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Aleksander Barkov scores twice, Panthers rout Bruins 6-1 in Game 2 to tie series
Tim Reynolds, Associated Press | Updated May 8 - 9:26 p.m. | Save Story
Aleksander Barkov had two goals and two assists, Sam Reinhart added four assists and the Florida Panthers beat the Boston Bruins 6-1 on Wednesday night to tie the second-round series at a game apiece. Brandon Montour had a goal and two assists for Florida, which also got goals from Steven Lorentz, Gustav Forsling and Eetu Luostarinen. The Panthers chased Bruins starter Jeremy Swayman early in the third period after four straight goals, then added two more against Linus Ullmark. Sergei Bobrovsky finished with 14 saves for the Panthers. The five-goal margin matched Florida's biggest ever in a playoff game, tying the mark set against Tampa Bay in another 6-1 win on April 29. Charlie Coyle had the goal for the Bruins.
What will Utah's NHL team be called? Here are 20 options
Stephen Whyno, Associated Press | Posted May 8 - 8:02 p.m. | Save Story
Ownership of the NHL's team in Utah has given fans 20 choices to vote on for the franchise's new name. Owner Ryan Smith has told The Associated Press the team will be know as Utah something, rather than Salt Lake City. The options given to fans to choose from are Frost, Ice, Powder, Mountaineers, Freeze, Mammoth, Black Diamonds, Blast, Caribou, Blizzard, Swarm, Hive, Outlaws, Yeti, Squall, Fury, Glaciers, Canyons, Venom and HC for Hockey Club. Smith Entertainment Group bought the Arizona Coyotes from former owner Alex Meruelo and relocated the team to Salt Lake City.
Smith Entertainment Group release bracket to name Utah NHL team
Ryan Miller, KSL.com | Posted May 8 - 7:15 p.m. | Save Story
Coming soon: A team name for Utah's NHL club.
Dallas Stars in familiar hole after 6th Game 1 1oss. Avs look to put them down 0-2 again
Stephen Hawkins, Associated Press | Posted May 8 - 4:08 p.m. | Save Story
The Dallas Stars are in an all-too familiar hole. This is their sixth consecutive playoff series over three postseasons going into Game 2 after losing the opener. This time it's against Colorado in a second-round Western Conference series. The Stars will try Thursday night to avoid a repeat of the opening round when they lost the first two games at home to Vegas, last year's Stanley Cup champion. The Stars did fight back back to advance in seven games. In the only other NHL playoff game Thursday, the Carolina Hurricanes go home in their own 0-2 hole to the New York Rangers.
Goaltender interference debate is alive and well in the NHL playoffs after 1st-round controversy
Stephen Whyno, Associated Press | Posted May 8 - 1:29 p.m. | Save Story
The biggest controversy so far in the NHL playoffs came in the first round when the Tampa Bay Lightning on the wrong end of a couple of questionable goaltender interference rulings in the game they were eliminated by Florida in the first round. Two-time Stanley Cup-winning coach Jon Cooper landed himself in hot water for comments he made afterward and apologized for. But at least one prominent colleague publicly agreed with his premise. Challenging goalie interference is a complicated process and a delicate balance coaches worry about given how the calls can swing a game or series.
Wood scores 11:03 in OT as Avalanche finish off 3-goal comeback to beat Stars 4-3 to open 2nd round
Stephen Hawkins, Associated Press | Updated May 8 - 6:52 a.m. | Save Story
Miles Wood scored on a backhander 11:03 into overtime into overtime and the Colorado Avalanche, after trailing by three goals in the first period, beat the top-seeded Dallas Stars 4-3 in the opener of their second-round Western Conference series. Wood got the puck past Jake Oettinger to wrap up only the Avalanche's third three-goal comeback to win a playoff game in their history. Cale Makar had a goal and two assists for Colorado, while Valerie Nichushkin had a goal and an assist. Nathan MacKinnon had the tying goal only 39 seconds into the third period Alexander Georgiev had 19 saves while winning his fifth consecutive game in goal for the Avalanche. Game 2 is Thursday night.
Avalanche got legs under them in another comeback to beat fading Stars in 2nd-round opener
Stephen Hawkins, Associated Press | Posted May 8 - 1:11 a.m. | Save Story
The Colorado Avalanche had gone a full week since wrapping up their first-round series, and were down three goals in the first period on the road against the top-seeded team. But once league MVP finalist Nathan MacKinnon and the Avs starting getting back into the flow of things Tuesday night, the Dallas Stars seemed to suddenly get hit by fatigue. They had closed out their tough opening Western Conference series against defending Stanley Cup champion Las Vegas with a Game 7 win just two nights earlier. Colorado won 4-3 in overtime to take a 1-0 series lead.
Trocheck's power-play goal lifts Rangers to 4-3 win over Hurricanes in 2OT for 2-0 series lead
Vin A. Cherwoo, Associated Press | Updated May 7 - 11:46 p.m. | Save Story
Vincent Trocheck scored a power-play goal off a rebound at 7:24 of the second overtime to give the New York Rangers a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Alexis Lafreniere scored twice, Chris Kreider had a power-play goal and Artemi Panarin had two assists for the Rangers. Igor Shesterkin stopped a season-high 54 shots. The Rangers remained perfect in six playoff games. Jake Guentzel scored twice, Dmitry Orlov also scored and Sebastian Aho had three assists for the Hurricanes. Frederik Andersen finished with 35 saves. The Hurricanes have lost three of their last four.
Hurricanes shut down on power play again, fall into 0-2 series hole against Rangers
Vin A. Cherwoo, Associated Press | Posted May 7 - 11:32 p.m. | Save Story
behind only the Tampa Bay Lightning. After going 5 for 15 (33.3%) in the first round against the New York Islanders, they are 0 for 10 through two games against the Rangers. Special teams was the key in the series opener as Carolina went 0 for 5 in the 4-3 loss on Sunday while New York scored on both its chances. The Hurricanes went 0 for 5 again and gave up two more power-play goals in a 4-3 loss in two overtimes in Game 2 on Tuesday night to fall into an 0-2 series hole.
Blackhawks re-sign forward Lukas Reichel to a 2-year contract
The Associated Press | Updated May 7 - 8:45 p.m. | Save Story
The Chicago Blackhawks have re-signed forward Lukas Reichel to a two-year contract. The team announced the deal. It runs through the 2025-26 season with a $1.2 million cap hit. The Blackhawks were hoping for a breakout performance from Reichel this season, but he struggled with inconsistency for much of the year. Reichel, who turns 22 on May 17, finished with five goals and 11 assists in 65 games. Reichel's development is an ongoing issue for Chicago as it tries to take its rebuilding project to the next level. The Blackhawks set a franchise record for losses by going 23-53-6 this past season.
Marchessault's future in Vegas is 1 key issue among many offseason questions for the Golden Knights
Mark Anderson, Associated Press | Updated May 7 - 7:50 p.m. | Save Story
Vegas Golden Knights forward Jonathan Marchessault is one of just five players remaining from the original 2017-18 team. There's a good chance this season was his last in Vegas. He is an unrestricted free agent who just put together his finest season by scoring 42 goals. Whether Marchessault returns is the major offseason story facing the Golden Knights but not the only one. Forward William Carrier is another "Misfit" who's an unrestricted free agent. The Knights also have to make decisions on Chandler Stephenson, Michael Amadio and Anthony Mantha at forward and Alec Martinez at defense.
'There's a good talent level there': Utah stays at No. 6 following uneventful NHL draft lottery
Ryan Miller, KSL.com | Updated May 7 - 7:02 p.m. | Save Story
The Coyote Curse continued in Utah.
The San Jose Sharks win the NHL draft lottery with expectation to select Macklin Celebrini No. 1
John Wawrow, Associated Press | Updated May 7 - 7:01 p.m. | Save Story
The San Jose Sharks won the draft lottery and earned the right to have the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft for the first time in franchise history. And general manager Mike Grier already has an idea of who he'll be selecting: Boston University center Maclin Celebrini. The 17-year-old Celebrini has ties to the Bay Area and ranked first among North American skaters by NHL Central Scouting. The Sharks finished last in the overall standings and retained their position in the lottery. The lottery proved anti-climactic with no changes to the draft order. The Chicago Blackhawks, who selected Connor Bedard with the No. 1 pick last year, retained the No. 2 selection, followed by the Anaheim Ducks.
St. Louis Blues remove interim tag and name Drew Bannister full-time coach
Stephen Whyno, Associated Press | Updated May 7 - 3:50 p.m. | Save Story
The St. Louis Blues have removed the interim tag from Drew Bannister's title and named him their full-time coach. President of hockey operations and general manager Doug Armstrong announced the move Tuesday. Bannister signed a two-year contract to remain in the role after replacing Craig Berube when the 2019 Stanley Cup-winning coach was fired in December. The Blues went 30-19-5 after Bannister took over for Berube and finished six points out of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. This is Bannister's first head-coaching gig in the NHL.
Bruins-Panthers getting set for Game 2. Canucks-Oilers ready to open their series
Tim Reynolds, Associated Press | Updated May 7 - 11:42 a.m. | Save Story
The season for the Florida Panthers cannot end on Wednesday night. It's not an elimination game, the Boston Bruins cannot close them out and no matter what happens there's a flight to Massachusetts on Thursday and another game there on Friday. So, it's not a must-win. The Panthers might feel otherwise. Game 2 of Panthers-Bruins is Wednesday night, with Boston looking to go up 2-0 in the NHL second-round playoff series. Florida-Boston is the first of two NHL playoff games on Wednesday's schedule. It'll be followed by Game 1 of Vancouver-Edmonton in a Western Conference second-round series.
Senators hire Travis Green as coach. Green leaves the Devils after serving in an interim role
The Associated Press | Posted May 7 - 10:36 a.m. | Save Story
The Ottawa Senators have hired Travis Green as coach and signed him to a four-year contract. The team announced the move Tuesday with Green taking over for interim coach Jacques Martin. Green most recently served as interim coach of the New Jersey Devils after replacing Lindy Ruff late in the NHL season. Green coached the Vancouver Canucks from 2017-21. More than half the league has made at least one change at the position over the past 18 months.
Hopin' for Macklin: A guide to Tuesday's NHL draft lottery
Ryan Miller, KSL.com | Posted May 7 - 9:02 a.m. | Save Story
Utah's NHL club has a 7.5% chance of winning the draft lottery on Tuesday night. General manager Bill Armstrong doesn't hate those odds.
Bruins' defenseman Brandon Carlo's day: Wife gives birth in morning, he scores goal in evening
Tim Reynolds, Associated Press | Updated May 6 - 11:17 p.m. | Save Story
his wife Mayson was giving birth to their son, Crew. It's the couple's second child. With mother and baby doing well, Carlo flew to South Florida, arriving at Amerant Bank Arena later than the rest of his teammates and scored a second-period goal for the Bruins. Carlo scored with 21 seconds left in the second, getting his second goal of the playoffs and giving Boston a 3-1 lead after 40 minutes.
Swayman stops 38 shots, Bruins roll past Panthers 5-1 for 1-0 series lead
Tim Reynolds, Associated Press | Updated May 6 - 9:49 p.m. | Save Story
Jeremy Swayman stopped 38 shots, Brandon Carlo scored a goal just a few hours after his wife gave birth to their son and the Boston Bruins topped the Florida Panthers 5-1 in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series Monday night. Morgan Geekie, Mason Lohrei, Justin Brazeau and Jake DeBrusk also had goals for Boston, which improved to 5-0-0 against the Panthers this season. Matthew Tkachuk had the goal for Florida, which has rallied from a 1-0 deficit to win an NHL playoff series only twice in nine previous opportunities. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 24 shots for the Panthers.
