Arturs Silovs Steps in and Saves Pittsburgh on Saturday

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Arturs Silovs was asked to start an elimination game. All the Penguins goaltender did was make 28 saves on 30 shots in a 4-2 win. Pittsburgh will now play on Monday at home and have a little life in the Battle of Pennsylvania. Silovs made several key saves while Pittsburgh was short-handed. […]

Sidney Crosby Helps Lead Pittsburgh to Road Win Over Philadelphia

Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby did not want to go home for good after Saturday. Crosby scored a power-play goal early, but it was the assist he added during the third period that was vital. The Penguins center kicked the puck off the end boards to Kris Letang, who beat Dan Vladar. That increased the […]

Brock Faber a Huge Factor in Minnesota's Overtime Victory

Defenseman Brock Faber has enjoyed some season for the Minnesota Wild, but he's had an even better Round 1. Faber scored again on Saturday. The defenseman added an assist as well on the tying goal by Marcus Foligno. Faber had five shots on goal, four blocked shots, and two hits. This gives Faber a total […]

Matt Boldy Evens Series Between Minnesota and Dallas in Big Way

Forward Matt Boldy converted with less than a half-minute remaining in the first overtime on Saturday to even the series between the Minnesota Wild and Dallas Stars. Boldy has at least four shots on net in each of the first four games of the series. Boldy also delivered three hits and blocked a shot in […]

Frederik Andersen a Game-Changer as Carolina Closes Out Ottawa

Goaltender Frederik Andersen allowed five goals in four games for the Carolina Hurricanes in Round 1. That included a shutout while recording 25 saves on 27 shots in the clincher on Saturday. The Danish goaltender may be 36, but he played like he was 26. Despite nine power-play chances, Ottawa only scored once as Andersen […]

Logan Stankoven Scores Yet Again as Carolina Sweeps Ottawa

Center Logan Stankoven did it again on Saturday as the Carolina Hurricanes eliminated the Ottawa Senators via a 4-2 Game 4 win. Stankoven scored a critical power-play goal early in the third period. The Carolina center scored a goal in every game of the series as the Hurricanes advanced to Round 2. The second line, […]

Kirby Dach Battles and Scores Two Points in Friday Triumph

Montreal Canadiens center Kirby Dach has not had the easiest NHL career. Dach has battled through frequent injuries and worse. However, on Friday night, he was clutch on the ice, even with limited ice time. Despite playing less than 12 minutes, the center scored a goal and added an assist in Montreal's 3-2 overtime win […]

Connor McDavid Delivers Mixed-Bag Performance Friday

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid lit the lamp on Friday night and added an assist. The power-play goal in the third period cut the deficit to one at the time. However, Jackson LaCombe continued to frustrate the center of the Oilers early and often. McDavid appeared almost a step slow at times. He did have […]

Karel Vejmelka Saves Utah With Huge Effort Friday

Utah Mammoth goaltender Karel Vejmelka was peppered on Friday night with a lot of shots from the Vegas Golden Knights, but the Mammoth goaltender turned aside 30 shots in the 4-2 victory. Vejmelka held Vegas to two goals on the road in Game 2. However, his performance in Game 3 may have been the highlight […]

Lane Hutson Scores Crucial Overtime Goal in Montreal Win

Defenseman Lane Hutson called his own shot early in overtime on Friday night for the Montreal Canadiens. The defenseman launched a blast past Andrei Vasilevskiy to give Montreal a critical 3-2 win in Game 3 of their best-of-seven series. Not only did the Canadiens go up 2-1 in the series, but now they have home-ice […]

Lawson Crouse Cashes in With Two Goals for Utah

Utah Mammoth forward Lawson Crouse is a big-bodied left winger who can throw his body around. Crouse can also score playoff goals that most pundits talk about. The forward delivered on Friday night with two goals, including the game-winner in a 4-2 Mammoth win. Crouse tallied twice in the middle frame to push the Utah […]

Mikael Granlund Serves Up Trio of Assists in Anaheim Big Win

Anaheim Ducks center Mikael Granlund continued to impress as he dished out three assists and added a power-play goal in Anaheim's 7-4 win on Friday night. Granlund turned several plays into goals solely from second effort alone. He had a second goal wiped off the board due to a high stick in the second period, […]

Alex Lyon Comes in and Shuts Down Boston

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Alex Lyon has won on the road in Boston before. On Thursday night, however, Boston went up 1-0, but that was the only goal the Bruins would score. Lyon ultimately stopped 24 shots in a huge 3-1 victory. That allowed the Sabres to go up 2-1 in their first-round series. Lyon stopped […]

Jake Sanderson Suffers Hand Injury While Blocking Shot

Ottawa Senators defenseman Jake Sanderson (hand) will miss the rest of Game 3 between the Senators and the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday. The Senators' defenseman blocked a shot and did not return for the third period. It is no secret that Ottawa has battled injuries and are now without their top pairing on defense. Artem […]

Tyler Kleven Available for Senators Versus Hurricanes

Defenseman Tyler Kleven (upper body) will return for the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night versus the Carolina Hurricanes. Ottawa needs all the help they can get with Artem Zub not likely to return for Game 3. Kleven had been out since April 2 with an upper-body injury. Kleven only had 18 points over 70 appearances, […]

Josh Norris Out With Undisclosed Injury for Thursday Night

Buffalo Sabres center Josh Norris (undisclosed) played 44 regular-season games and two playoff games. Unfortunately, an undisclosed injury will keep him out of the lineup against the Boston Bruins on Thursday. Norris had zero points against Boston in the two contests. He had 34 points in those 44 games, including nine points on the power […]

Noah Ostlund Will Return for Game 3 Against Boston

Center Noah Ostlund (upper body) will make his postseason debut on Thursday for the Buffalo Sabres. Lindy Ruff hinted on Wednesday that Ostlund was very close. Sure enough, the forward expects to be on the second power-play unit and may find himself in the middle six. He missed a total of 12 games with an […]

Joel Eriksson Ek Powers Minnesota Past Dallas in Opening Game

Minnesota Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek did not hesitate; he simply kept shooting the puck. Eriksson Ek had five shots on goal in Game 1 against the Dallas Stars. Two of those shots went in the net on the power play as Minnesota routed Dallas 6-1. The first goal came as Eriksson Ek cruised into […]

Logan Stankoven Makes Big Impact in Carolina's Game 1 Victory

Carolina Hurricanes center Logan Stankoven had a nice scoring run before the Stanley Cup Playoffs started. Stankoven scored seven goals and 11 points over his final eight regular-season contests. He began Game 1 against Ottawa with three shots in the opening 20 minutes, including a few high-quality opportunities. Stankoven ended with a pivotal goal and […]

Porter Martone Nets Game-Winning Goal to Defeat Pittsburgh

Philadelphia Flyers right winger Porter Martone started out his first taste of the NHL with a bang. He scored four goals and 10 points in nine games. Naturally, Martone made a difference when it counted most on Saturday night. Though he missed a couple of scoring chances early in the contest, Martone made a late […]

Frederik Andersen Shuts Out Ottawa in Game 1

Frederik Andersen went into the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs with some doubt. Andersen endured the worst season of his 13-year career. However, he only gave up three goals on 52 shots in his final two starts of the regular season. When Rod Brind'Amour gave Andersen the starting nod for Game 1, some were surprised. Andersen […]

Matt Boldy Delivers Huge Game 1 Performance in Win

Matt Boldy led the Minnesota Wild in a resounding 6-1 Game 1 victory. Boldy wound up with a game-high eight shots on goal. He followed that up with two goals and an assist. That included a bunch of scoring chances and an empty net tally too. Boldy found Joel Eriksson Ek in the slot for […]

Victor Hedman Out for Game 1 on Sunday

Victor Hedman is skating for the Tampa Bay Lightning. The bad news is that the defenseman is not close to ready yet to play. Hedman has been out for basically a month now. First, there was an injury and then Hedman was out for personal reasons. It has been a tough season for the 35-year […]

Jesper Wallstedt to Start in Goal for Minnesota on Saturday

Jesper Wallstedt gets the start in goal for the Minnesota Wild on Saturday evening against the Dallas Stars. Wallstedt has been the better of the two Wild goaltenders during the 2025-26 season. In 33 games started, the 23-year-old has a record of 18-9-6. He has four shutouts with a 2.61 goals-against average and a .915 […]

Logan Stankoven Presumed Ready for Game 1

Carolina Hurricanes center Logan Stankoven (illness) practiced on Friday. He was situated between his usual linemates, Taylor Hall and Jackson Blake. Walt Ruff noted that nothing appeared out of the ordinary with Stankoven during practice. The 23-year-old was missing from Thursday's practice due to a minor illness. The center moved around the middle six a […]

Marco Penge May Continue Up-and-Down Ride at the RBC Heritage

Marco Penge has truly been on a roller coaster for most of 2026. The English golfer almost missed the cut at Augusta after opening with a 76. Penge closed with a 78. It is strange but in five finals rounds, Penge has never finished below a 70. Every other event his approach to the green […]

Jake Knapp Keeps Building Strong Results in 2026

Jake Knapp just keeps rolling along with seven top-25 results in eight events in 2026. The American golfer has not finished worse than 11th, other than the one missed cut at The Players. He leads all golfers in overall strokes gained at 2.002. Furthermore, he has gained 1.285 strokes putting, which ranks second on the […]

Kurt Kitayama Trying to Regain Form From Florida

Kurt Kitayama was playing really well. The American golfer held on to a Top 20 result at the Arnold Palmer only to fall back at THE Players Championship. Since then, he has been mired in a slump. That appeared to be over after an opening round 69 at Augusta, However, a 79 and 75 kept […]

J.T. Poston Tries to Keep Momentum at Hilton Head

J.T. Poston has three career wins on the PGA Tour. The American golfer ended up inside the Top 25 for the first time in 2026. Poston managed a 69-68 over the weekend at the Valero Texas Open a couple weeks ago. Poston hits 67.95% of greens in regulation (42nd) but has a 39.32% one-putt percentage […]

Robert MacIntyre Seeking Better Start at the RBC Heritage

Robert MacIntyre did not enjoy the Masters. The Scottish golfer started off with an 80 on Thursday then never fully recovered. After seven Top 40 finishes including a fourth and a T-2, MacIntyre was bound to lay an egg as he dropped a surprising 3.54 strokes on approaches to the green. It is not that […]