Stanley Cup Final: Edmonton Oilers fans across Canada prepare for epic Game 7

Stanley Cup Final: Edmonton Oilers fans across Canada prepare for epic Game 7

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

Florida shrugs off Game 6 pressure in Edmonton – Daily News

Florida shrugs off Game 6 pressure in Edmonton – Daily News

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida coach Paul Maurice sat behind a microphone again Wednesday, giving his daily news conference even though basically nothing new had happened in the 13 hours between then and the last time he spoke to reporters. He took a bunch of questions. He also had … Read more

Edmonton Oilers prepare for Stanley Cup Final against Florida Panthers

Edmonton Oilers prepare for Stanley Cup Final against Florida Panthers

The Edmonton Oilers are where they have long expected themselves to be, which is playing for the Stanley Cup. The Oilers open the best-of-seven NHL championship Saturday night against the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Fla. Edmonton makes its first Stanley Cup final appearance since 2006, when the Oilers lost in seven … Read more

Rangers’ Artemi Panarin couldn’t snap out of offensive malaise in time

Rangers’ Artemi Panarin couldn’t snap out of offensive malaise in time

SUNRISE, Fla. — By the time Artemi Panarin got on the board in this Eastern Conference Final, it was far too late to celebrate. For the first half of this playoff run, it appeared that Panarin had finally defeated the narrative that grabbed hold of his last two postseasons. Instead, it struck right back at … Read more

Rangers must muscle up to survive with Panthers out for blood

Rangers must muscle up to survive with Panthers out for blood

SUNRISE, Fla. — It is impossible to compare hockey from the ’70s to the game that’s being played now. But I have to say that the Panthers have taken a page out of the Broad Street Bullies’ playbook they and Zen master Fred Shero used to terrorize the league five decades ago. They commit borderline, … Read more

Rangers have several roster options to examine after Game 1 flop

Rangers have several roster options to examine after Game 1 flop

The Rangers were not quick enough, were not hard enough, were not sharp enough and were not committed enough for a Game 1 of the conference finals. The Panthers, they were all the things that the Blueshirts were not in Wednesday’s 3-0 match at the Garden. All this talk about menace that preceded the Puddy … Read more

Mika Zibanejad was Rangers’ engine in Game 1 win over Hurricanes

Mika Zibanejad was Rangers’ engine in Game 1 win over Hurricanes

Highlights from the Rangers’ Game 1 win over the Hurricanes Sunday afternoon. 1. Mika Zibanejad  A pair of first-period goals from Zibanejad, including a dazzling finish on Chris Kreider’s power-play feed, keyed the afternoon for the Rangers.  Mika Zibanejad scores during the Rangers’ Game 1 win over the Hurricanes on May 5, 2024. Charles Wenzelberg … Read more

Anze Kopitar’s OT goal lifts Kings past Oilers in Game 2, ties series – Daily News

Anze Kopitar’s OT goal lifts Kings past Oilers in Game 2, ties series – Daily News

Kings goaltender Cam Talbot, right, makes a save against the Edmonton Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl, front, during the second period of Game 2 of their first-round playoff series on Wednesday night in Edmonton, Alberta. (Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty Images) The Kings’ Quinton Byfield, top center, and Adrian Kempe, right, celebrate a goal past Edmonton Oilers goaltender … Read more

Rangers’ Jack Roslovic came up big in Game 2 victory

Rangers’ Jack Roslovic came up big in Game 2 victory

At the tail end of the Rangers’ power play in the second period of Game 2 on Tuesday, the second unit was up against the clock to break a 2-2 tie. After carrying the puck through the middle of the ice and cleanly entering the Capitals’ zone, Jack Roslovic circled Washington’s net, posted up in … Read more

Alex Ovechkin called out by Capitals coach after being non-factor against Rangers

Alex Ovechkin called out by Capitals coach after being non-factor against Rangers

Has anyone seen Alex Ovechkin? The Washington superstar goal-scorer has been missing in action in the first two games of the playoff series against the Rangers, who took a 2-0 lead after Tuesday’s 4-3 win at the Garden. The 38-year-old Ovechkin, who led the Caps with 31 goals this season and is chasing down Wayne … Read more