The Vancouver Canucks pulled off an unlikely comeback, coming from three goals down to win 5-4 against the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 of their playoff series on Wednesday.
A whopping 136 penalty minutes were handed out in the third period between the Boston Bruins and Florida Panthers.
The Panthers defeated the Bruins 6-1 on Wednesday to even their series 1-1, but the highlight was the fight between stars Matthew Tkachuk and David Pastrnak.
Challenge accepted, says Edmonton ‘s Amarjeet Sohi to Vancouver’s Ken Sim on X, ahead of the Canucks-Oilers’ match Wednesday.
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Auston Matthews, Nathan MacKinnon and Nikita Kucherov were named finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award on Wednesday.
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The San Jose Sharks won the draft lottery on Tuesday and general manager Mike Grier already has an idea of who he’ll be selecting with the No. 1 pick: Boston University centre Macklin Celebrini.
Rick Tocchet doesn’t mind the fact that his Vancouver Canucks aren’t favoured to win against their next playoff opponent. “I love being doubted,” the head coach said. Analysts have been skeptical of the Canucks all season, Tocchet added.
The San Jose Sharks will have the first pick for the event held on June 28 and 29 at The Sphere in Las Vegas.