May 25, 2021 Wild stave off elimination with just 14 shots, top Vegas 4-2 The Minnesota Wild scored four goals in the first four games of their opening-round playoff tilt with the Vegas Golden Knights and fell behind 3-1 in the series.
May 24, 2021 Islanders stun Pens 3-2 in double OT, take 3-2 series lead New York's Josh Bailey took advantage of a sloppy giveaway by Pittsburgh goaltender Tristan Jarry, sending the puck into the wide-open net 51 seconds into the second overtime to give the Islanders a 3-2 victory in Game 5 on Monday night.
May 24, 2021 Knight time: Rookie saves 36, Panthers top Lightning 4-1 The Florida Panthers entrusted their season to a rookie goalie making his playoff debut.
May 24, 2021 Islanders forward Oliver Wahlstrom's head snaps back awkwardly, suffers apparent leg injury on hit New York Islanders forward Oliver Wahlstrom went down hard in the team’s Stanley Cup playoff game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night.
May 24, 2021 Carolina, Nashville could use a breath — and breathing room Four overtimes. A total of 191 minutes, 4 seconds of hockey. Two hundred and fourteen shots on goal.
May 24, 2021 Bruins solve Capitals in all facets to move on in playoffs Moments after embracing former Boston captain Zdeno Chara in the handshake line, Patrice Bergeron acknowledged he hadn't thought much about what was different about winning his first series with the “C” on his chest.
May 24, 2021 Avalanche looking ahead in playoffs after sweep of Blues Colorado Avalanche winger Gabriel Landeskog didn’t hesitate in admitting that playing on a line centered by standout Nathan MacKinnon is a blast.
May 24, 2021 Jets storm back from 3-goal deficit, top Oilers 5-4 in OT Nikolaj Ehlers scored his second goal of the game at 9:13 in overtime, completing a massive rally for the Winnipeg Jets who erased a three-goal deficit in the third period to beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 on Sunday night and take a 3-0 lead in their opening-round playoff series.
May 24, 2021 Bergeron, Pastrnak and Bruins finish off Capitals in 5 games David Pastrnak couldn't control his excitement with the opportunity to help the Boston Bruins advance in the playoffs, and captain Patrice Bergeron approached the clinching game as if it was the reason he played hockey.
May 24, 2021 Avalanche complete 4-game sweep of Blues with 5-2 win Philipp Grubauer made 18 saves and Gabriel Landeskog scored the go-ahead goal in the second period as the Colorado Avalanche completed a four-game sweep of the St. Louis Blues with a 5-2 win Sunday in Game 4 of the West Division series.