After 31 years, the Battle of Alberta returned to the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Wednesday (May 18) with an absolutely wild game at the Scotiabank Saddledome between the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames that packed three decades worth of craziness into 60 minutes. In the teams’ first postseason meeting since April 16, 1991, Calgary jumped
Since joining the Edmonton Oilers as a free agent during the 2018 offseason, Mikko Koskinen has drawn criticism from many due to his inconsistent play. At times, he appears to have all the makings of a very good NHL goaltender, but he can never seem to string together a series of great games. Perhaps even
CALGARY – Tyler Toffoli doesn’t recognize this version of his team. And if the Flames don’t get back to what’s made them successful all season, Calgary could be in big trouble against its high-flying provincial rival. Toffoli scored in the second period to give the home side a 3-1 lead Friday, but the Edmonton Oilers
Zach Hyman scored the winning goal shorthanded for the Edmonton Oilers in Friday’s 5-3 win over the Calgary Flames to even their playoff series at one victory apiece. Edmonton captain Connor McDavid’s goal and assist Friday made him the fastest active player to reach 20 points (six goals, 14 assists) in a single post-season, and
2:44 AM ET CALGARY — The Edmonton Oilers would not be denied. Not by another bad start. Not by a cascade of tough (stick) breaks or disallowed goals. In Game 2 of the Oilers’ second-round Stanley Cup playoff series against Calgary on Friday, Edmonton got the 5-3 win it needed to even the Battle of
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In this week’s edition of the Arizona Coyotes‘ 2022 offseason player reviews, I take a look at forward Christian Fischer. After originally being selected in the second round of the 2015 NHL Draft as part of the team’s transition to a younger core, he has spent his last six seasons in the Valley, establishing himself
Game 1 between the Edmonton Oilers and the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night was one of the craziest playoff games the league has seen in some time. It was an extremely ugly performance for the Oilers, who appeared out of sync from the get-go and gave up nine goals on the evening. Admittedly, the Flames
TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — Finland got back to winning ways at the world ice hockey championship when it beat Britain 6-0, while Germany beat Italy 9-4 in the highest-scoring game of the tournament on Friday. Montreal Canadiens forward Joel Armia was among six different players to score for host Finland, while Jussi Olkinuora faced 10
It means staying up until 4:30 a.m., but Steve Rock is cheering for the Calgary Flames from Ukraine. Rock, 34, was travelling in Europe when Russia invaded Ukraine. He wanted to find a way to be useful, so after several difficult conversations with family and friends, he decided to become a volunteer with organizations working
7:00 AM ET It was a moment when youthful exuberance met Stanley Cup playoffs euphoria. Facing elimination in Game 5 at Madison Square Garden against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the New York Rangers were staging a rally. As they had for most of the first-round series, the trio christened “The Kid Line” — 20-year-old left wing
📝 by Patrick Williams Change is in the water for the San Jose Barracuda. The 2022-23 season will feature Tech CU Arena, a new home for the American Hockey League affiliate of the San Jose Sharks. A fixture behind the Barracuda bench will be missing as well with long-time head coach Roy Sommer transitioning to
The Boston Bruins and Anaheim Ducks are no strangers to making trades with one another. This is a trend that we could see continue this summer. The Bruins have holes that they need to address this offseason if they hope to go on one last long playoff run with this core. The Ducks, on the
Yesterday, during the media interviews with Maple Leafs’ President Brendan Shanahan, general manager Kyle Dubas, and head coach Sheldon Keefe, there seemed to be unity between the three key management figures in the organization. The organization would stay the course. Related: The Maple Leafs Will Trade William Nylander This Offseason However, might there be some
Colorado Avalanche (56-19-7, first in the Central Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (49-22-11, third in the Central Division) St. Louis; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Avalanche -172, Blues +145; over/under is 6.5 NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Series tied 1-1 BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues and the Colorado Avalanche are in a 1-1
David Perron scored twice as St. Louis switched up its line combinations, Jordan Binnington made 30 saves and the Blues beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-1 on Thursday night to tie their second-round series at a game apiece. Jordan Kyrou added a goal and Brandon Saad sealed it with an empty-netter for the Blues as they
2:10 AM ET Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon was direct in his assessment of his team’s effort in a 4-1 Game 2 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night. “We were bad. We were really bad tonight,” MacKinnon said with the Western Conference second-round series now tied 1-1. “We just didn’t have our
Three third-period goals lifted the Rochester Americans to a 4-2 victory over the Utica Comets in the winner-take-all Game 5 of their division semifinal series in Utica on Thursday night. After eliminating the top-seeded team in the Eastern Conference, Rochester, which needed outside help on the last day of the regular season just to qualify