25 Apr
Blackhawks, Vlasic agree on six-year deal
The Blackhawks have agreed to a six-year contract with defenseman Alex Vlasic, rewarding one of their best young players with a long-term deal.
25 Apr
Canucks vs. Predators: Thatcher Demko likely not back until conference finals
The Vancouver Canucks’ goal will be manned by Casey DeSmith (or Arturs Silovs) for the first two round of the playoffs.
25 Apr
Kraken, Amazon Prime arrange streaming deal
The Kraken will be the first NHL team to have a streaming deal with Amazon Prime Video for all non-nationally televised games.
25 Apr
Leafs announcer slams home crowd as ‘very disappointing’
Longtime Toronto Maple Leafs radio announcer Joe Bowen wasn’t shy about his frustration with a listless crowd at Scotiabank Arena Wednesday night, as the team dropped game three of its first-round playoff series with the Boston Bruins.
25 Apr
Canucks: Want to talk playoffs? Player-turned-analyst Chris Higgins is your guy
Former winger Chris Higgins has exchanged his extensive player-development binder for a microphone as a Canucks analyst
25 Apr
Kopitar’s OT winner lifts Kings to 5-4 win over Oilers to even series at 1-1
Anže Kopitar scored the overtime winner and had a pair of assists as the Los Angeles Kings knocked off the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 to tie their opening-round playoff series 1-1 on Wednesday.
25 Apr
Keefe: Marchand making ‘art’ of avoiding penalties
Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe called it “unbelievable” what Bruins forward Brad Marchand was able to do in Boston’s 4-2 win over Toronto in Game 3 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series on Wednesday.
25 Apr
Brad Marchand scores winner, Bruins down Maple Leafs to take 2-1 series lead
Brad Marchand scored twice, including the winner in the third period, and added an assist as the Boston Bruins downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 to take a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff series Wednesday.
25 Apr
Predators 4, Canucks 1: Goaltending wasn’t the problem, everything else was
The Canucks’ power play went 0-for-4 with just two shots. That’s 0-for-6 and five shots in the first two games and it’s the No. 1 problem
25 Apr
Canucks vs. Predators: Tyler Myers has the flu
The giant Canucks blueliner has been playing some of the best hockey of his Vancouver career of late