Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar deliver
Instant reaction from the Avalanche’s 5-3 win at Dallas in Game 5 of their second-round Stanley Cup Playoffs series. 1. MacKinnon, Makar come through: What was it Michael Malone reminded …
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Rangers revert back to old defensive pairings in practice
RALEIGH, N.C. — If we’ve learned anything through the Rangers’ nine playoff games thus far, it’s that practice isn’t always a reflection of what head coach Peter Laviolette will put …
Participation in the NHL’s player assistance program is up this season
By STEPHEN WHYNO and PAT GRAHAM (AP Sports Writers) It was untreated anxiety and depression that Colorado Avalanche defenseman Samuel Girard blamed for his alcohol abuse, a problem that reached …
Bouchard scores late as Oilers even series with 3-2 win over Canucks
Evan Bouchard scored the game-winning goal with 38.1 seconds on the game clock and the Edmonton Oilers edged the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 in Game 4 of their second-round playoff series …
Rangers can’t take do-or-die approach to Game 6
Regarding the Rangers, who are one win away from advancing to the conference finals, and how many of you folks ever expected to read that sentence when training camp commenced? …
Avalanche’s 3-1 deficit too steep a hill to climb
Instant reaction from the Avalanche’s 5-1 loss to Dallas in Game 4 of their second-round Stanley Cup Playoffs series. 1. No mojo = hard road: Whatever the Avs did to …
Avalanche reacts to Valeri Nichushkin news: “He made his decisions”
Jack Johnson could not hide his frustration. Fresh off a 5-1 loss to the Dallas Stars that put this Avalanche season that began with championship aspirations on the brink, the …
Valeri Nichushkin suspended 6 months, re-enters NHL Player Assistance Program
Valeri Nichushkin is done for the rest of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Colorado Avalanche forward has been placed in Stage 3 of the Player Assistance Program, the NHLPA and NHL …
Zadorov fined $5K US, Canucks teammate Soucy to have phone hearing for McDavid cross-checks
Hockey Vancouver defenceman Nikita Zadorov has been fined $5,000 US by the NHL and Canucks blue-liner Carson Soucy will have a telephone hearing with the league for cross-checks on Edmonton …
If Avalanche’s Jared Bednar doesn’t adjust, Stars’ Pete DeBoer will smother him
What is it about the Stanley Cup Playoffs that turns Peter DeBoer into Robert Oppenheimer and Jared Bednar into Opie Taylor? “The margin between winning and losing is so slight,” …