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More NHL: | | | | | For the fourth time in five seasons, the and will make their acquaintances in the playoffs. That's all before they join the same conference starting next season.If it's anything like last year's series, it probably won't be must-see TV. About the only thing positive you could say about that series is that it had Darius Miller Jersey some drama with a few overtime games, including a triple-OT battle in Washington. Outside of that, it was low-scoring, shot-blocking hockey.Thankfully, that shouldn't be the case again. It was kind of a perfect mixture for such a series last year when the Rangers were led by John Tortorella and the Capitals had Dale Hunter. Torts is still there -- and he returns to the site of his great -- but Adam Oates is now coaching the Caps instead of Hunter. The effects took a while to show this season, but the Caps are as far away from Hunter Hockey as could be. Under Oates, the Caps progre sively got better and better as the season wore along, of course led by the surge of after Oates moved him to the right wing instead of the left side. As a result, the Caps were able to complete an impre sive comeback -- even if it was the Southeast Division -- and win the division title. They have been one of the best teams in the second half.The Rangers, meanwhile, had high hopes coming into the season but for the most part fell short of that in the regular season. The good news is that a team can make everybody forget about that with succe s in the playoffs. They finished the season strong by winning seven of their last nine to climb up to the six seed. Of course, that was also mostly against non-playoff teams. This is the battle of strength on strength. The Capitals have been a scorching-hot team in the second half of the season and it's led to them to becoming a top-five offense in the league again in terms of goals scored. The catalyst is obviously Ovechkin, who had 23 goals in the final 23 games and has really taken off playing on the right wing after a slow adjustment period in the beginning of the season. The concern is that the Caps aren't a strong po se sion team and have had a lot of their succe s with a high shooting percentage of 10.8 percent. Playoff hockey and the Rangers specifically could precipitate a fall back to a more average rate. If it weren't for the Rangers' defensive abilities, they might not have even qualified for the playoffs. Once again, they were a top-five defense in the league this season, finishing fourth with a measly 2.25 goals against per game despite being without one of their best defensemen for much of the season in Marc Staal. Considering they are still Tortorella's team, they block shots. led all defensemen in blocks this season and did the same among forwards. Plus, it helps playing in front of a King. The Rangers couldn't score for most of the season and the struggles were being pinned mostly on and the departed . Perhaps it was the additions they got at the trade deadline that added some depth, or maybe it was the soft schedule to close, but the Rangers got a major uptick in offense in the final weeks of the season. They had 14 goals in a two-game span. Even if that scoring outburst is attributable to poor defenses, it could have been the confidence boost they needed. is the focal point as he has been all they hoped for with 21 goals and 21 a sists, but was actually the team leader in points. They can throw two lines out there with double-digit scorers.The Caps don't have the strongest defense in the league, finishing 18th in the NHL with 2.71 goals against per game. Under Oates, they are resembling the Capitals of a few years ago more and more. The big concern is that the Caps give up a lot of shots, the third most in the league at 32.3 per game. It has helped having a healthy back because not only is he arguably the best offensive defenseman in the NHL -- he led all Dmen with 12 goals -- but he does help them break out of the zone and get on the rush where Ovechkin can work his magic. The big shot blocker is , who finished third in the league, two behind Girardi. The Rangers will just about always have the advantage in this department as long as is still playing. He was probably the Rangers' MVP again this season, finishing with an impre sive .926 save percentage and a goals against average of 2.05. Over his career his numbers are lower in the playoffs than the regular season but a lot of that fear was put to rest last year when Lundqvist had a .931 save percentage in 20 postseason games. Simply put, he's one of the best in the busine s.The Caps counter with , a guy who has not received anywhere near enough of the credit he deserves for Washington's second-half surge. Holtby broke out on the scene last year in the playoffs and carried it over into this season pretty well. Despite facing as many shots as he does, he finished with a .920 save percentage, an above-average number. What makes this version of the Caps different than those run-and-gun teams of a few years ago is that they no longer seem to have a big liability in the crease. The question is if Holtby can rekindle that playoff magic he had last year in Hunter's system when he had a .935 save percentage in 14 games. The power play is where the Capitals really do their work. They hit on 26.8 percent of chances this season, the top unit in the league. This is where Ovechkin has really excelled, scoring 16 of his 32 goals on the man advantage. It's also where Green's presence has been huge, playing at one of the point positions. Their PK is a concern, though. Washington killed just 77.9 percent of penalties this season, the fourth-worst percentage in the league. The question is if that will be a big concern against the Rangers, who once again struggled on the power play. They haven't been able to figure that out over the years. This season they hit on just 15.7 percent of opportunities, the 23rd best mark in the league. You'd think they'd make up for it on the PK unit but that was just average, checking in at 15th in the league.How this series goes in terms of penalties will have a big impact on the series. Washington would welcome a penalty fest while the Rangers would love to stay at even strength. New York was actually the third-best team in the league this season at 5-on-5. That's their recipe for succe s. Tough series to predict, but I'm going to go on a limb and say the Caps stay hot a little longer. Sindarius Thornwell Jersey

One of the NHL's top, young goalscorers is on the move, as the Blackhawks traded Alex DeBrincat to the Senators just hours before the start of the 2022 NHL Draft. DeBrincat, a second-round pick by Chicago in the 2016 NHL Draft, made his NHL debut at the beginning of the 2017-18 NHL season. He ended up playing in all 82 games for the Blackhawks and has developed into a top-tier goal scorer to start his five-year career. In 368 career games, DeBrincat has scored 160 goals and tallied 147 helpers despite playing for a lowly Blackhawks team. He is coming Kyle Korver Jersey off a career-high 78-point season (41 goals) and will make an immediate impact for a Senators team in desperate need of goal-scoring ability. The decision to trade DeBrincat apparently appears to be focused on accelerating the Blackhawks' rebuild, as they are acquiring a bevy of draft capital in exchange for the 24-year-old forward. Below are the details of the deal that sends DeBrincat to the Senators. MORE: Alex DeBrincat trade details Senators get: Alex DeBrincat Blackhawks get: No. 7 pick in 2022 NHL Draft No. 39 pick in 2022 NHL Draft 2024 third-round pick The Blackhawks are getting quite a bit of draft capital in exchange for DeBrincat. They are getting a top-10 selection in the 2022 NHL Draft along with the 39th pick in this year's event from the Senators. Those two, premium picks will allow Chicago to continue to add young talent to their organization as they attempt to win a playoff series for the first time since their Stanley Cup Final victory in 2015. MORE: While the Blackhawks are getting solid picks for DeBrincat, the Senators may make out like Bandits in this deal. DeBrincat has posted two, 41-goal seasons during his five-year career and only six players have scored more goals than him in the last five years. They are as follows: Alex Ovechkin Auston Matthews Leon Draisaitl Connor McDavid Kyle Connor Nathan MacKinnon That's some pretty good company. DeBrincat's 41 goals are especially impre sive when considering that Chicago scored just 213 goals last season, tied for the fourth-fewest in the NHL. The 24-year-old accounted for 19.2 percent of the team's goals and did so despite the fact that defenses could give him their full attention because of the Blackhawks' dearth of overall scoring. MORE: The Senators had two 30-goal scorers last season in Josh Norris (35) andBrady Tkachuk (30). Adding DeBrincat to the mix should give them extra punch and allow them to log more than the 33 wins they managed last season. Of course, Ottawa will have to pay him. He is in the final year of a three-year, $19.2 million deal and will almost certainly get a raise from the $6.4 million he is making in AAV. That upcoming contract likely played a part in the Blackhawks' decision to part with their young scoring maven. Damyean Dotson Jersey

More NHL Playoffs: | | | | Canadiens win 7-4 | NYR lead series 3-2 | Game 6 Thur. : See what playing with the early lead does for this team? The Canadiens had to be a desperate team and they were in this game, only briefly losing that edge of desperation. They came out strong in the first period and earned a power play within the first couple of shifts, leading to a goal. In fact, the power play finally found its form with a couple of goals in the man advantage in this one after starting the series just 1-for-17 with a man advantage. The good thing was that desperation remained as the Habs jumped over the Rangers in each period and didn't let up much except for a few minutes of sleeping at the wheel in the second period when the Rangers scored three quick, unanswered goals. Dustin Tokarski has to be better than he was on this night but the offense was breezing through the zone and was relentle s, torching the and then later . It was a highly entertaining game and from the Habs perspective, a pretty good game, even with four goals against. : The Rangers had a chance to close out the Canadiens on Tuesday night but for much of the game they looked like a team that knows it has two more chances to come. Every period the Rangers were late to the party, failing to even register shots in the Coby White Jersey first five minutes of each period, almost the first 10 minutes in the second. Defensively they were not sound, overcommitting at times and it was a very rare off night for Henrik Lundqvist. They showed good fight in coming back in the game but the Habs had an answer for that too. Lundqvist was pulled at 4-1 and after the Rangers made it 4-4, many were calling for Lundqvist to return but the Rangers stuck with Cam Talbot, who couldn't keep the Habs down either. It can be debated if it was the right call but the Rangers didn't do much on offense to close it out, especially on their third-period power plays.Play of the Game: We shared this play earlier but it's worth sharing again. This pa s from while falling down and on his backhand to was a thing of absolute beauty. We like to think he knew exactly where Pacioretty was (and he probably did).Player of the Game: Well we know it's not any of the goaltenders in this game because while they had help in having rough games, none of them was remotely sharp. Somebody who was, though? Rene Bourque. You get a playoff hat trick and it's tough to say you weren't the player of the game. The first of Bourque's goals, against Lundqvist, was not all that pretty but the second and third? Well those were pretty excellent. This team has shown in the playoffs when they get contribution from him and his line, they get so much more dangerous.Turning Point: This game turned so much that it could leave you sick watching from home. The Rangers turned the game when they pulled Lundqvist for Talbot and promptly scored three goals to tie it up but then the Canadiens came right back and seized the momentum back. It could have been bad and really weighed on the Canadiens but Bourque came through with his impre sive goal, working hard in the slot to beat Talbot high and quickly regain the lead. GIF of the Game: This game was so crazy and had so much going for it that this is the first we're mentioning of 's goal that started the scoring in this game. It came on the power play after a shot from . But notice, he deflects this shot between his legs and past Lundqvist for the goal. So pretty. (GIF .) Thaddeus Young Jersey

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Dominik Hasek, at the age of 47, was hopeful that some NHL team would give him an opportunity to show that he can still contribute at the Terence Davis Jr. Jersey highest level.After receiving little to no interest (and no contract offer), it appears Hasek has given up on making an NHL comeback. He told the Czech publication Daily Sport that it is "very unlikely" that he will play again.Hasek told Sport, :Its very sad , but there is nothing you can do. I realized that its time to retire. He last played in the NHL during the 2007-08 season with the Detroit Red Wings (during their last Stanley Cup season) and appeared in 41 games with a .903 save percentage. For his career, which included time with the Chicago Blackhawks, Buffalo Sabres, Ottawa Senators, and Detroit Red Wings, he posted a 389-223-95 record with a .922 save percentage.He was not only one of the best goalies to ever play in the NHL, winning six Vezina Trophies and two MVP awards, he was also one of the most entertaining due to his unorthodox style that produced countle s highlight reel saves (as seen in the above video).Even though he hadn't played in the NHL since 2008, he spent the 2010-11 season playing for Spartak Moscow in the KHL. . Damon Stoudamire Jersey
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A packed crowd at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday were treated to a mastercla s in skill and talent as Team Matthews defeated Team McDavid in the final of the 2024 NHL All-Star Game. Auston Matthews & Co. did not disappoint in front of a number of hometown Maple Leafs fans. The squad also included guest captain Justin Bieber and several other Toronto players in Mitch Marner, Morgan Rielly and William Nylander, making it the de facto home team at the event. The crew, coached by Bruins bench bo s Jim Montgomery, defeated Team Hughes in the semifinals, securing a 6-5 win in a shootout thanks to Alex DeBrincat, who had the lone tally in the extra action. That set up a date against Connor McDavid and his squad, who defeated Team MacKinnon, 4-3, in a shootout in its matchup. The final did not disappoint. The two sides exchanged three goals in the first half before Team Matthews pulled away in the second, lighting the lamp four times to send the Toronto faithful home happy with a 7-4 win. A hometown win. | Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) Matthews, who had two goals in the final, was named MVP of the event. "Couldn't have written it up any better than this, being here in Toronto." MVP Auston Matthews on getting the W in his home city. Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) In addition to the quartet of Maple Leafs and DeBrincat, the rest of the boys in blue sweaters were Filip Forsberg, Clayton Keller, Mathew Barzal and Vincent Trocheck. The two goaltenders that combined for the win were Jake Oettinger and Igor Shesterkin. The Sporting News tracked all the latest updates and highlights from the 2024 NHL All-Star Game in Toronto. NHL All-Star Game final scores Final: Team McDavid vs. Team Matthews 1 2 SO F McDavid 3 1 - 4 Matthews 3 4 - 7 Semifinal: Team Hughes vs. Team Matthews 1 2 SO F Hughes 2 3 0 5 Matthews 2 3 1 6 Semifinal: Team MacKinnon vs. Team McDavid 1 2 SO F MacKinnon 1 2 0 3 McDavid 1 2 1 4 NHL All-Star Game updates, results, highlights from 2024 (All times Eastern) Final: Matthews 7, McDavid 4 6:20 p.m. The Toronto crowd gets its best result po sible, as Team Matthews defeats Team McDavid in the final to win the 2024 NHL All-Star Game. Justin Bieber, Jim Montgomery and a number of Leafs are a part of the group that earns bragging rights for the event. Matthews 7, McDavid 4 6:18 p.m. GOAL! DeBrincat and Mat Barzal play a game of hot potato with the puck back and forth before Barzal slams it home. Matthews 6, McDavid 4 6:17 p.m. GOAL! Tomas Hertl makes it another two-goal game with a tap-in tally for Team McDavid. Matthews 6, McDavid 3 6:16 p.m. GOAL! DeBrincat picks McDavid's pocket and the Red Wings star fires the biscuit into the empty net to e sentially seal the win for Team Matthews. The Cat steals. The Cat scores. | Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) Matthews 5, McDavid 3 6:09 p.m. GOAL! The two sides exchange odd man rushes, but finally, Auston Matthews ends the rally, slamming home a feed from Clayton Keller. It gives Team Matthews a two-goal lead with 5:01 left. Auston Matthews returns the favor by burying Keller's feed on the rush and Jim Montgomery's loving it | Hockey Daily 365 l NHL Highlights & News (@HockeyDaily365) Matthews 4, McDavid 3 6:03 p.m. GOAL! Filip Forsberg beats Hellebuyck glove side for his third goal of the night, putting Team Matthews ahead early in the second half. Have a day, Fil Forsberg B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) 6:02 p.m. The goaltenders switch for the final half. Connor Hellebuyck is in the crease for Team McDavid, Jake Oettinger in the Team Matthews net. End of the first half: Matthews 3, McDavid 3 5:59 p.m. Bobrovsky stones Marner with a blocker in the final seconds of the half. After 10 minutes, it's 3-3 in the All-Star Game final. Sergei Bobrovsky robs Mitch Marner with a great blocker save at the end of the first period | Hockey Daily 365 l NHL Highlights & News (@HockeyDaily365) Matthews 3, McDavid 3 5:56 p.m. GOAL! The Edmonton duo strike for Team McDavid, as Draisaitl finishes off a pa sing play with his teammate to tie the game yet again. That's three goals in a span of 18 seconds. They forgot about Drai. | Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) Matthews 3, McDavid 2 5:55 p.m. GOAL! Five seconds after the Pastrnak goal, Matthews gives his team the lead again by beating Bobrovsky on a mini breakaway. PAPI!!! Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) Matthews 2, McDavid 2 5:55 p.m. GOAL! David Pastrnak gets control of the puck off an offensive zone faceoff and slings a shot right along the ice past Shesterkin to tie to game for Team McDavid. David Pastrnak knots it back up at 2 for Team McDavid! | Hockey Daily 365 l NHL Highlights & News (@HockeyDaily365) Matthews 2, McDavid 1 5:53 p.m. GOAL! Team Matthews retakes the lead thanks to a couple of Maple Leafs. Bobrovsky makes the initially stop on a Willam Nylander attempt, but the puck squeaked through his arms and Mitch Marner tapped it in for the goal. Mitch Marner taps Nylander's rebound over the goal line, giving Team Matthews the lead! | Hockey Daily 365 l NHL Highlights & News (@HockeyDaily365) Matthews 1, McDavid 1 5:48 p.m. GOAL! Boone Jenner gets his second goal of the afternoon, ripping a shot over Shesterkin's glove to get Team McDavid on the board in the final. Boone has his second of the day. | Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) Matthews 1, McDavid 0 5:44 p.m. GOAL! Clayton Keller takes a feed from Auston Matthews and beats bobrovsky under the arm to open the scoring for Team Matthews. There's that Arizona connection. | Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) 5:41 p.m. The final game is underway at the All-Star Game. Igor Shesterkin gets the net for Team Matthews while Sergei Bobrovsky is in net for Team McDavid. Final: Matthews 6, Hughes 5 (SO) 5:07 p.m. Each side goes 0-for-3 in the first three rounds before Alex DeBrincat wins it for Team Matthews. Bieber and the rets of the Leafs advance to play team McDavid. DeBrincat's goal holds as the winner and Team Matthews will meet Team McDavid in the final! | Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) Second half: Hughes 5, Matthews 5 5:02 p.m. Once again, the two halves aren't enough and we're going to a shootout. Hughes 5, Matthews 5 4:58 p.m. GOAL! Fiip Forsberg and Team Matthews answer 30 seconds later. The Predators winger beats Demko top shelf on a breakaway with 1:52 left to tie the game. Filip Forsberg with the 'NHL 14' deke to tie the game B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) Hughes 5, Matthews 4 4:57 p.m. GOAL! Vatrano gives Team Hughes a 5-4 lead with 2:25 to go. He takes a slick feed from Quinn Hughes and snipes a shot for his second goal of the game. Rick Tocchet might be a psychic after predicting the last two goal scorers for his team | Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) Matthews 4,Hughes 4 4:56 p.m. GOAL! All tied again as Brady Tkachuk scores for Team Hughes. After Marner gets some love from the Team Matthews bench for a blocked shot, he loses Tkachuk and the Senators captain finds twine. Tkachuk gets Team Hughes level | Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) Matthews 4,Hughes 3 4:53 p.m. GOAL! Team Matthews pulls ahead again as Filip Forsberg puts home his own rebound in front of the net. Forsberg puts Team Matthews back in front | Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) Matthews 3,Hughes 3 4:49 p.m. GOAL! It's back to a tied game as Frank Vatrano waits for Elias Petter son to get to the side of the night and finds him for the tap-in past Shesterkin. Some stellar saves on both ends | Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) Matthews 3,Hughes 2 4:47 p.m. GOAL! One of the hometown All-Stars gets on the board, as Mitch Marner ignites the Toronto crowd with a goal to give Team Matthews' its first lead. Marner nets one for the home team | Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) 4:46 p.m. Dwight Powell Jersey Mathew Barzal tries to go in between the legs for the goal, but Demko snags the attempt out of the air. 4:44 p.m. The goalies switch out for the second half. Thatcher Demko is in net for Team Hughes and Igor Shesterkin is in the crease for Team Matthews. End of first half: Hughes 2, Matthews 2 4:40 p.m. After it was all offense to start, Talbot and Oettinger lock in and keep the puck out of each net the rets of the half, resulting in a 2-2 tie heading into intermi sion. Hughes 2, Matthews 2 4:32 p.m. GOAL! It's back to a tied game as DeBrincat scores his second for Team Matthews. The Cat is red HOT | Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) Hughes 2, Matthews 1 4:29 p.m. GOAL! Team Hughes retakes the lead as Talbot sends a long feed to Frank Vatrano, and the Ducks forward snaps a shot over the shoulder of Oettinger for the goal. Frank Vatrano grabs the lead right back | Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) Hughes 1, Matthews 1 4:28 p.m. GOAL! Team Matthews comes through as Alex DeBrincat pots home a pa s from Filip Forsberg to tie the game. The Cat with the answer | Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) 4:27 p.m. Two shots have gone off the post for Team Matthews. Just no luck for the de facto hometown team. Hughes 1, Matthews 0 4:26 p.m. GOAL! Who else to kick off the scoring than Nikita Kucherov? The Lightning star did not impre s last night at the Skills competition, but he beats Oettinger five-hole on the breakaway to give Team Hughes the lead. Quick start for Kuch | Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) 4:23 p.m. On the Hughes side, it'll be Cam Talbot in net for the first half. On Team Matthews, it's Jake Oettinger. Final: McDavid 4, MacKinnon 3 (SO) 3:58 p.m. TeamMcDavid comes back and wins a shootout to advance to the championship. McDavid and Pastrnak each scored in the shootout while Bobrovsky made the two saves nece sary for Team McDavid to stay alive. Pasta scores in the shootout and Team McDavid is off to the final! | Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) Connor | Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) End of second half: MacKinnon 3, McDavid 3 3:55 p.m. With McDavid's late goal, it's off to a shootout to decide the winner. MacKinnon 3, McDavid 3 3:54 p.m. GOAL! Tic-tac-toe. Team mcDavid ties it up, as it's the captain himself. Draisaitl feeds Pastrnak, who finds McDavid on the opposite side with six seconds left to knot the contest up. Team McDavid comes all the way back with a goal from the captain himself! | Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) MacKinnon 3, McDavid 2 3:53 p.m. GOAL! Pastrnak gets the best of his Boston teammate this time. He snipes one by Swayman for Team McDavid to cut the lead to one with 31 seconds left. Look away Bruins fans, Pasta had to put one past Sway | Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) MacKinnon 3, McDavid 1 3:49 p.m. GOAL! The Dogg does it again. MacKinnon chips a cheeky backhand off the bar and in to give his team a two-goal lead. Gorgeous from the captain for his second | Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) 3:49 p.m. We got Boston-on-Boston crime, as Jeremy Swayman denies David Pastrnak on a breakaway attempt. MacKinnon 2, McDavid 1 3:43 p.m. GOAL! On what feels like the fifth breakaway of the half for Team MacKinnon, Oliver Bjorkstrand finally comes through. The Kraken forward beats Bobrovsky with a shot to break the tie. 3:43 p.m. The goalies sure came to play today. Swayman and Bobrovsky are exchanging saves at each end. It's been a barrage of odd man rushes, but so far, no goals in the second half. 3:41 p.m. Jenner nearly had his second of the night for Team McDavid, but his deke was denied by the pad of Swayman. 3:39 p.m. In net for Team MacKinnon now is Jeremy Swayman. For Team McDavid, it's Sergei Bobrovsky. End of first half: MacKinnon 1, McDavid 1 3:36 p.m. One goal for each team is all that shows after the first half. Nathan MacKinnon had the goal for his own team, and Boone Jenner with the Team McDavid tally. 3:35 p.m. Hellebuyck gets a bit of redemption on MacKinnon, as the Jets goaltender snags the second breakaway attempt with his glove. MacKinnon 1, McDavid 1 3:33 p.m. GOAL! In his first All-Star Game, Boone Jenner finishes off an odd man rush, taking a pa s from Nick Suzuki for the goal. What a cool moment for the Blue Jackets captain, and it gets Team McDavid on the board. BOOOOONE Nick Suzuki sets up Boone Jenner to tie things up! | Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) 3:30 p.m. Sidney Crosby dangles Hellebuyck out of his skates, but he was too low to the goal line and his backhand went through the crease. MacKinnon 1, McDavid 0 3:25 p.m. GOAL! The Colorado connection comes alive in Toronto. Cale Makar sends a lengthy pa s to his Avalanche teammate Nathan MacKinnon for a breakaway, and the team captain buries a low shot on Hellebuyck for the first goal of the afternoon. Captain Nate Dogg opens the scoring | Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) 3:24 p.m. David Pastrnak gets a good look for Team McDavid, firing a loose puck in the slot onto Georgiev. However, the Team MacKinnon goaltender flashed the pad for the stop. 3:20 p.m. It's Connor Hellebuyck in net for Team McDavid and Alexandar Georgiev in goal for Team MacKinnon. Pregame 2:50 p.m. First up on the afternoon is Team MacKinnon vs. Team McDavid. Then it will be followed by Team Hughes vs. Team Matthews. 2:45 p.m. Is Bieber suiting up for the All-Star Game? The music star may be pulling double duty today as a player-coach on Team Matthews. Look like Bieber is taking warm-ups at ... Are we about to see Justin's NHL debut? (h/t ) B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) 2:30 p.m. A reminder on the format while the way of selecting the teams differed this year, there is no change to the game structure. Each team plays in one three-on-three matchup, consisting of 10-minute halves. The winner moves onto the championship to face the victor from the other matchup. 1:45 p.m. Auston Matthews is rocking the Bieber's drew house brand as he enters the arena for the festivities. AM34 rocking the x jacket into B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) 1:25 p.m. The stars are already shining off the ice. Justin Bieber has been a focal point of the event in Toronto, and he'll help lead Team Matthews at the All-Star Game today. Justin Bieber has arrived to Scotiabank Arena for the Game! Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) What channel is the NHL All-Star Game on today? TV Channel: ABC (U.S.) | Sportsnet, TVA Sports (Canada) Live stream: The 2024 NHL All-Star Game will air nationally in the U.S. on ABC, while fans in Canada can catch the game on Sportsnet and TVA Sports. Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Ray Ferraro (analyst), Kevin Weekes (reporter) and Emily Kaplan (reporter) will have the call. Meanwhile, Steve Levy, Mark Me sier and P.K. Subban will provide coverage from an in-arena studio set. Fans in the U.S. hoping to stream the game can do so on Fubo, which offers a free trial. That way, you can try before you buy. NHL All-Star Game start time Date: Saturday, Feb. 3 Time: 3p.m. ET The 2024 NHL All-Star game will begin around 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, Feb. 3. The three matchups in the 3-on-3 tournament will be played at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Canada. NHL All-Star Game format 2024 The NHL All-Star Game features three separate games, as a part of the 3-on-3 tournament. The four teams will play two semifinal games, with the winner of each matchup advancing to meet in the finale, where a winner will be crowned. Each game has two 10-minute halves, with a three-round shootout on deck if the game is tied after 20 minutes. NHL All-Star rosters 2024 Team Matthews Player Position Team Auston Matthews Forward Toronto Maple Leafs Morgan Rielly Defenseman Toronto Maple Leafs Filip Forsberg Forward Nashville Predators Clayton Keller Forward Arizona Coyotes Mathew Barzal Forward New York Islanders Mitch Marner Forward Toronto Maple Leafs Vincent Trocheck Forward New York Rangers William Nylander Forward Toronto Maple Leafs Alex DeBrincat Forward Detroit Red Wings Jake Oettinger Goalie Dallas Stars Igor Shesterkin Goalie New York Rangers Team McDavid Player Position Team Connor McDavid Forward Edmonton Oilers Leon Draisaitl Forward Edmonton Oilers Connor Hellebuyck Goalie Winnipeg Jets David Pastrnak Forward Boston Bruins Rasmus Dahlin Defenseman Buffalo Sabres Robert Thomas Forward St. Louis Blues Sam Reinhart Forward Florida Panthers Sergei Bobrovsky Goalie Florida Panthers Boone Jenner Forward Columbus Blue Jackets Nick Suzuki Forward Montreal Canadiens Thomas Hertl Forward San Jose Sharks Team Hughes Player Position Team Jack Hughes Forward New Jersey Devils Quinn Hughes Defenseman Vancouver Canucks Elias Petter son Forward Vancouver Canucks Nikita Kucherov Forward Tampa Bay Lightning Thatcher Demko Goalie Vancouver Canucks Kyle Connor Forward Winnipeg Jets Brady Tkachuk Forward Ottawa Senators Jesper Bratt Forward New Jersey Devils Cam Talbot Goalie Los Angeles Kings Brock Boeser Forward Vancouver Canucks J.T. 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One more goal. That's Jordan Bone Jersey all Alex Ovechkin needs to surpa s Wayne Gretzky for the sole po se sion of the all-time goals record. The 39-year-old scored two goals against the Blackhawks on Friday, tying the all-time record of 894 goals. He had numerous opportunities to score a third but failed to do so. He even declined to play during the empty net because he didn't want to score the record-breaking goal that way. Ovechkin will continue the hunt Sunday, April 6 against the Islanders, a Metro division rival. This game will be at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, so he won't have his home fans cheering him on in Washington, D.C. The Islanders will likely start eitherIlya Sorokin orMarcus Hogberg in between the pipes. Ovechkin will have to find netting against of these goaltenders to break the record. That being said, Ovechkin has never scored a goal against Sorokin. He's scored 44 goals in 71 career games against the Islanders. Sorokin began his NHL career with New York during the 2020-21 season. Ovechkin has scored in four straight games, but the Islanders should put up major resistance. They're still holding onto some playoff hopes, and no goal wants to be remembered as the one who allowed the record-breaking goal. The Sporting News has all the details on how to watch Alex Ovechkin's game as he chases the all-time NHL goals record. How to watch Alex Ovechkin game today TV channel: TNT, truTV,Monumental Sports Network (local) Live stream: Hockey fans can watch Ovechkin attempt to break the all-time NHL goals record live on TNT and truTV. His Washington Capitals will take on the New York Islanders. Local fans in the Washington, D.C. area can watch the game live on the Monumental Sports Network. For those without cable, will have a live stream available. is the home for sports fans, as it offers a wide range of channels. You can always cheer for your favorite teams with channels like ESPN, TBS, TNT, NFL Network, FS1 and more. Capitals vs. Islanders start time Date: Sunday, April 6 Time: 12:30 p.m. ET Puck drop for Capitals vs. Islanders will be at 12:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, April 6 at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York. Capitals vs. Islanders radio station Radio station: channel 91, 219 Hockey fans can tune into the Capitals vs. Islanders game live on channels 91 (Capitals broadcast) and 219 (Islanders broadcast). New subscribers can enjoy for free for four months. Listen to live NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL games, plus NASCAR, college sports and more. Stay updated with all the news and get all the analysis on multiple sport-specific channels. Capitals 2025 schedule Here are the Capitals' next five games: Date Game Time (ET) April 6 at Islanders 12:30 p.m. April 10 vs. Hurricanes 7:30 p.m. April 12 at Blue Jackets 12:30 p.m. April 13 vs. Blue Jackets 6 p.m. April 15 at Islanders 8 p.m. Islanders 2025 schedule Here are the Islanders' next five games: Date Game Time (ET) April 6 vs. Capitals 12:30 p.m. April 8 at Predators 8 p.m. April 10 vs. Rangers 7:30 p.m. April 12 at Flyers 12:30 p.m. April 13 at Devils 1 p.m. Related Links Terrence Ross Jersey

The San Jose Sharks trailed the Vegas Golden Knights three games to one in their 2019 first-round playoff series. San Jose then trailed Vegas by three goals with just over 10 minutes left in regulation of Game 7 on Tuesday. in the third period and a Barclay Goodrow game-winner in overtime, the Sharks overcame both deficits in a 5-4 victory. NHL PLAYOFFS 2019: With 1:41 remaining in the first overtime period, Goodrow took an Erik Karl son pa s and potted the game Max Strus Jersey -winning goal to pushSan Jose into the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Goodrow was minus-3in regulation and saw just 7:26 of ice time in the game, but he made the most of his two overtime shifts. "I saw the defense was a little flat-footed, [and] I was hoping [Karl son] would get the puck to me," Goodrow told NBC Sports Network's Ray Ferraro postgame. "Obviously, he's a world-cla s player, so he did." Barclay Goodrow is now the second player in franchise history to score an overtime goal in . NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) With this thrilling series now in the rearview mirror, the Sharks will face the Colorado Avalanche in the second round. Jimmy Butler Jersey

Mason McTavish is a name that has been featured prominently in trade rumors this summer as the Ducks young star forward is due a new deal. The 22 year old UFA has been linked to a flurry of teams, including the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Leafs are a sqaud that are staying busy this offseason as they look to continue addre sing lineup holes caused by the lo s of 100 point producer Mitch Marner. They have been linked to several young up and coming talents, Mason McTavish amongst them. The fit makes sense for Toronto as McTavish is a center who Enes Kanter Jersey can slot immediately into their top 6 and be an effective producer playing with the likes of Auston Matthews, William Nylander, John Tavares and Matthew Knies among others. The Leafs only have a little under $2 million in salary space so some cap magic would need to get done to make a McTavish deal work. But the idea is enticing for them. Unfortunately for the Leafs and other clubs who have been monitoring the status of McTavish, it appears unlikely he will be on the move from Anaheim after all. According to Anthony Di Marco on "The Daily Faceoff," he claimed Mason will likely his stay in Anaheim on a bridge deal. This move would make sense for the Ducks. McTavish is a young forward piece they should be able to build around. And they have already made some tough decisions on moving on from former core players such as Trevor Zegras. McTavish will enter his 4th full season in the NHL this year. Last year in Anaheim, he touted 22 goals and 30 a sists for 52 points in 76 games. We'll see if he indeed once again suits up in a Ducks uniform this year once his new contract gets done of if an unexpected change in scenery is in order. Trevor Ariza Jersey

Jonathan Toews should not have played after a hit from Dennis Seidenberg sent him into the boards and bent his neck backward. He did, though, before leaving Blackhawks-Bruins for good. That's upsetting. Seidenberg shouldn't have been suspended for the hit, either and he won't be. Ugly as the result was, and mad as it's made Blackhawks fans, it's the right call. It was a basic boarding penalty with a bad outcome. Contrary to popular belief, those exist.Seidenberg was battling for the puck and got a fair bit of Toews' side, too. It wasn't late or malicious; someone just got hurt. I cut all the angles of the hit together in a GIF, btw: Pete Blackburn (@ Justin Anderson Jersey PeteBlackburn) And really, it's the reaction to the hit, not the disciplinary decision, that makes all this particularly stupid.Any misplaced anger by Blackhawks fans is no higher than fourth on the list. If Seidenberg isn't egregiously at fault, Toews isn't either. Bad outcomes happen. So, hearing Claude Julien bring up about Toews' "responsibility" to avoid the hit wasn't really nece sary. The Boston coach talked his way around it all pretty impre sively, though. Here is Claude Julien's complete lengthy answer on Seidenberg's hit on Toews: Dan Cagen (@DanCagen) Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville didn't fare much better; saying Toews "seemed all right" after a game he left with a head/neck injury was unnece sary. If ever there's a reason to no-comment, it's during the immediate aftermath of a po sible concu sion. We've all seen it this stuff takes time to shake out. There was no real way to know if Toews was actually OK. The dumbest thing of all, though, is that Toews went back into the game. He took his next shift, in fact. There's not a ton left to say about that other than "Wow, that's insane." Players should have zero sway, at least in the immediate aftermath, to make judgments on their neurological condition. They're going to try to "I'm good" their way back on to the ice every single time. It's the team's responsibility to discern how terrible an idea that may be. When a player falls face-first into the boards hard enough to windup staring into the arena's lights, it's probably best to err on the side of caution. Hopefully Toews is fine. Hopefully next time, all this is handled better because there will be a next time. Basic boarding penalties happen pretty often. Wilt Chamberlain Jersey

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