May 22, 2021 Avalanche's Nazem Kadri suspended 8 games for hit to head Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri was suspended for eight games by the NHL on Friday night for a head shot on St. Louis Blues defenseman Justin Faulk in Game 2 of a first-round playoff series.
May 22, 2021 Matt Duchene scores in 2 OT, Predators beat Hurricanes 5-4 Matt Duchene made his first playoff game in Nashville with the Predators a moment to remember.
May 22, 2021 Stastny scores in OT, Jets beat Oilers 1-0 for 2-0 lead Paul Stastny scored at 4:06 of overtime to give the Winnipeg Jets a 1-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night and a 2-0 lead in the first-round series.
May 22, 2021 Avs score 3 in 2nd, beat Blues 5-1 to take a 3-0 series lead Ryan Graves had a goal and two assists, Philipp Grubauer made 31 saves, and the Colorado Avalanche used a three-goal second period to beat the St. Louis Blues 5-1 on Friday night and take a 3-0 series lead in their first-round West Division matchup.
May 22, 2021 Bruins score 3 PPG, beat Capitals 4-1 for 3-1 series lead The Boston Bruins had to cut short one goal celebration to skate to the defense of a teammate, who was taking some abuse from oft-suspended Capitals forward Tom Wilson.
May 21, 2021 Maple Leafs' John Tavares out of the hospital after scary collision, team says Toronto Maple Leafs center John Tavares was released from the hospital Friday just hours after taking a scary hit to the head during a playoff game against the Montreal Canadiens.
May 21, 2021 Maple Leafs, Canadiens players react to John Tavares hit: 'I felt sick to my stomach when I saw it' Montreal Canadiens forward Corey Perry opened up about the hit that knocked Toronto Maple Leafs center John Tavares out of Game 1 of their Stanley Cup playoffs matchup Thursday night.
May 21, 2021 Vegas surges past Wild for 5-2 win to take 2-1 series lead The Vegas Golden Knights trudged into the locker room at the first intermission with little to like, other than the time left in the game.
May 21, 2021 Canadiens beat Maple Leafs 2-1; Tavares injured early Paul Byron broke a tie with a short-handed goal from his knees with 7:16 left and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 on Thursday night in Game 1 of the first-round series between Original Six rivals.
May 21, 2021 Lomberg scores in OT to lift Panthers past Lightning, 6-5 On the brink of falling into a deep hole against the reigning Stanley Cup champions, the Florida Panthers refused to concede.