The Bruins were tantalizingly close to finishing off their five-game road trip in style, but they just couldn’t close the deal. The B’s lost a 2-0 lead, with the equalizer coming off the stick of Connor McDavid with 2:21 left in regulation, and Matthias Ekholm scored the overtime winner at 1:04 of the extra session … Read more
We’re just over a month into the NHL regular season, and for some teams, the high hopes and optimism of the preseason have faded away for one reason or another. The Athletic asked its NHL staff this week for each team’s biggest concern at this point. The responses covered the full spectrum, from goaltending and … Read more
Drake’s beef may have become Canada’s burden. Kendrick Lamar’s smash hit Not Like Us, a pointed diss track aimed at the Toronto rap superstar, was used after Canadian losses at two major sporting events this month, and has some worried it’s becoming a theme. When Argentina’s soccer team defeated Canada at the Copa America tournament … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Less than three weeks after the Edmonton Oilers made it to Game 7 of the NHL’s Stanley Cup Final, the team’s German superstar centre has revealed he and his girlfriend are engaged. Leon Draisaitl, 28, posted photos on Instagram Thursday of him on a beach proposing to … Read more
Matthew Tkachuk was soaked. Such is life when you’re out in an absolute downpour for a few hours. He did not seem to be bothered by this whatsoever. And as the star Florida forward looked out at the crowd of people, tens of thousands of them, packed onto Fort Lauderdale Beach on Sunday afternoon for … Read more
CBS News Miami Live The Florida Panthers made history Monday night in front of more than 19,000 fans at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida, beating the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 to win their first Stanley Cup. As expected, Game 7 was a hard-fought contest with both teams going toe to toe throughout the game. Panthers’ … Read more
The Edmonton Oilers may not be on home ice when they try to clinch the Stanley Cup against the Florida Panthers on Monday night, but screams of support will resound across Canada from rinkside watch parties, bars, seniors homes and ordinary living rooms. “We cheer them on every single game of the season,” said Derrick … Read more
A storybook Stanley Cup win is there for the Edmonton Oilers. A win away from rewriting some NHL history, the Oilers headed to Florida on Saturday for Monday’s Game 7 that seemed improbable a week earlier. No team in the NHL’s expansion era has trailed 3-0 in the Stanley Cup final and come back to … Read more
Thousands of deliriously happy fans of the Edmonton Oilers roared as one Friday as the hometown blue and orange ran over the Florida Panthers to set up a winner-take-all Game 7 in the Stanley Cup final. “We want the cup! We want the cup!” chanted fans inside Rogers Place while the Oilers circled at centre … Read more
Connor McDavid had two goals and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers stayed alive with a 5-3 road win over the Florida Panthers Tuesday night. The Panthers lead the Stanley Cup Final 3-2. For the second game in a row, the Oilers opened the scoring while shorthanded. Conner Brown stole the puck at the Oilers … Read more
