August 31, 2020 Palat scores twice, Lightning beat Bruins to lead series 3-1 Well-rounded winger Ondrej Palat is scoring, reigning MVP Nikita Kucherov is defending and the Tampa Bay Lightning have taken over their series against the Boston Bruins.
August 29, 2020 NHL players use pause to focus on racial injustice concerns Braydon Coburn was polite but stern in declining to answer the question.
August 27, 2020 NHL puts off 2 days of playoff games amid injustice protests The NHL postponed two days of playoff games Thursday after withering criticism from Black players who said the league was slow to acknowledge the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin.
August 27, 2020 NHL players call on league to do more as NBA, WNBA, MLB postpone games in wake of Jacob Blake shooting Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba and San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane criticized the NHL over its response to the Jacob Blake shooting while several games in the NBA, WNBA and MLB were postponed as players decided not to show up in protest over police brutality.
August 27, 2020 Kadri, Avs regroup to beat Stars 6-4 in Game 3 Nazem Kadri scored the go-ahead goal with 6:06 remaining in a wild third period as the Colorado Avalanche regrouped to beat the Dallas Stars 6-4 in Game 3 on Wednesday night.
August 27, 2020 Lightning crank up power play, rout Bruins 7-1 in Game 3 Ondrej Palat, Mikhail Sergachev and Alex Killorn scored power-play goals Wednesday night to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 7-1 rout of the Boston Bruins in Game 3 of their second-round NHL playoff series.
August 27, 2020 Myers scores early in OT, Flyers even series with Islanders Phillippe Myers scored 2:40 into overtime to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Wednesday, tying the second-round playoff series at a game apiece.
August 26, 2020 Coyotes penalized 2020, 2021 draft picks for violating scouting combine policy The Arizona Coyotes have been penalized their 2020 second-round pick and 2021 first-round pick after an investigation by the NHL found that the organization had violated the scouting combine policy.
August 26, 2020 South braces for Friday football crowds in coronavirus era This weekend, the annual kickoff between top Arkansas high school football teams will enjoy something the NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball have banned thus far: real, live fans in their stands.
August 26, 2020 Palat's OT goal lifts Lightning over Bruins 4-3 in Game 2 The pressure of overtime hardly fazes the Tampa Bay Lightning, who have been as resilient as any team in the NHL playoffs.