April 30, 2021 Fab 15; Penguins happy but not satisfied with playoff streak Mike Sullivan insisted the Pittsburgh Penguins would take a minute to enjoy clinching their 15th straight playoff berth, the longest active streak in major North American professional sports.
April 30, 2021 Kraken make final payment, officially become 32nd NHL team The Seattle Kraken are free to make trades and sign players after making their final expansion payment to the NHL.
April 30, 2021 Matthews scores his 36th, Maple Leafs beat Canucks 4-1 Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 36th goal of the season as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 on Thursday night.
April 30, 2021 Bruins score 3 unanswered goals in 3rd, beat Sabres 5-2 David Krejci and Brad Marchand each had a goal and an assist, and the Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Thursday night.
April 29, 2021 Guentzel wins it in OT as Pens, Caps clinch playoffs Jake Guentzel scored his 22nd goal 2:11 into overtime to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 5-4 victory over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night in a result that clinched both teams' place in the playoffs.
April 29, 2021 Varlamov gets 3rd shutout vs. Rangers in Islanders' 4-0 win Semyon Varlamov stopped 25 shots for his league-leading sixth shutout of the season and 250th career win as the New York Islanders beat the rival Rangers 4-0 Thursday night.
April 29, 2021 Vasilevskiy blanks Stars, again; Lightning beat Dallas 3-0 Blake Coleman converted a short-handed penalty shot and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 20 shots for his 26th career shutout to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-0 victory against the Dallas Stars on Thursday night.
April 29, 2021 Ryan Miller's time: Ducks goalie to retire at end of season Ryan Miller smiled and choked up a bit when he considered how his career as the winningest American-born goalie in professional hockey history almost never happened.
April 29, 2021 NWHL holds door open in bid to thaw relationship with PWHPA Tyler Tumminia is leaving the door open should members of the Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association ever want to reach out to the National Women’s Hockey League in a bid to thaw what has been a chilly relationship.
April 29, 2021 Maple Leafs beat Canadiens 4-1 to clinch playoff spot Auston Matthews got his NHL-best 35th goal of the season and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Wednesday night to clinch a playoff spot.