July 7, 2021 Lightning shut out Canadiens in Game 5 to win second straight Stanley Cup The Tampa Bay Lightning hoisted the Stanley Cup for the second year in a row, this time on home ice, after defeating the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final.
July 7, 2021 Davidson: Sudden death of goalie has 'far-reaching effects' Matiss Kivlenieks traveled to Michigan with teammate and close friend Elvis Merzlikins for the wedding of the daughter of Columbus Blue Jackets' goaltender coach Manny Legace and a Fourth of July celebration.
July 7, 2021 Lightning look to be 1st team to win Cup at home since 2015 When the Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup on home ice for the first time since before World War II, Jon Cooper could not bear to watch the joyful aftermath.
July 6, 2021 `Crazy' Canadiens familiar with staring down adversity During a season that has been anything but normal for Dominique Ducharme, the Montreal Canadiens interim coach finds it somehow apt his team is flying into a potential hurricane for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final.
July 6, 2021 After Habs jab Lightning, defending champs look to Game 5 It was no coincidence 5-foot-9 Montreal forward Brendan Gallagher kept going after 6-foot-6 Tampa Bay defenseman Victor Hedman after the first period in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final, shoving him and moving linesmen out of the way to continue the altercation.
July 6, 2021 Blue Jackets' Matiss Kivlenieks harrowing 911 calls released: 'He's not doing very good' Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks “getting ready to go into convulsions” after he was struck in the chest by an errant Fourth of July fireworks mortar blast in Michigan,” a woman told a 911 dispatcher.
July 6, 2021 Late Blue Jackets goalie Matiss Kivlenieks receives touching tribute from teammate Kivlenieks and Elvis Merzlikins were teammates on the Blue Jackets and the Latvian national hockey team. Kivlenieks died in a fireworks accident.
July 5, 2021 Canadiens' Josh Anderson delivers game-winner in thrilling OT victory over Lightning The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 in overtime in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final Monday night thanks to Josh Anderson's game-winner.
July 5, 2021 Blue Jackets' Matiss Kivlenieks honored before Stanley Cup Game 4: 'We love you, Kivi' A moment of silence was held for Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks on Sunday night prior to the start of Game 4 of the Stanley Cup between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens.
July 5, 2021 Lightning coach Jon Cooper on verge of a familiar feeling Jon Cooper was a fresh-faced rising star when he coached the Norfolk Admirals to the American Hockey League's Calder Cup championship in 2012 after going on a 28-game winning streak during the season.