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The Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning are all square as their playoff series returns to the Sunshine State for Game 5 on Wednesday. Here are six things to watch for as the series becomes a best-of-three:
The Pittsburgh Penguins are halfway to history. Sidney Crosby and the Penguins are aiming to become just the fifth team in NHL history to win a series after trailing 3-0. They’ve won two straight games to force Game 6 in Philadelphia on Wednesday night.
Connor Ingram will get the start Tuesday evening for the Edmonton Oilers in their do-or-die Game 5, head coach Kris Knoblauch told reporters. TSN’s Ryan Rishaug reported that Ingram was in the starter’s net at their gameday skate earlier in the day.
Speaking at Monday’s end-of-season availability, general manager Steve Staios addressed speculation that brady Tkachuk would be moved and was very clear that the team is committed to their captain for next season and beyond.
The three finalists for the National Hockey League's Ted Lindsay Award for the 2025-26 season are Macklin Celebrini, Nikita Kucherov and Connor McDavid, the league announced on Tuesday.
Keep updated on all the injury news and roster updates from around the NHL with daily Ice Chips.
The 23-year-old Luke Prokop in 2021 became the first player drafted and signed by an NHL team to come out, though he has yet to play in the sport’s top league.
Former National Hockey League goaltender and longtime Hockey Night in Canada analyst John Garrett, Sportsnet announced on Tuesday. The native of Trenton, Ont. was 74.
Save for his brief retreat to the trainer’s room, Sidney Crosby was everywhere. So much for looking every bit of 38. Monday night was vintage Crosby.
Shea Theodore scored on a snap shot from the high slot with 51.5 seconds left in overtime as the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Utah Mammoth 5-4 on Monday night after squandering a three-goal lead, tying the first-round playoff series at two games apiece.
Connor Dewar, Kris Letang and Elmer Soderblom scored and the Pittsburgh Penguins avoided elimination for the second time in 48 hours with a 3-2 win over Philadelphia in Game 5 of their first-round series on Monday night.
Days after a first-round playoff sweep, the Ottawa Senators are still coming to terms with an ending that arrived far too quickly.
Matt Boldy was taking a bruising cross-check in a scrap for the puck along the end boards in the final minute of the first overtime in Minnesota, when teammate Kirill Kaprizov dragged it out of Dallas traffic and set up Jared Spurgeon at the point.
The Colorado Avalanche joined the Carolina Hurricanes in moving on after making quick work of their opening series. Carolina finished its sweep of Ottawa on Saturday. No real surprise the top two seeds — and favorites to meet in the Stanley Cup Final — were the first teams to get through to the second round.
The Edmonton Oilers face elimination Tuesday at home against the Anaheim Ducks after reaching the Stanley Cup final each of the last two years.
The Montreal Canadiens are keeping pace in their first-round playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning without any even-strength production from the team’s top two forward lines.
Boston Bruins defenceman Nikita Zadorov was given the maximum allowable fine for cross-checking Buffalo Sabres defenceman Rasmus Dahlin in Game 4 of their first-round series, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced Monday.
The Nashville Predators have signed forward Vitali Pinchuk to a one-year entry level contract for the 2026-27 season.
The Washington Capitals will not be retaining the services of assistant coach Kirk Muller, the team announced in a statement on Monday.
Team Canada has added a handful of notable names to its roster as it looks to win its first gold medal at the Men’s World Hockey Championship since 2023 this year.
Travis Yost explains how a plucky Anaheim Ducks team is giving a veteran-led Edmonton Oilers club all they can handle.
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