Ice Hockey

5/26/2023 |  The Dallas Stars avoid elimination with Game 5 overtime win (Gist Sports, The) With the Eastern Conference champion already decided, the quest for the West rages on and could be decided by the end of the weekend. Dun, dun, dun…

5/25/2023 |  Tkachuk sends Panthers to Stanley Cup Final, after topping Hurricanes 4-3 for sweep (Associated Press (AP)) Tkachuk got his second goal of the game with 4.9 seconds left, lifting the Panthers past the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 and into the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1996 after sweeping the Eastern Conference final.

5/24/2023 |  The Florida Panthers and Vegas Golden Knights are one win away from sweeps (Gist Sports, The) Unlike their ball-bouncing buddies, both NHL Conference Finals could end in sweeps in the coming days. That said, if these Stanley Cup Playoffs have taught us anything, it’s to expect the unexpected.

5/24/2023 |  Chaos, loathing and the Big Three: How the Penguins unraveled (Athletic, The) Ron Hextall and Brian Burke's Penguins were defined by chaotic trades, internal conflict and the near-disbanding of three franchise icons.

5/23/2023 |  Why NHL expansion teams are so good, so fast (AXIOS Sports) The Vegas Golden Knights and Seattle Kraken — the National Hockey League's two newest franchises by far — have been among the league's most impressive teams in this year's playoffs. Turns out, their rapid success is by design.