August 15, 2020 Tatar, Kotkaniemi scores twice, Canadiens rout Flyers 5-0 Montreal won this playoff game for its absent coach.
August 15, 2020 Canucks beat Blues 4-3 in OT to take 2-0 series lead Bo Horvat scored on a breakaway at 5:55 of overtime Friday night to give the Vancouver Canucks a 4-3 victory over the defending champion St. Louis Blues and a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference series.
August 15, 2020 Islanders play Trotz hockey, take 2-0 series lead on Caps Long after Brock Nelson scored on a breakaway to restore the New York Islanders' lead, he and his teammates hemmed the Washington Capitals in their zone for a long shift that can wear an opponent down.
August 15, 2020 Another shorty for Flames in 2-0 win over Stars for 2-1 lead Mikael Backlund scored Calgary's second short-handed goal in as many nights, Cam Talbot stopped 35 shots in his second shutout this postseason and the Flames beat the Dallas Stars 2-0 on Friday night to take a 2-1 series lead in their Western Conference playoff series.
August 14, 2020 Canadiens’ Claude Julien leaves NHL bubble, heads back to Montreal after hospitalization Montreal Canadiens’ head coach Claude Julien is leaving the bubble and heading back home after he was admitted to the hospital following Wednesday night’s Game 1 loss against the Philadelphia Flyers.
August 14, 2020 Bruins' Tuukka Rask dubs NHL playoffs as 'exhibition' games after Game 2 loss against 'Canes Bruins’ veteran Tuukka Rask made some odd remarks following Boston’s 3-2 Game 2 loss against the Carolina Hurricanes Thursday night when he wrote off the Stanley Cup Playoffs as nothing more than “exhibition” games without the presence of fans.
August 14, 2020 Korpisalo, Blue Jackets win 3-1, tie series with Lightning Two days after making an NHL-record 85 saves in a five-overtime loss, Joonas Korpisalo stopped 36 more shots to help the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 on Thursday to even the series at a game apiece.
August 14, 2020 Stars get late goal for 5-4 win over Flames to even series Miro Heiskanen set the tone early for the Stars when on the ice with their top line. Corey Perry and Jamie Oleksiak made sure Dallas got a series-evening win without needing overtime.
August 14, 2020 Hamilton helps Carolina beat Boston 3-2, tie series 1-1 This is what Dougie Hamilton was hoping for while he waited out the pandemic shutdown that put the NHL season on hold, and then waited some more after injuring himself in practice when the Hurricanes returned to the ice.
August 14, 2020 Smith scores in OT, Vegas takes 2-0 series lead on Chicago Even though Reilly Smith called it a lucky bounce, a whole lot more than luck is working right now for the Vegas Golden Knights.
