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Georgiev finds redemption in Game 2 as Avalanche tie series with Jets
There was a moment in Game 2 on Tuesday night where it felt like the Winnipeg Jets were about to take their first-round series by the scruff of the neck. They had just killed off Kyle Connor’s four-minute double-minor, and riding that wave of ...
LOTS ON THE LION: PWHL Ottawa hosts Boston in a battle of teams vying for last playoff spot
Anyone walking through the rink-level corridors at The Arena at TD Place around 7 p.m. on Wednesday might be a little surprised by the music coming out of the PWHL Ottawa dressing room. They’re likely to hear a 1961 hit made famous by The Tokens, ...
Hawerchuk makes emotional return for Jets whiteout at dad's old stomping grounds
Like most people with any interest in the Winnipeg Jets, Eric Hawerchuk had seen playoff whiteouts on TV and was suitably impressed. But he’d never seen his late father’s former team host a playoff game in the flesh. Until this week. Dale Hawerchuk’s ...
Edmonton Oilers send Kings a loud and clear message in Game 1
The Edmonton Oilers were right: It doesn’t look like there are going to be any surprises in their first-round showdown with the L.A. Kings. Game 1 of their trilogy series picked up right where the regular season, and two years’ worth of playoffs ...
Auston Matthews turns it up with three-point night as Maple Leafs slay Bruins in Game 2
In his 52nd NHL playoff game, the same amount that vaulted Doug Gilmour to the Maple Leafs’ franchise lead with 77 playoff points, it was high time for Auston Matthews to step up this spring. Toronto’s season likely would be toast if it came home ...
NHL roundup: Hurricanes storm back to stun Isles
Sebastian Aho and Jordan Martinook scored the tying and go-ahead goals nine seconds apart with just over two minutes left as the Carolina Hurricanes rallied to beat the New York Islanders 5-3 in Raleigh, N.C., on Monday in Game 2 of an Eastern ...
Maple Leafs' William Nylander takes morning skate, Game 2 status remains unclear
William Nylander was in the Maple Leafs’ Monday morning skate, but will he play? It was not clear whether Nylander’s limited work after missing the Game 1 loss to Boston with an undisclosed injury was just to test his availability for later in the ...
Jets outlast Colorado Avalanche to take 1-0 series lead after wild Game 1
You’d expect Game 2 to be a lot tighter. There’s much to clean up from the first. But with that said, there isn’t a hockey fan with a pulse that wouldn’t want to run an IV and dial it up to pump six more Game 1s into their veins. The hockey was that ...
"It probably won't be close": Dread in Los Angeles about Edmonton Oilers facing off vs. Kings
There’s more dread than joy in Los Angeles about the prospect of the L.A. Kings facing off against the Edmonton Oilers for the third year in a row in the NHL playoffs. At the Frozen Royal hockey blog in Los Angeles, optimism isn’t high about the ...
'Hate to see it go': Jets' Bowness has soft spot for doomed Coyotes
When it comes to the multi-part melodrama that is the Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes franchise, Rick Bowness stands alone. Bowness is the only person on the planet who has coached the original Winnipeg Jets, the Phoenix Coyotes and the reincarnated ...