May 7, 2022 Brad Marchand, Jeremy Swayman give Bruins win, Canes lead series 2-1 For 16 periods over six games, the Carolina Hurricanes dominated the Boston Bruins.
May 6, 2022 Penguins goalie Casey DeSmith out for playoffs after core surgery Coach Mike Sullivan said Casey DeSmith underwent core surgery on Friday morning and will miss the rest of the postseason.
May 6, 2022 Cole Makar scores in OT, Avalanche beat Predators in Game 2 Cale Makar sent a low liner through traffic and then quickly found himself surrounded by happy teammates.
May 6, 2022 Jake Oettinger makes 29 saves, lift Stars over Flames Jake Oettinger made 29 saves and got his first postseason shutout in his second career playoff start to lift the Dallas Stars over the Calgary Flames 2-0 on Thursday night to even their first-round series at a game each.
May 6, 2022 Panthers rout Capitals in Game 2 to even series The bounce-back game that the Florida Panthers needed started, perhaps fittingly, with a puck that took a fortuitous bounce.
May 6, 2022 Artemi Panarin, Frank Vatrano help Rangers beat Penguins in Game 2 Artemi Panarin and Frank Vatrano each had a goal and two assists and the Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 in Game 2 on Thursday night to even the best-of-seven first-round series.
May 5, 2022 Mike Smith stops 30 shots, Oilers shut out Kings to even series Mike Smith bounced back with a perfect 30-save night and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 6-0 Wednesday to even their first-round playoff series through two games.
May 5, 2022 Kirill Kaprizov gets hat trick as Wild thump Blues, even series Kirill Kaprizov had a hat trick and Eriksson Ek scored twice for the Wild, who snapped back at the St. Louis Blues with a 6-2 victory to even their first-round playoff series at one game apiece Wednesday night.
May 5, 2022 Victor Hedman, Lightning beat Maple Leafs to even series Victor Hedman had a goal and three assists for his first four-point playoff game and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 on Wednesday night in Game 2 to even the first-round series.
May 5, 2022 Hurricanes claim testy win vs. Bruins, take 2-0 series lead The Carolina Hurricanes didn't flinch after losing yet another goaltender. Instead, they responded with a physical and even confrontational edge against a team that has twice bullied them out of recent NHL playoffs.