TSN Oilers reporter Ryan Rishaug shares his thoughts on the controversial goal call that won the Ducks Game 4 in overtime, and how disappointing Edmonton's special teams have been so far in the series.
Ryan Poehling scored 2:29 into overtime, and the Ducks pushed Connor McDavid and the Oilers to the brink of first-round elimination with a victory in Game 4 on Sunday night. The Ducks won when Poehling’s sharp-angled shot reluctantly trickled under goalie Tristan Jarry, who had played well in his first playoff start for his new team. An extensive video review revealed no reason to overturn the judgment on the ice that the puck had barely crossed the goal line underneath Jarry’s skate. ANA leads series 3-1.
The Tampa Bay Lightning rallied from a goal down in the third period thanks to two goals from Brandon Hagel to defeat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in Game 4. Series tied 2-2.
The Buffalo Sabres took a stranglehold in their series against the Boston Bruins, and despite a lack of playoff experience, they look playoff ready. TSN's Director of Scouting Craig Button joins SportsCentre to break down that matchup, Anze Kopitar's last stand with the Los Angeles Kings, and more.
Josh Doan had a goal and an assist, Alex Lyon stopped 21 shots, and a four-goal first period proved insurmountable for the Bruins, as the Sabres take both games in Boston, and head back to Buffalo with a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.
Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and an assist, Nicolas Roy and Devon Toews scored in the third period, and the top-seeded Colorado Avalanche swept the Los Angeles Kings out of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 5-1 victory in Game 4 on Sunday. COL wins series 4-0.
Brandon Hagel stayed hot with a pair of goals and the Lightning came back from a two-goal deficit to beat the Canadiens on the road and tie up the series. The TSN Hockey playoffs panel reacts.
Cale Makar scored a vintage goal to help the Avalanche win Game 4 and complete the series sweep against the Kings, earning him Ultimate Performer Powered by Stihl honours for Sunday night.
TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun joins Kenzie Lalonde to discuss the latest Victor Hedman's status, how depth scoring has been crucial for the Habs, Brayden Point's struggles in the series, and Jakub Dobes holding his own against former Vezina winner Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Although Brayden Point and Jake Guentzel are among the key players off to a slow start to the series offensively, Lightning head coach Jon Cooper expresses that the he wants "more from everyone", not just the team's star players, in Game 4 tonight.
With the third line of Kirby Dach, Alexandre Texier and Zack Bolduc leading the way offensively in Game 3, the Canadiens praise their depth and laud how "everybody's chipping in" right now.
The Canadiens are hoping to ride momentum into Game 4 with a chance to take a commanding 3-1 series lead, but are expecting the Lightning to play desperate hockey and bring their best tonight.
After the Senators were swept by the Carolina Hurricanes Saturday, Bruce Garrioch joins Claire Hanna to discuss what cost the Senators the series, who is to blame and whether or not this years Sens team is an improvement on the one from a year ago.
Matt Boldy scored on a deflection with 28.9 seconds left in the first overtime and the Wild rallied to beat the Stars in Game 4 on Saturday to tie the series. Marcus Foligno tied it for the Wild on a second-effort tip-in with 5:20 left in the third period, and Jesper Wallstedt made 43 saves. Series tied 2-2.
With the Penguins on the brink of elimination, Sidney Crosby came up clutch with a goal and an assist as Pittsburgh beat the Philadelphia Flyers to stay alive in the playoffs. TSN's Hockey analyst Martin Biron joins SportsCentre to discuss how Crosby always finds a way to make an impact and the difference Arturs Silovs had in net.
Sidney Crosby and Rickard Rakell each had a goal and an assist, and the Penguins extended their season with a 4-2 win against the Flyers in Game 4. Kris Letang and Connor Dewar also scored for the Penguins, and Arturs Silovs made 25 saves after he got the call to start in place of Stuart Skinner. PHI leads series 3-1.
The Carolina Hurricanes completed the sweep against the Ottawa Senators Saturday afternoon. After Taylor Hall opened the scoring in the second, Drake Batherson and the Sens responded with a powerplay marker to tie it up. In the third, Logan Stankoven stayed hot with his fourth goal of the post-season and Sebastian Aho buried a pair of empty netters to seal it. Frederik Andersen stood tall allowing two goals on 27 shots as the Hurricanes move on to play the winner of the Flyers and Penguins series in Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. CAR wins series 4-0
Logan Stankoven's fourth goal of the series proved to be the difference maker as the Hurricanes completed the sweep over the Senators to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, earning him Ultimate Performer Powered by Stihl honours.
Logan Stankoven scored a goal in each game, Frederik Andersen only allowed five goals in four games, and the Hurricanes completed their four-game sweep of the Senators to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. TSN's Hockey panel discuss what went wrong for the Senators in this series, and more.
Sebastian Aho's two empty-netters seal it for Carolina in Game 4 as they sweep the Senators to advance in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
After dropping four straight games to a dominant Hurricanes squad, Senators head coach Travis Green says his group battled hard throughout the series and have taken steps from the year previous towards being a Stanley Cup contender. Green touches on the 'what ifs' of the series and praises the outstanding play of netminder Linus Ullmark.
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