12+ hour, 34+ min ago  (1212+ words) Closeout time has arrived in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, and the pressure to avoid a Game 7 is squarely on Montreal, Buffalo and Vegas on Friday night. A tantalizing tripleheader of Game 6 action begins with the Tampa…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (264+ words) Vegas Golden Knights (39-26-17, in the Pacific Division) vs. Utah Mammoth (43-33-6, in the Central Division) Salt Lake City; Monday, 9: 30 p. m. EDT LINE: Golden Knights -117, Mammoth -103; over/under is 6 NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Mammoth lead series 2-1 BOTTOM LINE: The Utah Mammoth host the…...

3+ hour, 54+ min ago  (470+ words) The Carolina Hurricanes have been looking for a long-term solution at its second-line center position. They're hoping they've found it with Logan Stankoven's play....

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (229+ words) Florida got first-period goals from Mackie Samoskevich and Sam Bennett in their second straight win. Boston, which had won four straight, got a goal from Fraser Minten. Jeremy Swayman made 22 saves in the loss. The Panthers also used a fast…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (660+ words) Asked whether he's thinking about reaching 50 goals and catching Nathan Mac Kinnon for the NHL lead, Caufield deadpanned, "No." After a brief pause, he smiled and said, "Yeah," and laughter ensued. "We're focused on our team game and winning games,…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (518+ words) Alex Lyon stopped 24 shots in his first start of the postseason and the Sabres, who snapped an NHL-record 14-year playoff drought by winning the Atlantic Division, regained home-ice advantage in the best-of-seven series. Game 4 is Sunday in Boston, with the…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (810+ words) Nobody knows when the season was officially doomed. Doesn't matter now. The Panthers are out. Games remain, but the Panthers were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention on Saturday with a 9-4 loss in Pittsburgh. For the first time since 2022, a team…...

21+ hour, 18+ min ago  (1839+ words) 1891 " Legendary pitcher Cy Young wins first game played at Cleveland's League Park. 1920 " Legendary slugger Babe Ruth records his first HR for the New York Yankees. 1920 " Joe Oeschger of the Boston Braves and Leon Cadore of the Brooklyn Dodgers both pitch…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (22+ words) Waszak is an NFL writer for The Associated Press who has covered the New York Jets as the beat writer since 2006....

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (817+ words) That traffic pattern five lights ahead while driving? He's already planned for it. The people passing by while he's walking in the airport or the mall with his family? He's logged each detail. He may just be that locked in....