NYR leads 1-0 Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: Sportsnet (English) TVA Sports (French) In the U.S.: ESPN Streaming: ESPN+, Sportsnet+ The Rangers looked like the team that ended the regular season with the most points, getting out to a 3-0 lead on Washington in the second period and shutting things down in the third to claim the win. The Capitals went zero-for-four… Source ..read more

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BOS leads 1-0 Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English) TVA Sports (French) In the U.S.: ESPN Streaming: CBC Gem, ESPN+, Sportsnet+ It appears that William Nylander is going to miss another game for Toronto, and that’s bad news for the Maple Leafs. They are without a doubt the second-best defensive team in this matchup, and without Nylander’s… Source ..read more

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From the time the players on both teams entered the ice at the Bell Centre on Saturday afternoon, it felt like a playoff game. From the light show, to the sold out crowd, the largest to ever watch a women’s hockey game, singing the anthem, to the towels waving. After PWHL Montreal entered the ice, the crowd cheered only instead of “Fix You” it was “The Power of Love”. When Toronto jumped on… Source ..read more

It’s a rather difficult task to ask a team that suffered an elimination from playoff contention less than 24 hours earlier to come out prepared for one last game. It is even harder to do so when players such as David Reinbacher, Jayden Struble and Mitchell Stephens are unavailable due to injuries, and Joshua Roy suspended for the night. The injuries on defence brought Mattias Norlinder and… Source ..read more

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Start time: 5:00 PM EDT / 2:00 PM PDT In Canada: Sportsnet (English) TVA Sports (French) In the U.S.: TBS Streaming: ESPN+, Sportsnet+ Things got off to a slow start when Patrick Roy took over the New York Islanders, but the coach moulded the defence to his liking, and that helped the Islanders stabilize things enough to not only make the playoffs, but do so as a seeded team to avoid the best… Source ..read more

Start time: 1:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM PT In Canada: CBC (English), RDS (French) Streaming: YouTube, CBC Gem (Canada) The last hockey game with real playoff implications at a full Bell Centre was a while ago. Thanks to bubble playoffs and COVID restrictions during the last two playoff appearances for Montreal, the Bell Centre wasn’t full (or used at all). The last game with stakes at a full Bell… Source ..read more

It is Rögle’s second chance to win a first Swedish championship. Adam Engström is keen to point that out; it’s not about himself, it’s all about winning the cup. Patrik Bexell: Playoffs in the SHL, and first finals coming up. How is the pairing with Brandon Davidson, playing on the off-side, and what has made that tick? Adam Engström: Playing on the off-side is nothing weird to me now. Source ..read more