Tag: NHL

Teemu Selanne, Teppo Numminen Going Into Jets Hall of Fame

Winnipeg will induct original Jets Teemu Selanne and Teppo Numminen into the club’s Hall of Fame in November. The Finnish players will be the ninth and 10th members of the Winnipeg Hall of Fame. Their banners will be raised on Nov. 17 during a pregame ceremony ahead of Winnipeg’s game against the Anaheim Ducks. Selanne…


Longtime Blueliner Bryan Marchment Dies at 53

Former first-round pick and longtime NHL defenseman Bryan Marchment died suddenly, the San Jose Sharks announced Wednesday. He was 53. The club did not release a cause of death. Marchment, a scout for the Sharks for the last 15 years, was in Montreal for the NHL draft. He spent parts of six seasons with the…


Avalanche Dethrone Lightning to Win Stanley Cup for 3rd Time

TAMPA, Fla.—The Colorado Avalanche are back atop hockey’s mountain after dethroning the two-time defending champions. Behind a goal and an assist from Nathan MacKinnon, the Avalanche won the Stanley Cup for the third time in franchise history and first in more than two decades by beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 of…


Avalanche Bury Lightning 7–0 in Game 2 Rout

The Colorado Avalanche made good on their vow to avoid a letdown in Game 2, and now they’re two wins away from winning it all. Cale Makar and Valeri Nichushkin scored two goals each, Darcy Kuemper had 16 saves and the Colorado Avalanche demolished the Tampa Bay Lightning 7–0 in Game 2 of the Stanley…


Avalanche Beat Lightning in OT to Open Stanley Cup Final

DENVER—Facing the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning put the Colorado Avalanche at a sizeable experience disadvantage going into the Stanley Cup Final. When the puck dropped, the Avalanche showed they could use their speed to offset Tampa Bay’s players who have been here, done that. And it doesn’t hurt to have a guy who…


Palat Scores Late, Lightning Beat Rangers 3–1 in Game 5

NEW YORK—After falling behind midway through the game, the Tampa Bay Lightning showed the poise of a two-time defending champion. They rallied for another late victory to move a win away from returning to the Stanley Cup Final. Ondrej Palat scored on a deflection with 1:50 remaining to break a tie and lead the Lightning…


Lightning Beat Rangers 4–1 in Game 4 to Even East Final

TAMPA, Fla.—The Tampa Bay Lightning delivered on a promise to play with a greater sense of urgency, storming back in the Eastern Conference finals against the New York Rangers and keeping their bid for a third straight Stanley Cup title alive. Nikita Kucherov scored on a breakaway and Andrei Vasilevskiy had 33 saves Tuesday night,…


Palat Scores Late, Lightning Beat Rangers 3–2 in Game 3

TAMPA, Fla.—Ondrej Palat scored with 42 seconds left and the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Rangers 3–2 on Sunday to cut their deficit in the Eastern Conference finals to 2–1. Palat’s goal, off a nifty pass from Nikita Kucherov, capped a comeback that began after Mika Zibanejad and…


Francouz, Kadri Lead Avs to 4–0 Win Over Oilers in Game 2

DENVER—As an early birthday present, Colorado backup goaltender Pavel Francouz received a whole lot of defense and a shutout to go with it. Just not the nod to take over as the starter. That will have to wait. Francouz stopped 24 shots for his second career playoff shutout, Nazem Kadri had three assists in a…


Chytil Scores Twice, Rangers Rout Lightning 6–2 in Game 1

NEW YORK—Filip Chytil has found his scoring touch and it’s helping the New York Rangers get on quite a roll. Chytil scored twice in the second period and the Rangers routed the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning 6–2 on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. After scoring eight…