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Where to watch Montreal Canadiens vs. Buffalo Sabres Game 1 NHL playoffs: Live stream, start time, odds, TV channel for Wednesday, May 6

The Canadiens open their second-round series with the Sabres.

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NHL Draft Lottery 2026: Maple Leafs to select first overall

Penn State's Gavin McKenna is the strong favorite to be taken No. 1.

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Lightning captain Victor Hedman reveals he missed end of season to focus on mental health

The Tampa Bay captain missed the franchise's last 15 regular-season contests and all seven playoff games.

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Where to watch Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche Game 2 NHL playoffs: Live stream, start time, TV channel for Tuesday, May 5

The Avalanche and Wild face off in Game 2 of their second-round playoff series.

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Maple Leafs confronted at John Chayka's introductory press conference for 'sham' hiring of 'con artist' new GM

One day after Chayka was officially announced as Toronto's new general manager, he didn't receive a warm welcome from the media.

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Where to watch Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche Game 1 NHL playoffs: Live stream, start time, TV channel, odds for Sunday, May 3

The Avalanche open their second-round playoff series against the Wild.

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Where to watch Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Game 7 NHL playoffs: Live stream, start time, TV channel, odds for Sunday, May 3

The Canadiens and Lightning meet in a decisive Game 7.

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Where to watch NHL playoffs Vegas Golden Knights vs. Utah Mammoth: Live stream, start time, TV channel, odds for Friday, May 1

The Knights will try to close out the Mammoth on Friday night.

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Where to watch NHL playoffs Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Montreal Canadiens: Live stream, start time, TV channel, odds for Friday, May 1

The Canadiens will try to close out the Lightning in Game 6 on Friday night.

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Carolina Hurricanes sweep Ottawa Senators in NHL playoffs with 4-2 win

A pair of empty-net goals from Sebastian Aho sealed the deal for the Hurricanes.

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Avalanche fans shatter glass behind Kings bench after save on penalty shot, causing lengthy delay before Avs win in OT

Avalanche goaltender Scott Wedgewood came up with a clutch save on a penalty shot and fans in Denver got a little too excited.

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Stanley Cup playoffs 2026: Brady Tkachuk, Jordan Staal fight 3 seconds into Hurricanes' Game 1 win over Senators

Brady Tkachuk doing Brady Tkachuk things just three seconds into Ottawa's NHL playoff opener.

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Magic vs. Pistons: Who will survive physical East clash? Series keys, schedule and prediction

Here's what to know for the first-round matchup between the Magic and Pistons.

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NBA Play-In Tournament 2026: Where to watch, who's left, TV schedule and more

The NBA Playoffs kick off with the 2026 Play-In Tournament from April 14-17, here's how to watch.

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Alex Ovechkin 'pretty sure' he hasn't played his last game with Capitals

The 40-year-old NHL goal king has yet to decide if he will retire this summer.

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Miami edge Rueben Bain, projected top 10 NFL Draft pick, was reportedly involved in deadly 2024 vehicular crash

According to a police report, Bain was driving in a March 2024 collision that led to the death of a 22-year-old woman.

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Avalanche coach Jared Bednar out for road trip after being hit by puck

Bednar has facial fractures and a corneal abrasion but is expected to make a full recovery without surgery.

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Alexander Ovechkin receives standing ovation from rival Penguins crowd in potential last game in Pittsburgh

The Penguins showed their respect for the Capitals star as he ponders retirement.

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Alex Ovechkin says he will make a decision on his future in the summer

The NHL's all-time leading goal scorer will turn 41 in September.

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Islanders fire coach Patrick Roy with 4 games remaining before playoffs, hire Peter DeBoer to replace him

The Islanders are making a coaching change while hanging onto the No. 7 seed in the NHL's Eastern Conference.

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Hockey fan goes into labor, gives birth during Oilers game at Rogers Place

The Oilers broadcast revealed the pending birth in the arena during the second period.

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Sabres clinch Stanley Cup playoff spot, end second-longest postseason drought across NHL, NFL, NBA, MLB

Sabres fans have not seen playoff hockey since the 2010-11 season.

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Anthony Edwards misses Thursday's Timberwolves loss, becomes latest NBA star bitten by awards eligibility rules

Anthony Edwards is averaging a career-high 29.3 points per game this season. He still won't be making an All-NBA team.

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Vegas Golden Knights fire head coach Bruce Cassidy, hire John Tortorella as replacement weeks before playoffs

With only 8 games left in the regular season, Vegas is making a sudden coaching change.

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Penguins' Sidney Crosby returning Wednesday after missing 11 games due to lower-body injury

Crosby was injured during Canada's quarterfinal win over Czechia at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

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Alex Ovechkin calls Capitals' trade of John Carlson 'the toughest day in my career'

Ovechkin and Carlson had been Capitals teammates for 17 years.

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How to get tickets to this season's remaining NHL games

Here's how to get tickets to see an NHL game before the end of the season.

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Winter Olympics 2026: Return of NHL players, strength in net among storylines as U.S. men eye gold

The American men begin their quest for Olympic gold on Thursday against Latvia.

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Artemi Panarin signs 2-year, $22M extension with Kings after trade from Rangers

The 34-year-old Panarin could have become an unrestricted free agent this summer.

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The Olympics are about to start ... and the hockey arena is still under construction

Six years after Italy was awarded the 2026 Games, Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena remained an active construction site just 24 hours before competition is to begin.

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Another NHL goalie fight! Jeremy Swayman and Andrei Vasilevskiy drop gloves during Stadium Series matchup

This was the second fight between NHL goaltenders in two weeks, both of which occurred in the state of Florida.

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NHL leans into pirate theme for outdoor game in Tampa during Gasparilla

The Lightning will host the Bruins at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday night

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Goalies Alex Nedeljkovic, Sergei Bobrovsky drop gloves and fight during Sharks-Panthers matchup

Neither Bobrovsky nor Nedeljkovic had gotten into a fight before during their NHL careers.

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2025-2026 NHL season: How to watch tonight's hockey games, schedule, where to stream and more

Here's how to watch the 2025-26 NHL season.

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Auston Matthews, Hughes and Tkachuk brothers highlight 2026 U.S. men's Olympic hockey roster

The U.S. men will begin their pursuit of a gold medal on Feb. 12 against Latvia.

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NHL Winter Classic by the numbers: Undefeated Rangers, Sergei Bobrovsky back outside, lots of hot dogs

The Panthers will host the Rangers Friday night at loanDepot Park in Miami

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Flyers suspend radio play-by-play announcer Tim Saunders for inappropriate remark on hot mic

Saunders has been calling games for the team since 1997.

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Connor Bedard out at least 1 game for Blackhawks after shoulder injury from 'freak accident'

It's the absolute last thing the Blackhawks want to see.

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Kyle Palmieri sets up goal while skating to Islanders' bench after tearing ACL

The veteran winger will undergo surgery and will miss the next 6-8 months

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Alex Ovechkin becomes sixth player in NHL history to score hat trick in his 40s

The only players with more hat tricks than Alex Ovechkin: Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux and Mike Bossy.

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Panthers’ Eetu Luostarinen out with barbecue burns; injuries mounting for 2-time defending Stanley Cup champs

The Florida Panthers are dealing with two more injuries. One is their strangest yet in a season full of unexpected setbacks.

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Hockey Hall of Fame: Zdeno Chára, Alexander Mogilny, Joe Thornton inducted as part of 8-member class of 2025

Jennifer Botterill, Brianna Decker, Duncan Keith, Jack Parker, and Danièle Sauvageau also entered the Hall Monday night in Toronto

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Blues' Jordan Binnington 'had full intention' of returning Alex Ovechkin's historic 900th goal puck

Ovechkin became the first NHL player to reach 900 career goals scored during Wednesday's win over St. Louis

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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin becomes first NHL player to score 900 career goals

Ovechkin entered this season with 897 career goals.

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Fan falls from upper level at Penguins game vs. Blues, hospitalized in critical condition

A fan fell over the railing and down from the lower level at PPG Paints Arena on Monday night.

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Carter Hart signs tryout deal with Golden Knights 3 months after acquittal in Hockey Canada sexual assault trial

Hart was one of five players accused of sexually assaulting a woman after a 2018 gala

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2025 NHL season: How to watch tonight's hockey games, schedule, where to stream and more

Are you ready for hockey to return? Here's how to watch the 2025-26 NHL season.

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Tampa Bay Lightning hit hard with fines, suspensions after preseason brawl with Florida Panthers

An exhibition matchup between the teams quickly turned ugly, with 16 ejections and multi-game suspensions for TB's Scott Sabourin and J.J. Moser.

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Connor McDavid signs two-year extension to stay with Oilers

Connor McDavid will sign with the Oilers before the start of the 2025-26 NHL season.

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Wild's Kirill Kaprizov signs richest deal in NHL history with 8-year, $136M extension

Kaprizov will earn an average of $17M per season on a contract that will keep him in Minnesota through the 2033-34 season

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