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JETS VS. AVALANCHE: How the teams compare at each position
While the Winnipeg Jets wound up a few points ahead and wrestled away home-ice advantage from the Colorado Avalanche, there’s not that much to separate these two elite hockey teams. The Avalanche have the NHL’s most explosive offence, a ...
Maple Leafs, Bruins won't tip full lineup hand before Game 1
Like a Cape Cod fog bank, the Boston Bruins and Maple Leafs are shrouding their Game 1 lineups in mystery. In the one and only pre-series practice for both teams at Boston’s secondary rink on Friday, both coaches took turns being tight-lipped, Jim ...
Connor McDavid can cement his legacy by winning a Stanley Cup with the Oilers
The greatest hockey player in the world has yet to experience the greatest hockey moment. There isn’t much Connor McDavid hasn’t accomplished over his first nine seasons in the NHL. It’s a resume that would be the envy of anyone who ever laced up a ...
Who has the advantage in the Maple Leafs playoff matchup vs. the Boston Bruins?
Let’s get to Game 1 between the Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins already. As the seconds tick by until puck drop on Saturday at 8 p.m. at the TD Garden in Boston, we delve into the specifics of the best-of-seven, first-round matchup between the ...
Auston Matthews denied 70th goal as depleted Leafs lose last regular-season game
If you tuned in Wednesday to see some scoring history in Tampa Bay, it was Nikita Kucherov, not Auston Matthews, who eventually delivered. Matthews’ wondrous season, an eight-game goal streak before being blanked the past 48 hours, earned the ...
Edmonton Oilers youngsters benefitting from static standings
Locked into second place in the Pacific Division after the Vancouver Canucks clinched things Tuesday night, the future becomes the key for the Edmonton Oilers as they finish up the regular-season schedule this week. And that means focusing on the ...
Maple Leafs will meet Bruins in the first round, 70th goal eludes Matthews
Bring on the Boston Bruins. For the 17th time in franchise history, the Maple Leafs will meet the Bruins, one of their Original Six rivals, in the Stanley Cup playoffs. That became the reality on Tuesday night when the Leafs lost 5-2 to the Florida ...
THE BREAKDOWN: Senators head into a long off-season with victory over Bruins
SENATORS 3, BRUINS 1 It felt appropriate for the Ottawa Senators to cross the finish line of a long season in the home of the Boston Marathon. The Senators closed out what’s been an awful year on a positive note with a 3-1 win over the Boston Bruins ...
Hidden Game: Canadiens end season by blowing another lead, losing in shootout to Detroit
Leave them wanting more. Is there any better way to put a ribbon on the final Hidden Game of the Canadiens’ season? How does a rabid fan base measure whether progress is being made as the Canadiens, who missed the playoffs for a third successive ...
Huzzah! Connor McDavid returns to Edmonton Oilers' line-up on Fan Appreciation Night
Game Day 80: San Jose at Edmonton Tonight the Edmonton Oilers take to the ice at Rogers Place for the final time this regular season when they host the San Jose Sharks. As per tradition, the home finale is Fan Appreciation Night, and tonight Oilers ...