayStation and Xbox. Last season’s release was quite disappointing, and our hope was that NHL 24 would represent a huge leap forward and take full advantage of next-generation console power. Unfortunately, it falls short and disappoints again this time, in some even more critical ways.

NHL 23: Breaking the Illusion

NHL 23: Breaking the Illusion

NHL 22 was the first hockey game developed for next-gen consoles, and while it was very solid in every regard, expectations were that NHL 23 would build upon that foundation to deliver a truly game-changing experience. Did EA Sports deliver?

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NHL 23 Coming on October 14th

NHL 23 Coming on October 14th

EA Sports’ annual hockey video game – NHL 23 – will be released on October 14th, and as always, Inside Hockey will be here to cover it. The cover athletes for NHL 23 are Trevor Zegras (Anaheim Ducks) and Sarah Nurse (Team Canada). Nurse is the first woman to appear on the cover of the EA NHL hockey video game.

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PHOTO GALLERIES

Photo Gallery: Capitals vs Flyers (04/16/2024)

The Washington Capitals clinched the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with their 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in regulation. Simultaneously, the Capitals victory also ended the Red Wings and Penguins chances at the post-season.

Rantanen scored twice on four shots, added an assist, went plus-4, logged three hits and blocked three shots in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Jets in Game 5. Visit RotoWire.com [...]

Saros will protect the road goal versus the Canucks on Tuesday, Zach Gilchriest of the Predators' official site reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update. [...]

Silovs will guard the home goal versus the Predators on Tuesday in Game 5, Jeff Paterson of CanucksArmy.com reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update. [...]

Georgiev will guard the road goal in Game 5 versus the Jets on Tuesday, Tracey Myers of NHL.com reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update. [...]

Swayman will protect the home net Tuesday in Game 5 against Toronto, per Conor Ryan of The Boston Globe. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update. [...]

HOCKEY HISTORY

Retro Rangers: McCartan Went from Olympics to Rangers

Jack McCartan is best remembered for leading the surprising Team USA Hockey squad to the Gold Medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics, but he also had a brief NHL career with the Rangers.

Retro Rangers: Remembering Bob Dill

Retro Rangers: Remembering Bob Dill

Bob Dill was a bruising defenseman who was acquired by the Rangers in January 1944 to add some muscle to their lineup. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota in April 1920, Dill played hockey for his local high school, and then traveled to Florida to play for the Miami Clippers of the four-team Tropical Hockey League in 1938.

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Retro Rangers: Book Review – The Franchise

Retro Rangers: Book Review – The Franchise

Rick Carpiniello spent the better part of 43 years (1978-79 – 2020-21) covering the New York Rangers and the NHL for the New York Journal News as well as The Athletic. And his new book, The Franchise: New York Rangers… A Curated History of the Blueshirts, does a great job of condensing all those years into a highly informative and entertaining 256 page read.

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