Mike Smith Enters Conference Finals With Four-Game Win Streak

Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mike Smith has had a few rough outings during the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, but he's taking a four-game winning streak into the Western Conference Finals. The 40-year-old boasts an 8-3 record overall for the postseason with a 2.70 goals-against average, a .927 save percentage and two shutouts. Edmonton lost the regular-season […]

Darcy Kuemper Carries A Great Career Record Against Edmonton

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Darcy Kuemper will face one of his favorite opponents in the Western Conference Finals. He has gone 10-2-4 against the Oilers in his career, having won more games only against Vancouver (11). Kuemper has registered a 2.20 goals-against average against Edmonton with an outstanding .926 save percentage and one shutout. Colorado's No. […]

Seth Jarvis Ends Solid Rookie Year With Injury

Carolina Hurricanes forward Seth Jarvis sustained an upper-body injury on a hit by Jacob Trouba in Monday's Game 7 loss to the Rangers, playing just a handful of minutes. The Hurricanes lost an important piece of their top six and couldn't hang with the visitors, losing 6-2. Jarvis had netted points in back-to-back outings before […]

Antti Raanta Picks Up A Lower-Body Injury

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Antti Raanta left Monday's Game 7 loss to the Rangers with a lower-body injury. He appeared to have hurt his groin muscle early in the second period when he stretched to save an effort on goal from Mika Zibanejad. Raanta gave up a pair of power-play goals on 18 shots before leaving. […]

Chris Kreider Scores Twice In Monday's Win

New York Rangers left wing Chris Kreider helped the team's survival efforts with two goals in Monday's Game 7 against Carolina, surpassing Alex Ovechkin (13) for most goals in elimination games among active players. He tied Ovi with a power-play goal in the opening period and grabbed his 14th career goal in elimination games early […]

Mika Zibanejad Sets Up Three Goals In Game 7

New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad finished Monday's Game 7 victory over Carolina with three assists. He started his night at the office by setting up Chris Kreider for a power-play goal eight minutes into the game and finished his work in the third period with a pair of even-strength helpers. Monday's performance helped Mika […]

Adam Fox Heads Into Game 7 With Chance To Make History

New York Rangers defenseman Adam Fox will have a chance to set a new NHL record on Monday as he looks to become the most prolific defenseman in elimination games during a single postseason. He's tallied eight points in elimination games this year and that puts him level with Ray Bourque, Ian Turnbull and Denis […]

Barclay Goodrow Expected To Play In Game 7

New York Rangers forward Barclay Goodrow appears ready to play against Carolina in Monday's Game 7 despite missing the morning skate. He has just returned to the lineup from a lower-body injury and played for only the second time this postseason in Saturday's 5-2 win. The 29-year-old skated on the fourth line and finished with […]

Antti Raanta Looks To Bounce Back Monday

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Antti Raanta will make his 13th playoff start of the year in Monday's Game 7 against the Rangers. The 33-year-old is looking to bounce back after lasting less than 24 minutes in Saturday's Game 6 and giving up three goals on 13 shots. Raanta had a miserable outing at the weekend, but […]

Brady Skjei Has Two Points In Game 6 Versus Rangers

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brady Skjei scored his first goal of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs and recorded an assist in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Rangers. He also produced two hits and blocked one shot in 22:35 of ice time. The former Ranger had a solid 39-point campaign during the regular season, but he's been […]

Filip Chytil Grabs Two Goals In Game 6 Victory

New York Rangers forward Filip Chytil played just 10:39 in Saturday's Game 6 victory over the Hurricanes, but he made a big impact with two goals. The youngster netted both of his goals in the second period inside 3:23 of action to put the Rangers 4-1 up. Artemi Panarin eventually sealed the win in the […]

Igor Shesterkin Makes A Big Impact At Both Ends Saturday

New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin made a mark at both ends of the ice in Saturday's Game 6 against Carolina, stopping 37 pucks and recording two assists in a 5-2 win. He became only the fifth goalie in NHL history to register multiple helpers in a playoff game. The MVP candidate notched his first […]

Brad Marchand Set To Miss Start Of Next Season

Boston Bruins left wing Brad Marchand has undergone hip surgery and will need six months to recover, meaning he will miss the start of next season. The 34-year-old had a hip arthroscopy and labral repair on both hips. Marchand posted his fifth 80-point year in six seasons in 2021-22, banging in 32 goals and delivering […]

Brayden Point Remains Without A Return Date

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brayden Point (lower body) isn't skating with the team and it's unknown when he's able to return to the lineup. The 26-year-old star, who has led the league in goals each of the last two postseasons, appeared to have hurt his right leg in Game 7 of the first-round matchup against […]

J.T. Compher Scores Twice In Series-Clincher

Colorado Avalanche forward J.T. Compher popped up with two goals in Friday's Game 6 against the Blues to help the team finish off the series with a 3-2 win. He produced a pair of game-tying goals before Darren Helm grabbed the winner just six seconds from the end of regulation. Compher was very efficient with […]

David Perron Looks To Join A Select Group With 10th Goal

St. Louis Blues winger David Perron has scored a team-high nine goals in the playoffs and will hope to become only the fifth player in franchise history to get 10-plus goals in a single postseason. Brett Hull, Jaden Schwartz, Vladimir Tarasenko and Greg Paslawski are currently the only players to achieve it. Perron has seen […]

Torey Krug Not An Option Against Colorado

St. Louis Blues defenseman Torey Krug (lower body) won't play in Friday's Game 6 against Colorado and will also miss a potential Game 7. He has been out of the lineup since Game 3 of the first round and it appears that Krug isn't even close to returning to action, although he has been back […]

Andre Burakovsky Rejoins Avalanche Lineup Friday

Colorado Avalanche winger Andre Burakovsky will be back in the lineup on Friday against St. Louis. He returns following a two-game stint as a healthy scratch. Burakovsky had a superb regular-season campaign with a career-high 61 points, but he's gone scoreless in six of his seven playoff appearances, which explains his absence from the past […]

Zach Hyman Stretches Goal Streak To Five Games

Edmonton Oilers winger Zach Hyman scored in a fifth consecutive game and recorded two assists as the team secured a series victory against Calgary with a 5-4 overtime win Thursday night. He was a superb plus-four for the game and led the team with seven shots, whilst also handing out four hits. Connor McDavid and […]

Leon Draisaitl Tallies Four Assists In Game 5 Victory

Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl continued his superb playoff performances with four assists as his crew finished off Calgary with a 5-4 overtime win in Game 5. He helped to turn a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 lead and also played a part when the Oilers once more tied the game at four and went […]

Mika Zibanejad Streaking For Rangers

New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad was the team's only scorer in Thursday's 3-1 loss to Carolina, stretching his goal streak to three games. He found the net 17:06 into the first period on the power play, with Adam Fox and Artemi Panarin setting him up. Zibanejad is also enjoying a nice scoring run with […]

Antti Raanta Ties Franchise Record With Another Home Win

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Antti Raanta remained undefeated on home ice in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Thursday, matching a franchise record with a fifth consecutive home win in the playoffs. He didn't have a lot to do a lot either, facing only 17 shots in a 3-1 victory. Raanta has been rock-solid for the […]

Teuvo Teravainen Chases New Franchise Record Thursday

Carolina Hurricanes winger Teuvo Teravainen will set a new franchise record if he manages to pick up at least one point in Thursday's Game 5 against the Rangers. He's opened the postseason with a six-game home point streak and not a single player in franchise history has previously had a point in seven straight home […]

Jordan Martinook Returns From Injury In Game 5

Carolina Hurricanes forward Jordan Martinook (lower body) will be back in the lineup Thursday against the Rangers. He's been sidelined for eight games. The physical forward had zero points with three shots, nine hits and four penalty minutes in three games before getting hurt in the first-round series against Boston. Steven Lorentz is going to […]

Evander Kane Will Suit Up For Game 5

Edmonton Oilers winger Evander Kane has joined the team in Calgary and will play in Thursday's Game 5 against the Flames. He initially stayed behind to welcome his son Iverson Frank Kane into the world. The controversial winger has been spectacular in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, scoring a league-high 12 goals and piling up […]

Nick Leddy Collects Three Assists In Vital Win

St. Louis Blues defenseman Nick Leddy tallied three assists as the team fought off elimination on Wednesday against Colorado with a 5-4 overtime win. The veteran blue-liner grabbed helpers on both of the team's first two goals when St. Louis started a comeback from a 3-0 deficit and combined with Ivan Barbashev to set up […]

Robert Thomas Nets Two Goals In Game 5 Victory

St. Louis Blues forward Robert Thomas scored his first two postseason goals of the year at the perfect time, helping the team turn a 3-0 deficit against Colorado into a 5-4 overtime win. The 22-year-old notched St. Louis' second after Vladimir Tarasenko had sparked the comeback and scored 56 seconds from the end of regulation […]

Bowen Byram Heating Up For Colorado

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Bowen Byram recorded his second consecutive two-point outing on Wednesday, finishing a 5-4 overtime loss against St. Louis with two assists. He picked up both of his helpers on even-strength tallies by Nathan MacKinnon. Bryam has been awfully quiet during the postseason, but he has stepped up following Samuel Girard's season-ending sternum […]

Nathan MacKinnon Puts Up Four Points In Game 5

Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon exploded for a four-point performance Wednesday in Game 5 against St. Louis with three goals and an assist. The Avalanche grabbed a 2-0 first-period lead with MacKinnon's goals and even went 3-0 up, but they ended up dropping the game 5-4 in overtime. MacKinnon completed his hat trick with the […]

Tom Wilson Out For 6-8 Months Following Knee Surgery

Washington Capitals right wing Tom Wilson has undergone knee surgery and will be out of commission for 6-8 months, the team announced on Wednesday. The 28-year-old had a very unfortunate ending to his season when he scored just a few minutes into the team's playoff opener against Florida but had to leave the game soon […]