MONTREAL — The 2022 NHL draft is in the books, as 225 players were selected over the course of seven rounds and two days. Before getting to the annual list of draft winners and draft losers, let’s focus on the event’s biggest leader: Holding the draft in person again, and in Montreal. This was the … Read more
MONTREAL — Former NHL defenseman Bryan Marchment died unexpectedly Wednesday in Montreal, the NHL announced. He was 53. Marchment was attending the NHL draft in Montreal as a scout for the San Jose Sharks. A cause of death was not immediately available. “It’s a sad day for for me personally, a very sad day for … Read more
TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning fell short of the first Stanley Cup three-peat since 1983 — but they don’t believe their dynasty has crumbled. “Who said we’re done?” Lightning captain Steven Stamkos said after his team’s 2-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final on Sunday night. … Read more
TAMPA, Fla. — The Colorado Avalanche are Stanley Cup champions for the first time since 2001 after defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 of the Cup Final on Sunday. Artturi Lehkonen scored the Avalanche’s game winner in the second period. Darcy Kuemper registered 22 saves in the victory. Tampa Bay was making … Read more
The Stanley Cup Final will last at least six games this year after the Tampa Bay Lightning won Game 5 3-2, keeping the Colorado Avalanche away from the Cup for at least two more days. Game 6 is Sunday in Tampa (8 ET, ABC and ESPN+). With Colorado leading the series 3-2, what are the … Read more
But this is the part you can’t imagine — adrenaline, fatigue, pain, pressure, logistics, travel. Everyone has worked for years to get to this point. Each team has been playing for 10 months, going back to training camp in September. After the Lightning’s 3-2 win in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final at Ball … Read more
TAMPA, Fla. — In his series debut, Nazem Kadri scored the game-winning goal in overtime as the Colorado Avalanche outlasted the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-2, in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final Wednesday. The Avalanche now lead the series, 3-1, and can win their first title since 2001 on Friday night in Game 5 … Read more
TAMPA — Jon Cooper of the Tampa Bay Lightning isn’t sure if coaches should be the ones to challenge goals under the NHL’s video review system. “I’m a believer — and I don’t know if I’m in the minority on this — but I don’t know if that should be in our hands,” Cooper said … Read more
The reigning Stanley Cup champions might have been on the ropes. But the Tampa Bay Lightning, winners of consecutive titles, returned home and cut their two-game deficit down to one, defeating the Colorado Avalanche 6-2 in Monday’s Game 3. It wasn’t just the two-game deficit in the Stanley Cup Final that had Lightning fans concerned; … Read more
DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche have a simple goal for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final: replicate how they played in a 7-0 victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 2 on Saturday. “I was really impressed with our team’s performance last night,” coach Jared Bednar said before the Avalanche departed for Florida. … Read more