OutKick Sports April 22, 2026 Flyers mascot Gritty pens letter to fans ahead of first playoff game... eight years after he debuted After debuting in 2018, Flyers mascot Gritty finally gets his first home playoff game as Philadelphia hosts Pittsburgh in Game 3 of their series.
Stanley Cup Playoffs April 22, 2026 NHL coach narrowly avoids disaster as glass shatters behind bench Kings coach D.J. Smith was showered with glass after a pane shattered behind the bench during Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs against Colorado.
OutKick Sports April 21, 2026 Josh Allen annihilates a beer to fire up the Sabres crowd Bills QB Josh Allen chugged a beer and banged a drum to fire up fans ahead of the Sabres game against the Bruins in their first playoff run in years.
OutKick Sports April 21, 2026 Penguins' Erik Karlsson says the team is ready to 'get out of Pittsburgh' for Game 3 against Flyers Pittsburgh faces must-win Game 3 in Philadelphia after falling behind 2-0, with Erik Karlsson welcoming the hostile environment at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
OutKick Sports April 21, 2026 The NHL Needs To Give Us A Flyers-Penguins Game At Beaver Stadium ASAP The Battle of Pennsylvania is back in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and it has fans and the NHL eyeing an outdoor game at Penn State's Beaver Stadium.
Stanley Cup Playoffs April 20, 2026 Sabres win first playoff game in 15 years in dramatic fashion, stun Bruins with epic third period comeback The Buffalo Sabres scored four goals in the final eight minutes to complete a stunning comeback and beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 in their first playoff game in 14 years.
Stanley Cup Playoffs April 18, 2026 NHL playoffs start with a bang as Team USA star Brady Tkachuk drops gloves at opening faceoff Brady Tkachuk and Jordan Staal fought seconds into the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs after the Ottawa Senators and Carolina Hurricanes captains dropped gloves immediately.
NHL April 18, 2026 NHL star reveals he had a brutal bacterial lung infection during season: 'I thought I was dying' New York Rangers star Vincent Trocheck revealed he had a bacterial lung infection that caused his 14-game absence, saying he had surgery and that he was hospitalized for about a week.
Olympics April 15, 2026 Switzerland fires hockey coach who admitted to faking vaccination status for 2022 Beijing Olympics The Swiss Ice Hockey Federation fired coach Patrick Fischer over a fraudulent vaccination card used to bypass China's COVID-19 rules for the 2022 Olympics.
Columbus Blue Jackets April 15, 2026 NHL coach rips players after stunning late-season collapse extends playoff drought: 'They don’t care' Blue Jackets coach Rick Bowness ripped his team after a stunning collapse ended in a sixth consecutive season without a playoff berth. He vowed culture changes are ahead.