The Toronto Maple Leafs‘ final game of the season against the Detroit Red Wings somehow had everything despite meaning nothing. And by everything, I mean a Philippe Myers highlight reel goal, a Chris Tanev buzzer-beater to tie it with 1.8 seconds left in the game, and a Scott Laughton overtime goal. Since this game statistically … Read more
Photo: @Capitals The Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders by a score of 3-1 at UBS Arena in their penultimate regular-season game on Tuesday to improve to 51-21-9 (.685 points percentage) this season. Washington, who went 3-6-1 in their previous 10 outings, has already clinched the top seeds in the Metropolitan Division and Eastern … Read more
Photo: @Capitals The Washington Capitals fell to the Columbus Blue Jackets, 4-1, Sunday night at Capital One Arena. The loss drops the Capitals’ record to 50-21-9 (109 points) on the season. The Capitals have now lost seven of their last 10 games. The Blue Jackets outscored the Capitals 11-1 in their weekend set. LINEUP Charlie … Read more
Ross did the play-by-play and Weekes provided analysis for Penn State’s 5-1 victory against Maine on March 28 and a 3-2 overtime win against Connecticut on March 30. Penn State will face Boston University in the Frozen Four semifinals at Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Thursday (8:30 p.m. ET; ESPN2) In addition to working … Read more
@Capitals/X Less than two full days after he tied the all-time mark in Goals Scored with a pair of goals at Capital One Arena, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin scored his 895th career goal to take sole possession of the NHL record during the second period of the Caps’ Sunday matinee against the New York … Read more
Victor Olofsson scored the game-winner late in the third period to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night at Rogers Arena. Nils Hoglander scored in his return to the lineup, and Aatu Raty knotted it at two in the second after Nick Roy gave the Golden Knights … Read more
Photo: @Capitals The Washington Capitals fell to the New York Islanders, 4-1, Sunday afternoon at UBS Arena in New York. Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin scored career goal 895, passing Wayne Gretzky to become the leader on the NHL’s all-time goals list (more here) in the loss. The defeat drops the Capitals’ record to 49-19-9 (107 points) … Read more
As the Toronto Maple Leafs took down the division rival Florida Panthers Wednesday night and clinched a playoff berth, veteran John Tavares added another goal to his impressive tally this season. After Florida opened the scoring early in the second, Tavares scored the tying goal halfway through the period, re-directing William Nylander’s fake shot pass … Read more
Michigan State has won back-to-back Big Ten playoff titles (photo: Michigan State Athletics). EAST LANSING, Mich. — With less than 10 minutes to play in the Big Ten championship game at Munn Ice Arena, Michigan State watched a two-goal lead evaporate. Two periods later, the Spartans became the first team in Big Ten conference history … Read more
For the first time since the season opener on Oct. 9, the Winnipeg Jets battled the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place. That game saw Winnipeg dismantle Edmonton 6-0, en route to a perfect 8-0-0 record to start the season. The Jets haven’t looked back as they sit first in the Central Division with 98 points … Read more