Edmonton's depth was the difference in their Game 1 win over the Ducks on Monday as it was the Oilers first win all season with Connor McDavid held off the scoresheet. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins explains how their depth came into play as Kasperi Kapanen and Jason Dickinson stepped up with two goals apiece.
Ottawa Senators head coach Travis Green shared what his message was to the team after a heartbreaking double-overtime loss to the Hurricanes in Game 2.
Ottawa Senators head coach Travis Green was asked if he sees any weaknesses in the Hurricanes' game, and spoke about the challenge of facing them in a series.
After the Oilers took Game 1 Monday night, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins explains the type of game the Ducks play and what makes them dangerous up and down the ice. Matthew Savoie details the Ducks ability to comeback in games when they're trailing and head coach Kris Knoblauch says Anaheim's skill is well balanced throughout their line up.
TSN Hockey analyst Marc Denis shares what three things the Habs need to do tonight to take a commanding 2-0 lead over the Lightning in their first round series.
As the Canadiens look to take a two-game stranglehold on their series with the Lightning, Habs centre Alex Newhook says they'll have to bring that same energy into Game 2 if they want to go back to Montreal up a pair of games. Head coach Martin St. Louis says he likes what he saw from his second line, featuring Newhook, as they matched up heavily with the Lightning's top talent.
TSN Hockey Insider Chris Johnston joins Ryan Rishaug to discuss how Jason Dickinson's big two-goal performance helped power the Oilers in Game 1, how Connor Ingram stood tall for Edmonton in his postseason debut, and why this feels like a missed opportunity for the Ducks.
Kasperi Kapanen scored his second goal of the game with 1:54 left in the third period to give the Oilers a victory over the Ducks in the opener of their first-round playoff series. Jason Dickinson also scored twice and Leon Draisaitl recorded two assists in his return to the lineup. EDM leads series 1-0.
Wyatt Johnston had two unusual goals, Matt Duchene scored a tiebreaking power-play goal and had an assist, and the Stars beat the Wild in Game 2 to even their first-round Western Conference series. Series tied 1-1.
After recording two assists in his return to the Oilers' lineup, TSN Hockey analyst Martin Biron joins SportsCentre to explain why it looked like the dynamic superstar didn't miss a beat in Game 1, and what stood out to him from Connor Ingram's solid postseason debut for Edmonton.
The TSN Hockey panel discusses a "devastating" Game 2 loss for the Senators, Jordan Martinook capping an eventful evening in double-OT, the numerous missed chances Ottawa had in the game, and the Sens wasting an incredible performance from Linus Ullmark.
Jordan Martinook beat Linus Ullmark from the slot at 13:53 of the second overtime to help the Hurricanes beat the Senators to take Game 2 despite a brilliant 43-save performance from Linus Ullmark. CAR leads series 2-0.
After scoring the winner in double-OT in Game 2 to atone for a missed opportunity on a penalty shot in the first overtime, Jordan Martinook earned Ultimate Performer Powered by Stihl honours.
Dan Vladar stopped 27 shots, rookie Porter Martone scored for the second straight game, and the Flyers shut out Sidney Crosby and the Penguins to take the first two games in their best-of-seven first-round series. PHI leads series 2-0.
The Habs jumped out to a 1-0 series lead Sunday night against the Bolts, is it safe to say Montreal has the more talented team? And after his hat trick powered the Canadiens past the Lightning, is it time to admit that Juraj Slafkovsky is underrated? OverDrive's Bryan Hayes joins SportsCentre to weigh in on a special Montreal Canadiens edition of Montana's 'Hot or not'.
The Senators failed to score a goal in Game 1 against the Hurricanes, the TSN Hockey panel explains why the power play will be critical if they want to even things up before returning home for Game 3.
After a special-team centric Game 1 ended with a power play goal in overtime for the Canadiens, the Lightning say they aren't in panic mode, and that the Habs are a really good team who were going to be swept.
In Game 1, the Canadiens went 3-for-5 on the power play, including scoring with the extra man in overtime, while the Lightning went 2-for-5. Both teams combined for 13 penalties overall, and say that they need to clean things up to not allow their opposition to go to work with the man advantage.
In Sunday's overtime thriller, the Canadiens and Lightning only scored one even strength goal each. Montreal's top line of Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovsky were being shadowed by Tampa's Brandon Hagel, Anthony Cirelli and Jake Guentzel. While confident of their abilities, the Bolts know the Habs' top unit will get chances, they just have to limit how many 5-on-5 they can get.
Zach Hyman and Adam Henrique talk about the challenges that the Oilers will face in a "young and hungry" Ducks team in the first round of the playoffs, and Kris Knoblauch discusses if he likes any matchups in particular between both groups.
Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch didn't confirm if Leon Draisaitl and Jason Dickinson will be in the lineup for Edmonton in Game 1 of their first round series against the Ducks Monday night. Adam Henrique, Mattias Ekholm and Zach Hyman spoke on Monday about how much of a benefit it would be to have Draisaitl back in the lineup and how well the team played in his absence.
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