ESPN NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins joins The Pat McAfee Show to predict who he thinks will win Game 1 between the Canadiens and Hurricanes tonight and decides to jump on the Habs bandwagon.
Montreal has won two straight series with Game 7 victories, while the Hurricanes have yet to lose a game in the playoffs with back-to-back series sweeps. The Athletic's Arpon Basu joins Claire Hanna to discuss the rest vs. rhythm debate heading into Game 1 of the ECF, what kind of adjustments the Habs will have to make against the Canes, and if Montreal is built to win a Stanley Cup right now.
After winning his lone Stanley Cup in 2008-2009 as a member of the Penguins, Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal discusses his long chase to capture another Cup, and his motivation to help the team accomplish the feat this year.
Carolina is 1-16 in its last four trips to the Eastern Conference Finals since winning the Stanley Cup in 2005-2006, including falling to Florida in five games last season. The Hurricanes share how eager they are to exorcise their ECF demons against the Canadiens.
Ahead of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final, the Hurricanes discuss the similarities they see in their game and the way the Canadiens play, and why they're expecting a tough against the Canadiens.
Noah Dobson has enjoyed a first-hand look at the development of Lane Hutson this season and he spoke about the work ethic and compete level of the second-year defenceman. Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis was asked whether being left off Team USA's Olympic roster had any impact on Hutson and Cole Caufield.
Ahead of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final, Noah Dobson commented on the rest vs. rust debate from the Canadiens perspective while Kirby Dach spoke about how tight-knit and confident the Habs are right now.
Dylan Coghlan scored his first career playoff goal to get Vegas rolling, Carter Hart made 36 saves, and the Golden Knights opened the Western Conference Final by holding off the Avalanche on Wednesday night. VGK leads series 1-0.
Pavel Dorofeyev scored his playoff-leading 10th goal of the postseason in Vegas' Game 1 win over the Avalanche, earning him Ultimate Performer Powered by Stihl honours for Wednesday night.
What was the difference in Game 1 of the Western Conference Final? How noticeable was Cale Makar's absence for the Avalanche? TSN Hockey analyst Martin Biron joins SportsCentre to discuss.
Is Jakub Dobes more trustworthy than Frederik Andersen in the Eastern Conference Final? Do the Canadiens need Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield to contribute more than they have so far? Is Lane Hutson the best players on the ice in the series and have a chance to be a household name? OverDrive host Bryan Hayes shares his answers in this edition of Hot or Not.
Avalanche defenceman Cale Makar will miss Game 1 of the Western Conference Final against the Golden Knights the team confirmed on Wednesday. The team did not disclose the nature of the injury, but said the blueliner is day-to-day, per ESPN’s Emily Kaplan.
The Canadiens have battled through two seven game series, and now face a Hurricanes team who swept both their opponents, and will have been resting 12 days when the series gets under way. Despite the opposite paths, the Habs say that they are feeling energized to play, and expect that Carolina has been practicing hard to prepare for them.
The Hurricanes haven't lost a game so far this post season, and are averaging a league best 1.25 goals against per game over that time. Understanding how difficult it will be to create, the Habs say that they need to work together and focus on their game and plan, not concern themselves with what Carolina is doing.
The love for the Canadiens in the city of Montreal and province of Quebec has run deep for generations. TSN's Michael Farber has more on how the passion for the Habs has become much more of a religious experience.
Former NHL defenceman Erik Johnson joins The Pat McAfee Show to offer a hot take, predicting that either Auston Matthews or Connor McDavid will be on the Minnesota Wild in the next three years.
Logan Stankoven has seven goals and an assist through his first eight games of the playoffs for the Hurricanes, and has been a big factor to Carolina's hot start through the first two rounds. Seth Jarvis and Jordan Staal comment on Stankoven's playoffs so far and say they could see it coming from how he played all year.
Emily Kaplan reports on Cale Makar's absence for the Avalanche's Game 1 matchup against the Golden Knights.
Frederik Andersen has played lights out for the Hurricanes through the first two series boasting a 1.12 goals against average and .950 save percentage. He discusses what the first two rounds has been like for him, and his teammate Seth Jarvis credits how he's played so far for the team.
As the Montreal Canadiens and Carolina Hurricanes get ready to faceoff in their first game of the Eastern Conference Final on Thursday, Carolina's players discuss the challenge of facing the Habs after sweeping their first two opponents in the playoffs.
Pending unrestricted free-agent Alex Tuch says that while he wants to stay in Buffalo, he doesn’t have a firm timeline as to when he will make a decision to re-sign with the Sabres or not. Tuch wants to have conversations with his agent and family to figure out what works best for them going forward. The Syracuse, New York native had 33 goals and 66 points in 79 games with the Sabres this season.
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