Hockey

LAS VEGAS — Jets ahead Morgan Barron will return to his common visor beginning Thursday night time after utilizing a full cage on his helmet for many of Winnipeg’s first-round collection in opposition to the Vegas Golden Knights. Barron wanted greater than 75 stitches after he was minimize within the face ...

EDMONTON, Alberta — Nick Bjugstad scored twice because the Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 6-3 on Tuesday night time to take a 3-2 lead within the first-round playoff collection. The Oilers are a win away from advancing to the second spherical. Game 6 is Saturday in Los Angeles. Game 7, if vital...

DENVER — The new father obtained issues rolling. The new ahead chipped in, too. And similar to that, playoff newcomer Seattle is a win away from clinching its first sequence. ...

Sebastian Aho of the Carolina Hurricanes and Zach Hyman of the Edmonton Oilers are giving new which means to the phrase “faceoff.” Both had been hit within the face by a puck on Tuesday night time, and every performed an oblique position in targets. ...

To remedy their goaltending issues this previous season, the Washington Capitals signed Darcy Kuemper, a dependable veteran who helped the Colorado Avalanche win the Stanley Cup. And the Capitals did get higher in web: Kuemper recorded a .908 save share and allowed 2.87 targets per recreation — stats that have been (largely) higher than the 2 goaltenders he changed.  ...

Before the Seattle Kraken performed the primary NHL playoff recreation in franchise historical past, gamers heard from these on the roster who've already gained the Stanley Cup. “(They) told us guys that haven’t been there before just what to expect,” younger defenseman Will Borgen mentioned. ...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — William Karlsson and Ivan Barbashev scored 47 seconds aside within the second interval and the Vegas Golden Knights held on for a 4-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday night time to take a 3-1 lead of their first-round playoff sequence. The Golden Knights may remove Winnipeg in ...

SEATTLE — As one of many originals from Seattle’s troublesome opening season, Jordan Eberle discovered himself joking with a few of his teammates of Game 4 towards the defending Stanley Cup champions of being the most important recreation to this point within the transient historical past of the Kraken. It...

Leon Draisaitl has been lighting it up for Edmonton, Mitch Marner is scoring for Toronto and Roope Hintz is main the best way for Dallas. They are among the many prime performers early within the NHL playoffs. ...

Not lengthy after Peter DeBoer quipped that Minnesota takes numerous penalties, Dean Evason accused Dallas gamers of diving. Sheldon Keefe steered Tampa Bay gamers had manipulated referees throughout a fracas, prompting Jon Cooper to say he was confused by what his Toronto counterpart was getting at. Rod B...