SUNRISE, Fla. -- Jeremy Swayman made 28 saves, and the Boston Bruins avoided elimination with a 2-1 win against the Florida Panthers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at Amerant Bank Arena on Tuesday.Swayman made 10 saves in the third period, including stopping Sam Reinhart from point-blank range with nine seconds left to preserve the win. Florida leads the best-of-7 series 3-2. Game 6 will be in Boston on Friday. “I want to stay sharp the whole game, from the drop of the...
On Saturday night, the Carolina Hurricanes found themselves in an all-too-familiar situation. The Canes outshot, outhit, and mostly outplayed New York. Another two-goal lead was erased by the Rangers, and that uneasy sense of dread was felt in the stomach of each Caniac watching at PNC Arena and across the Carolinas during the third period. Brady Skjei’s promotion to the quarterback of the first power play unit alleviated that feeling and replaced it with relief. Carolina’s first power play goal...
BOSTON – It’s time to head into enemy territory. With the Eastern Conference Second Round tied 1-1, the Florida Panthers will try to gain an edge in the series when they battle the Boston Bruins in Game 3 at TD Garden on Friday. Over the past two seasons, the Panthers boast a 9-5 record on the road in the playoffs, including beating the Bruins in Game 7 in an all-time playoff upset roughly a year ago. “It’s kind of fun when you’re on the road and everyone’s against you,” said Panthers...
The Celtics look to close out the series in a gentlemen’s sweep as they host the Cleveland Cavaliers for Game 5 in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The Celtics opened the Eastern Conference Semifinals with a 120-95 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Boston. The Celtics then came out flat in Game 2 and lost 118-94 as they struggled to score and forgot how to defend and rebound. Their effort just wasn’t there in that game. The Celtics bounced back in Game 3 to win 106-93 after leading by 9 at...
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced today that Craig Berube has been hired as the hockey club’s head coach. Berube, 58, becomes the 32nd head coach in Maple Leafs history. He joins Toronto after six seasons as head coach of the St. Louis Blues, where he compiled a regular season record of 206-132-44 (.597) while leading the Blues to the franchise’s first Stanley Cup championship in 2019. Berube was named a finalist for the 2019 Jack Adams Award. Berube also served as head coach of the...
Minnesota rallied from an 0-2 hole with two victories in St. Paul
KANSAS CITY -- Just a few minutes after Brady Singer steadied himself and got out of a bases-loaded jam with no runs allowed in the top of the fifth inning Sunday afternoon, the Royals’ offense did the exact opposite. With one out and runners on second and third, the A’s
Opening day for the NCAA Division I Softball Tournament is Friday, May 17 with all games broadcast on ESPN platforms. Most day-one games between No. 1 and No. 4 seeds will not be compelling viewing, but there should be plenty of competitive matchups on opening day between the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds at each site. Here are the top five games that every softball fan should tune in to watch. Regional: Los Angeles, Calif. Time and TV/Streaming: 6 p.m. ET on ESPNU San Diego State went 3-0 in last...
## (2P) Oilers at (1P) Canucks ## Western Conference Second Round, Game 5 10 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, TNT, truTV, MAX Best-of-7 series tied 2-2 VANCOUVER -- Calvin Pickard will make his second straight for the Edmonton Oilers when they face the Vancouver Canucks in Game 5 of the Western Conference Second Round at Rogers Arena on Thursday. It will be the first time this season the 32-year-old journeyman will make consecutive starts, after he made 19 saves in a 3-2 win in Game 5 in...
Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers look like their top-speed selves again, while the Knicks' defense falters in Indiana's Game 4 win.
NEW YORK \- Rod Brind'Amour played it coy on Monday morning when asked who his starting netminder would be for Game 5 against the New York Rangers. Frederik Andersen was in what is normally the starter's crease as the Carolina Hurricanes started their day at Madison Square Garden, with Pytor Kochetkov at the opposite end of the ice. However, when the head coach was asked if he'd be turning back to Freddie for a second consecutive game, all Brind'Amour had to say was, "Maybe." "A...
Sheldon Keefe was fired as head coach of the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday, five days after the club was eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs by the Boston Bruins.