No longer the backup, Casey DeSmith is the man.
How the Canucks and Predators’ goals were scored in Game 2 on Tuesday night, through the eyes of the players and coaches.
The Vancouver Canucks and Nashville Predators are knotted 1-1 in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. What’s on your mind? Ask and we will answer.
It’s a head game as much as a physical contest at this point.
Despite the Jets losing 5-2 to the Colorado Avalanche Tuesday in a Game 2 that evened their first-round playoff series at 1-1, Winnipeg head coach Rick Bowness saw improvements in his team’s play from Sunday’s wild 7-6 victory.
The in-house decibel meter shot past 100 throughout the game. More than 1,150 hats — 14 bags full — were collected after Zach Hyman scored his third goal of the game.
He’s one of the sport’s superstars, and led the NHL in goals this season. A series win against Toronto’s tormentors would elevate him further.
Florida forward Sam Bennett, who scored 20 goals in the regular season, left early in the second period of his team’s 3-2 overtime victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning Tuesday night with an upper-body injury, as the Panthers took a 2-0 series lead.
After a Game 2 loss in which his star captain was held scoreless again, Capitals coach Spencer Carbery, facing a 2-0 series deficit after a 4-3 defeat, told reporters that Alex Ovechkin is “struggling” against the matchups the Rangers are presenting.
Coach Rick Tocchet said starting goalie Thatcher Demko would be out for Game 2, and questionable for the rest of the series against the Predators, with a new injury.