NEWARK, N.J. -- Semyon Varlamov made 23 saves, and the New York Islanders qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a 4-1 win against the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on Monday.Varlamov has started seven of the past 10 games for the Islanders, going 6-1-0 with a 1.85 goals-against average and .939 save percentage in that span. "Everybody wanted it, and that's how it is," New York coach Patrick Roy said. "The guys were very focused and dialed in and we had a strong game. We...
VANCOUVER \-\- Thatcher Demko made 39 saves in his first game back from a knee injury, and the Vancouver Canucks clinched first place in the Pacific Division with a 4-1 win against the Calgary Flames at Rogers Arena on Tuesday.Demko missed 14 games after sustaining the injury on March 9. “I felt pretty good,” Demko said. “Definitely some stuff I want to clean up, but the important thing is getting back, seeing some game action, and obviously getting the win was great, fan appreciation night...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Thanks to a walk-off hit in the bottom of the seventh from Caiden Olivas, the Legacy Rebels defeated the Odessa Bronchos 5-4. This is the eight consecutive playoff berths for the Rebels. With the win Legacy is the No. 3 seed and represent District 2-6A against El Paso Eastwood next week. Details []
TARRYTOWN - It all comes down to this. Well, not really. The 2023-24
Kristin O’Neill had a goal and an assist and Montreal clinched a Professional Women’s Hockey League playoff spot with a 5-2 win over New York on Wednesday night. The victory moved Montreal into a tie for first place with Toronto, each with 38 points. Toronto has a game in hand.
The New York Rangers set a franchise record, won the Eastern Conference
Playoff bound! The New York Islanders punched their ticket to the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Monday night, securing their spot with a 4-1 win over the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center. In addition to clinching a playoff berth, the Islanders are cemented into the third seed in the Metropolitan Division and a First Round rematch with the Carolina Hurricanes. They did it on their own volition, going 7-0-1 in their last eight games to shoot up the standings and while the job isn’t done, Monday...
The Orlando Magic defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 113-88 to clinch a playoff
The Phoenix Suns on the last day of the regular season have moved into
It wasn’t pretty, but neither was the season that preceded it. What’s beautiful is that the Caps are back in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Washington went to Philadelphia late Monday night, needing to defeat the Flyers – who were also alive as one of four teams vying for the second wild card berth – on Tuesday night at Wells Fargo Center. Behind yet another sparkling Charlie Lindgren performance in net, the Caps eked out yet another 2-1 win, another game in which they scored two or fewer goals but...
Kyle Palmieri and Brock Nelson each had a goal with an assist as the visiting New York Islanders clinched a playoff berth with a 4-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Monday in Newark, N.J. Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Kyle MacLean also scored while Pierre Engvall and Anders Lee each added two assists as New York (38-27-16, 92 points) secured third place in the Metropolitan Division and improved to 7-0-1 this month. The Islanders recorded just 18 shots on goal but made the most of their chances...
DALLAS -- The Dallas Stars clinched first place in the Western Conference for the Stanley Cup Playoffs in a 2-1 shootout win against the St. Louis Blues at American Airlines Center on Wednesday.The Stars needed one point to finish the season ahead of the Vancouver Canucks, who have clinched the Pacific Division title. Dallas will face either the Vegas Golden Knights or Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the playoffs. “It feels like we did what we had to do. It’s definitely an...