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The Canadiens earned a much-needed playoff victory in Game 3 of their first round series against the Capitals. Cole Caufield and Alex Newhook tallied a goal and an a sist each in Montreal's 6-3 victory. Six players scored a goal for the Canadiens in Game 3. The Capitals started the scoring early, netting one just 3:20 into the contest. It took until the final minute of the first period for the Canadiens to tie the game. The second period had more scoring, but it was just as tight. The Canadiens scored another late goal, this time with under 10 seconds remaining in the period, to Buddy Bell Jersey go up, 3-2. Moments after, Tom Wilson and Josh Anderson got into a fight that tumbled into the benches. After Alex Ovechkin tied the game early in the third period, the Canadiens finally took control. They scored three unanswered goals to win, 6-3, and avoid trailing 3-0 in the series. Here's what you need to know about Sunday's matchup between Canadiens and Capitals, including broadcast information and start time. What channel is Canadiens vs. Capitals on today? TV channel: TBS, truTV Live stream: Game 4 of theCanadiens vs. Capitals series will air live on TBS and truTV on Sunday, April 27. Fans looking to stream Canadiens vs. Capitals can watch live on , which will carry every NHL playoff game on TNT and TBS in 2025. Sling is your home for playoff action. Catch NHL and NBA postseason games with a range of sports channels including TNT, TBS, truTV, ESPN, ABC and more. What is Sling TV? Sling TV is a popular live streaming service that offers a flexible and affordable way to watch television without a traditional cable subscription. It provides a range of channel packages, allowing users to customize their viewing experience by choosing from various genres, including sports, news, and entertainment. One of its best qualities is the no-contract model, which gives subscribers the freedom to start and stop service as they please. Additionally, Sling TV's user-friendly interface, compatibility with multiple devices, and the option for add-ons like premium channels make it an attractive choice for those looking to streamline their viewing options. Canadiens vs. Capitals start time Date: Sunday, April 27 Time: 6:30 p.m. ET Game 4 of the NHL Playoffs series between Canadiens and Capitals is set to begin at 6:30 p.m. ET from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. Montreal saved itself the trouble of having to overcome a 3-0 deficit by winning Game 3 at home. It set the tone for Game 4, which could serve as a series-tying matchup. This was the Canadiens' first playoff win since they lost the Stanley Cup Final in the 2020-21 season. These teams played each other three times during the regular season with Washington winning two matchups. The Capitals will need to bounce back in Game 4 to avoid tying the series for a pivotal Game 5. Canadiens vs. Capitals radio station Radio station: Fans can listen to the Canadiens vs. Capitals broadcast live on SiriusXM. New subscribers can enjoy SiriusXM for free for four months. Listen to live NHL, NBA, MLB and NFL games, plus NASCAR, college sports and more. Stay updated with all the news and get all the analysis on multiple sport-specific channels. Canadiens vs. Capitals series schedule Capitals vs. Canadiens Date Game Time (ET) TV/Live stream April 21 Game 1: Capitals 3 , Canadiens 2 (OT) April 23 Game 2: Capitals 3 , Canadiens 1 April 25 Game 3: Canadiens 6, Capitals 3 April 27 Game 4 at Canadiens 6:30 p.m. TBS, truTV, April 30 Game 5at Capitals TBA TBA, or May 2 Game 6* at Canadiens TBA TBA, or May 4 Game 7* at Capitals TBA TBA, or * If nece sary NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs schedule, key dates for 2025 Here are the key dates to know for the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs and offseason. Some series start dates could move up depending on when previous series end. Event Dates First round begins April 19 NHL Draft Lottery May 5 or 6 NHL Scouting Combine at Buffalo June 1-7 Stanley Cup Finals Game 7 (if nece sary) June 23 NHL Draft at Los Angeles June 27-28 Related Links Davis Wendzel Jersey

of the has been suspended indefinitely for his hit on Marian Ho sa and will have an in-person hearing with Brendan Shanahan on Friday, the league announced on Wednesday.Even though Game 4 is on Thursday in , the hearing won't take place until Friday, meaning that Torres will mi s the first game of whatever length his suspension will be. According to the Canadian Pre s' Chris Johnston the hearing was originally scheduled for Wednesday but was pushed back by request of the NHLPA.The suspension stems from Torres' open-ice hit on Ho sa in Game 2 that resulted in Ho sa being taken off the ice on a stretcher and going to the hospital. He was released a short while later and is back home.But on the play there was no penalty to Torres, who was suspended earlier this year for a hit that was pretty similar, a charge on Minnesota's Nate Pro ser. You can expect a long suspension coming Torres' way after this. It's the perfect storm from the suspension perspective: It was Tampa Bay Rays Jersey an illegal hit, Ho sa suffered a serious injury on the play and Torres has a rap sheet with the NHL. The fact that it's an in-person hearing opens up the po sibilities of the suspension to be five games or more, which I'm sure this one will be.In a way I think this is sort of a gift for Shanahan. In no way do I mean that he's glad Ho sa suffered a serious injury on the play, of course that's the furthest thing from the truth. But the league has been under a lot of pre sure in the first week of the playoffs and here Shanahan has himself a bit of a sacrificial lamb. Torres is the perfect target for a long suspension and I am going to go on the limb and say he gets just that. It gives Shanahan a chance to make a statement with a suspension.After the game on Tuesday, Torres didn't have much of a comment on the play other than to call it a hockey play and to say that he was finishing his check. The reaction from the Blackhawks was much different, as you'd expect. Coach Joel Quenneville called the referring a "disgrace" and captain didn't ."We've got four guys out there. When there's a guy getting carried off on a stretcher, you think that there might be something wrong with what happened," Toews said. "It's why it was frustrating that Torres got to stay in the game, because it wouldn't surprise me if he tried to do something like that again. If nothing happens to him, I don't see why he won't try it."Toews then added a little more on Wednesday after the suspension was announced as indefinite. Jonathan Toews on Torres hearing in NY: "It sounds like they're going down the right road. It sounds like a good start" Adam Jahns (@adamjahns) Go ahead and make your gue ses now on what the suspension will be. I'm going to say 8-10 games. Raimel Tapia Jersey

forward was a shootout dynamo even before he came to the NHL. His creative goals in Finlands top pro league earned him some pre-Draft notoriety, but he may have outshone his previous attempts with his absolutely filthy shootout winning goal against the Sunday.After a wild game between the Panthers and Canucks that saw leads change quickly and eight total goals in regulation, and then some awkwardne s in the shootout when Vancouver goalie had to leave the game with an injury, Barkov had a chance to put the Panthers Jared Young Jersey in the lead.He skated in on replacement goalie and made a little move to draw the puck into his skates and faked a shot, which froze Markstrom a bit. Then Barkov made some quick moves before sliding the puck to his backhand and sending it to the top of the net.That is a nasty shootout winner. NHL (@NHL) Silky. Smooth. stopped s attempt to secure the 5-4 win for the Panthers after that.It was a pretty great game for Barkov overall. In addition to scoring the shootout winner, he also was responsible for getting the puck to for the goal that put Jagr alone at .And just a quick reminder, Barkov is just 20 years old. This kids going to be a big part of Floridas future, but hes already hugely important to their present. Michael Siani Jersey

More NHL: | | | | | The found themselves in a bit of a dog fight with the Saturday afternoon. The teams traded goals throughout regulation and the Canes were getting pretty excellent goaltending from .Once the game got to overtime, however, it didnt take long for a winner to be decided thanks to an awfully pretty play between Boston forwards and . The whole play started with a nice backcheck by , who was able to get the puck away from Jodan Staal. Soderberg may have also gotten away with a trip on the Sam Haggerty Jersey play, but the puck ended up on s stick.The Bruins defensemen then sent a pa s that Iginla had to knock down out of the air, which was impre sive in itself. Then the seasoned veteran turned on the jets to split the Carolina D, drawing both to him and freeing up Krejci.Though Krejci had some extra space, he caught Iginlas pa s on his backhand, meaning he didnt have a great shot. Instead, he calmly waited out the defense and a flailing Ward, put the puck to his forehand and wired one into the open net to seal victory for Boston just 1:28 into overtime. As Bruins play-by-play man Jack Edwards said, It got ugly for a while, but it was beautiful at the end. Indeed it was, Jack. Indeed it was. Jorge Polanco Jersey

The Washington managed to avoid what would have been a crushing lo s on Thursday night, overcoming the fact they let a two-goal lead slip away in the final Michael Conforto Jersey four minutes of regulation to beat Boston in a shootout, 3-2. ended up scoring the game-winner, but the best move in the shootout (and my favorite) came from Capitals forward as his move was so good that it caused Bruins goalie to, well ... fall down. Awesome.Hendricks isn't known for his skill, but he's demonstrated the ability to pull off some pretty impre sive shootout moves over his career, and even leads the team in shootout goals this season. On a roster that has and , that's not an easy thing to do. Grant Mccray Jersey

KingsforwardJarret Stoll, arrestedin Aprilin Las Vegas for and ecstasy, has been charged with one felony count of cocaine po se sion, according to the 's office. Stroll was arrested April 18while going through security pat downs on Ken Caminiti Jersey his way into a Wet Republic pool party in Las Vegas. The DA alleges that asecurity guard found a pink baggie with 3.3 grams of cocaine and 8.1 grams of ecstasy "gel caps"in Stoll's shorts. at the time,Stoll admitted to security that the substance inside the baggie was cocaine. MORE: | Stoll, who is the ,could face anywhere from probation up to four years in prison if convicted. The soon to be 33-year-oldmi sed nine games earlier in the season with a concu sion. He scored 17points (six goals,11 a sists) in 73games this season.He was a member of the Kings' Stanley Cup championship teams in 2012 and '14. Stoll is set to become a free agent, also on July 1, and in addition to po sible jail time, the Melville Sask. native could face immigration i sues, of the Orange County Register. Hammond also reachedNHL deputy , who said,"Yes, we are aware of the news. No, we dont have any comment at this time." Heath Bell Jersey

The are awaiting the return of their captain, Auston Matthews. Matthews was just in Milan, Italy, where he captained Team USA to an Olympic gold medal over Canada. But the NHL season is nearly back from its break. The Maple Leafs are in a precarious position, needing to go on a quick hot streak to avoid the need to be sellers ahead of the March 6 trade deadline. To have the best chance of winning games, of course, they need Matthews on the ice. MORE: And on that front, there's good news and also uncertain news. Tuesday morning that Matthews will rejoin the team on Wednesday in Tampa Bay. That's after Michael Taylor Jersey Team USA is recognized by President Donald Trump in the nation's capital on Tuesday. The twist, though, is that Johnston isn't clear yet on whether Matthews will actually play against the Lightning on Wednesday. Of course it makes sense that after the celebrations are over, Matthews returns to his teammates. It is tougher to know how he's doing physically, mentally and emotionally after an intense tournament and a lot of travel. MORE: In a perfect world, the Leafs would give Matthews just a tad bit of rest before getting him out for game action. This isn't a perfect world for the Maple Leafs in 2025-26, though. It's been a bumpy season. They can't really afford for Matthews to mi s much, if any, time. And so it'll be fascinating to watch what Toronto does with its captain beginning Wednesday night when the NHL resumes after the Olympics. More NHL news: Aramis Ramirez Jersey

More NHL Playoffs: | | | | |CHICAGO -- A season of change for led to a familiar finish: taking home the Hart Trophy as the league's MVP.The captain seemed to be going in the Odubel Herrera Jersey wrong direction in his career. For a few seasons in a row he saw his goal scoring and point production go down while his predictability went up. Then new coach Adam Oates came to Washington with a pretty radical idea; to flip Ovechkin to the right wing. It didn't work right away, but when it started to click, it really clicked.NHL Awards In the last 32 games of the season, Ovechkin had 27 of his 32 goals and led the Caps on a second-half surge. Before Ovechkin woke up and started scoring like the player of old, the Capitals were sagging, all the way at the bottom of the NHL standings. In a short season, some had already begun preparing the obituary for the Caps before the calendar even hit March. Ovechkin's surge helped ensure that wouldn't happen.Where Ovechkin really excelled was on the power play. He had 16 of his 32 goals on the man advantage for a Washington unit that was one of the best in the league. He had become a little predictable on the rush over the years but his one-timer always remained lethal and with Oates now guiding the power play, Ovi once again became the power-play ace. It was a run that was reminiscent of the tear went on in 2010-11 to lead the Ducks to the playoffs and him to a Hart Trophy. The late-season surge sticking with people made all the more visible by the team's succe s.The detractors, of which there were many, said that Ovechkin did the majority of his scoring against bad teams, a product of playing in a bad division. It's a lot easier to score against the Panthers, Lightning, Jets and Hurricanes than most of the rest of the conference.NHL Awards This argument flew with some, but not all. In the end, Ovechkin beat out -- who was very clearly hurt in this race by his broken jaw -- and . It was hard to ignore the optics of a player going on a tear, leading his team on a tear and from behind in the standings and into the playoffs. Using the old MVP argument of "if you take him away, where do they finish?" worked in Ovechkin's favor.For the Ru sian forward, who already took home the Rocket Richard Trophy as the NHL's leading goal scorer, it's his third Hart Trophy, the first since the 2008-09 season. He is just the seventh player in league history to be named the MVP three times, joining Bobby Orr, Howie Morenz, Mario Lemieux and Bobby Clarke in the three-timer's club. The top five in voting. As you can see, it was a tight win for Ovechkin.Hart Trophy votingPlayerFirst placeSecond placeThird placeFourth placeFifth placeTotalAlex Ovechkin5043402781090Sidney Crosby46424129121058John Tavares3838332921919Jonathan Toews3935292919886Sergei Bobrovsky41213254311 Mitch Williams Jersey

More NHL: | | | | | Pavel Bure was one of the most exciting players in the league during the early 1990s. With his immense speed and unmatched creativity, Bure was as much showman as he was hockey player.As this highlight video shows, he was simply one of the best of his era and thats Kyle Mccann Jersey why hes in the Hockey Hall of Fame.Saturday night in Vancouver, his No. 10 will be sent to the rafters to join legends Trevor Linden, Markus Naslund and Stan Smyl with their numbers retired. The dazzling winger put up 254 or his 437 career goals as a member of the Canucks. Bure won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the leagues rookie of the year in 1992 after scoring 34 goals in just 65 games. He also helped lead Vancouver to the brink of the Stanley Cup in 1994 after posting 60 goals and 107 points in the regular season, to go along with 16 goals and 31 points in the postseason.Bure was a player that really paved the way for guys like Alexander Ovechkin and to become superstars in the NHL. When he was at the top of his game, few were more fun to watch than Pavel Bure.Here's one of my personal favorite Bure highlights: Walt Weiss Jersey

The two teams that lost in the 2021 IIHF World Junior semifinals will now have to regroup or leave empty-handed. Ru sia was handed a lopsided 5-0 lo s by Canada before Finland fought to tie its semifinal game with the Americans before being shocked with 76 seconds left in regulation. They'll now meet in the bronze-medal game before Canada and the United States play for gold. "It's gonna be tough for sure," Finnish head coach Antti Pennanen said after his team's lo s to the U.S. "But, of course, it's our last game. So I hope we bring the team effort tomorrow." MORE: "It's been a really awesome trip with these guys to be here in the bubble," said KasperPuutio, who had two a sists in the semifinal matchup. "We still want to get a medal and be proud of this team. So we're still definitely going to be giving the best that we have tomorrow and trying to get the bronze medal." Finland brings a never-say-die attitude to the game, as it not only came back against the Americans to tie things up but also beat Sweden in the quarterfinals on a goal with 25 seconds left to cap off three unanswered goals. With a solid defensive core that gets things done on both ends of the ice and a potent power play, Finland will be a tough opponent for Hockey Hall of Famer Igor Larionov's squad. The Ru sians don't have much scoring depth beyond their top-6 and will be looking for a much better performance out of their netminder. Yaroslav Askarov allowed four goalson 34 shots to the Canadians and seemed to have trouble holding onto his stick for much of the first period. Here is how to catch Ben Rice Jersey the 2021 IIHF World Juniors bronze-medal game between Finland and Ru sia How to watch Finland vs. Ru sia TV channel (Canada): TSN Live stream (Canada): TSN Live TV channel (USA): NHL Network Finland vs. Ru sia: When is puck drop? Date: Tuesday, Jan. 5 Time: 5:30 p.m. ET World Juniors 2021: Latest news Tournament Time, TV channel, live stream, where, when, schedule How has COVID-19 impacted the tournament? Rosters, NHL draft status, jersey numbers for all 10 teams Breakdown of every NHL teams' prospects Predictions: Hockey experts pick who will win gold A team-by-team guide to the under-20 championship Dach, Caufield and the top four storylines Oilers' Philip Broberg impre ses with three a sists for Sweden Senators' Tim Stuetzle scores two goals in Germany's overtime win Predictions, odds, X-factors, breakdowns for quarterfinal matchups Leafs prospect Roni Hirvonen sends Finland to semis with late goal USA Scores, schedule, how to watch every USA Hockey game NHL Network's Dave Starman on Canada, the U.S. and why Cole Caufield will steal the show Americans mount comeback but fall in opener to rival Ru sia USA bounces back with dominating 11-0 win Americans erupt for seven goals, guarantee QF spot at World Juniors Americans take top spot in Group B with shutout win USA gets a scare but hold on for semifinal berth Arthur Kaliyev's goal with 76 seconds left lifts USto gold-medal showdown with Canada Canada Which players are on Canada's final roster? Canada favorite to win second straight gold medal Kirby Dach out of tournament with wrist injury Scores, schedule, how to watch every Hockey Canada game Canada opens WJC with 16-2 blowout of Germany Braden Schneider handed one-game suspension Birthday boy Devon Levi, Canadians hold on to beat Slovakia Six points by Quinton Byfield powers Canadians to 10-0 win Canadians claim top spot in Group A with wire-to-wire win Alex Newhook, Devon Levi have Canada going for gold Which teams are in the 2021 World Junior Championship? Ten teams, divided into two groups of five, are participating. Group A Group B Canada Ru sia Finland Sweden Switzerland USA Slovakia Czech Republic Germany Austria Full schedule for the 2021 World Junior Championship (All times Eastern) TUESDAY, JAN. 5 Bronze-medal game 5:30 p.m. TSN, NHLN Gold-medal game 9:30 p.m. TSN, NHLN Who has won the IIHF World Junior Championshipsin the past 10 years? Year Winner Host country 2020 Canada Czech Republic 2019 Finland Canada 2018 Canada United States 2017 United States Canada 2016 Finland Finland 2015 Canada Canada 2014 Finland Sweden 2013 United States Ru sia 2012 Sweden Canada 2011 Ru sia United States Which countries have won the most medals at the World Junior Championship? Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Canada 18 9 5 32 Ru sia* 13 13 11 37 Finland 5 4 6 15 United States 4 2 6 12 Sweden 2 11 6 19 Czech Republic+ 2 5 7 14 Slovakia 0 0 2 2 Switzerland 0 0 1 1 * Includes medals won as the Soviet Union and CIS + Includes medals won as Czechoslovakia Wade Boggs Jersey