2+ hour, 15+ min ago  (112+ words) The NHL playoff picture enters its final week with little clarity yet in each conference's wild-card race. The Nashville Predators hold the second wild-card spot by a point heading into April 9's games. But the teams behind Nashville all hold…...

56+ min ago  (151+ words) The Tampa Bay Lightning are getting another defenseman back from injury ahead of the playoffs. On Thursday, Erik Erlendsson of the Lightning Insider reported that defenseman Declan Carlile has been activated off of the injured reserve. Carlile had been out…...

1+ hour, 18+ min ago  (389+ words) Tommy Novak and Egor Chinakhov scored nine seconds apart for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who clinched a playoff spot Thursday with a 5-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils in Newark, N. J. Bryan Rust, Evgeni Malkin and Erik Karlsson also scored for the…...

51+ min ago  (258+ words) Slafkovsky scored his 30th at 18: 56 of the third period and Nick Suzuki had two assists to raise his season total to 70 for Montreal (47-22-10). Jakub Dobes made 17 saves for his seventh consecutive win. Darren Raddysh scored for Tampa Bay (48-25-6), which lost its…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago  (467+ words) MONTREAL " Cole Caufield became the first Canadien to score 50 goals in 36 years and Juraj Slafkovsky buried a late winning goal as Montreal defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in a heated, fight-filled affair Thursday night. Slafkovsky scored his 30th goal while Nick…...

1+ hour, 41+ min ago  (66+ words) The Washington Post MONTREAL " Cole Caufield is the first Montreal Canadiens player to score 50 goals in a season in more than three decades. Caufield scored his 50th against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night to hit the mark last reached…...

3+ hour, 28+ min ago  (290+ words) Cole Caufield has joined some elite company, becoming the first Montreal Canadiens player to reach 50 goals in a season in more than 35 years. Caufield, the 25-year-old sniper who is also in the running for the Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy as…...

1+ hour, 38+ min ago  (346+ words) Slafkovsky breaks tie with 1: 04 left for Montreal, which moves ahead of Tampa Bay for 2nd in Atlantic Lightning at Canadiens | Recap MONTREAL -- Cole Caufield scored his 50th goal of the season, and Juraj Slafkovsky'scored his 30th with 1: 04 remaining in the third period to…...

8+ hour, 11+ min ago  (647+ words) BRIGHTON, MA " James Hagens is here." The Boston Bruins seventh-overall draft pick from the 2025 draft was at Warrior Ice Arena on Thursday morning, joining his new team for practice ahead of their next game on Saturday. "Yeah, this is a…...

1+ hour, 50+ min ago  (163+ words) Watch all the highlights from the matchup between the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Buffalo Sabres on April 9, 2026 at Key Bank Center. Go inside the room following the shutout win! FINAL | Sabres 5 - Blue Jackets 0 Colten Ellis makes a great saves…...