May 23, 2021 Maple Leafs beat Canadiens 5-1 in Game 2 to tie series Auston Matthews broke a tie early in the second period and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-1 in Game 2 on Saturday night to even the first-round playoff series.
May 23, 2021 Sorokin, Islanders beat Penguins 4-1 in Game 4 to tie series After two tough losses, the New York Islanders turned back to Ilya Sorokin in a game they needed to win, and the rookie goalie came through.
May 23, 2021 Killorn, Kucherov pace Lightning's 6-2 rout of Panthers The sight of Nikita Kucherov crumpled to the ice in pain left a sour taste in the mouths of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
May 22, 2021 Bruins' Kevan Miller to miss Game 5 after being hospitalized following Capitals' Dmitry Orlov hit Boston Bruins defenseman will not appear in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup First Round game after he was hospitalized Friday night following a high hit from Caps’ Dmitry Orlov.Â
May 22, 2021 Avalanche's Nazem Kadri suspended 8 games for hit to head Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri was suspended for eight games by the NHL on Friday night for a head shot on St. Louis Blues defenseman Justin Faulk in Game 2 of a first-round playoff series.
May 22, 2021 Matt Duchene scores in 2 OT, Predators beat Hurricanes 5-4 Matt Duchene made his first playoff game in Nashville with the Predators a moment to remember.
May 22, 2021 Stastny scores in OT, Jets beat Oilers 1-0 for 2-0 lead Paul Stastny scored at 4:06 of overtime to give the Winnipeg Jets a 1-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night and a 2-0 lead in the first-round series.
May 22, 2021 Avs score 3 in 2nd, beat Blues 5-1 to take a 3-0 series lead Ryan Graves had a goal and two assists, Philipp Grubauer made 31 saves, and the Colorado Avalanche used a three-goal second period to beat the St. Louis Blues 5-1 on Friday night and take a 3-0 series lead in their first-round West Division matchup.
May 22, 2021 Bruins score 3 PPG, beat Capitals 4-1 for 3-1 series lead The Boston Bruins had to cut short one goal celebration to skate to the defense of a teammate, who was taking some abuse from oft-suspended Capitals forward Tom Wilson.
May 21, 2021 Maple Leafs' John Tavares out of the hospital after scary collision, team says Toronto Maple Leafs center John Tavares was released from the hospital Friday just hours after taking a scary hit to the head during a playoff game against the Montreal Canadiens.