May 3, 2022 Lightning's Jan Rutta bloodied during fight, Maple Leafs blank Tampa Bay in Game 1 Maple Leafs star Morgan Rielly delivered a shot on Lightning defenseman Jan Rutta in a fight in the third period.
May 3, 2022 Phillip Danault scores late, Kings beat Oilers in series opener Phillip Danault capitalized after a miscue by Edmonton goalie Mike Smith and scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period, leading the Los Angeles Kings to a 4-3 win over the Oilers on Monday night in Game 1 of the opening-round playoff series.
May 3, 2022 David Perron's hat trick helps Blues beat Wild, seize home ice David Perron was quarantined in his basement last year, listening to his kids run around upstairs and watching the St. Louis Blues get swept out of the first round.
May 2, 2022 Antti Raanta, Hurricanes beat Bruins in playoff series opener Seth Jarvis and Nino Niederreiter scored second-period goals and Antti Raanta was strong in net to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins 5-1 on Monday night in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.
May 2, 2022 Avalanche, Flames are the ever-unpredictable NHL West's top seeds In assessing the status of his Pacific Division champion Calgary Flames, coach Darryl Sutter may have at the same time aptly captured the unpredictable state of the entire Western Conference once the playoffs open on Monday.
May 2, 2022 Lightning's chase for another Cup begins vs Maple Leafs Steven Stamkos and the Tampa Bay Lightning understand the difficult challenge that lies ahead for the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions.
May 2, 2022 Penguins' All-Star goalie Tristan Jarry to miss start of playoffs The Pittsburgh Penguins will begin their first-round playoff matchup with the New York Rangers without Tristan Jarry, though they haven't ruled out the All-Star's return before the end of the series.
April 27, 2022 Lightning player laughs as Biden mistakenly calls NHL commissioner Gary 'Batman' during White House visit Tampa Bay Lightning players were all smiles during trip to the White House following their Stanley Cup championships, but it was President Biden's slip-up that had one player holding back laughter.
April 22, 2022 Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur dead at 70 Legendary Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur, who led the Montreal Canadiens to five Stanley Cup championships – including four consecutive titles, died on Friday after a three-year battle with cancer, the team announced. He was 70.
April 15, 2022 Islanders legend Mike Bossy dead at 65 Hockey Hall of Famer and longtime New York Islanders winger Mike Bossy has passed away, the team confirmed Friday. He was 65.