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.
After Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff and head coach Scott Arniel began their Monday media availabilities with statements of heavy disappointment, they both promised to take the next four and a half months to really dive into what went wrong this season. TSN's Jets reporter Danielle Bain has more on Winnipeg's press conference and how Arniel and Cheveldayoff responded to goaltender Connor Hellebuyck's scathing comments about the franchise's complacency.
The Senators are getting set for Game 2 against the Hurricanes tonight and aren't adjusting a ton. Travis Green believes they need to play a 'little' better if they want to earn the series split.
After Jets' goaltender Connor Hellebuyck questioned the organization's ability to build a Stanley Cup contending team Friday in his exit interview, GM Kevin Cheveldayoff and head coach Scott Arniel explain the emotion and drive their star netminder shows on and off the ice and how that fire fuels his elite play.
Edmonton Oilers forward Zach Hyman joins TSN's Ryan Rishaug to discuss the team flipping the switch to finish strong down the final stretch of the season, what kind of challenge the Ducks will be, and what Edmonton's mental state is heading into what they hope will be another deep playoff run.
After winning the President's Trophy one year ago, the Winnipeg Jets failed to reach the Stanley Cup playoffs this season. Head coach Scott Arniel sums up what went wrong this season in Winnipeg and explains what he aims to do in the offseason to right the ship. GM Kevin Cheveldayoff speaks on the expectations and standards that the organization expects and outlines how they plan to meet them moving forward.
The last two seasons had similar looking finishes with Edmonton coming up short in the Stanley Cup Final against the Panthers. With Florida not in the post-season, and the Oilers still in, do they face the most pressure of any other team? TSN Hockey analyst Bruce Boudreau shares his thoughts.
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