NHL, Stanley Cup Playoffs
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With the extended holiday weekend comes a wall-to-wall sports slate. There’s something for just about everyone across the next four days. The NBA and NHL continue their anticipated conference finals from the East to the West.
The NHL's Eastern Conference Finals began on Thursday night, and it was a wildly impressive win by the Montreal Canadiens as they dominated the Carolina Hurricanes, 6-2, to take a 1-0 series lead.
Since being hired by the Vegas Golden Knights on March 29, John Tortorella has led the team to 16 wins in his first 21 games as coach (7-0-1 in regular season plus 9-4 this postseason). The two-time Jack Adams Award winner and past Stanley Cup champion (with Tampa Bay Lightning in 2004),
Wayne Gretzky said what he saw. Hours before Thursday night’s puck drop at Lenovo Center, the greatest scorer in NHL history sat down on The Pat McAfee Show and talked about a Montreal Canadiens team that had survived two Game 7s,
Things could have been a lot different had Toronto gotten the star version of Marner that Vegas is getting now in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Jelly Roll teamed up with the NHL to deliver “Rise Up,” a gritty anthem to soundtrack the intensity of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The song will be featured in game broadcasts and throughout NHL digital channels,
New Underdog users can get a Play $5, Get $50 in fantasy bonus entries offer for the MLB, NBA and more on Friday
A rising cap means more flexibility for teams to keep players, but some teams are still facing a crunch that could see stars out the door.
The Montreal Canadiens visit the Carolina Hurricanes in the third round of the NHL Playoffs with a 1-0 lead in the series.