This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. The Stanley Cup playoffs start tomorrow night Quick turnaround, to say the least. The NHL just announced the first-round schedule yesterday afternoon, the matchups weren’t even finalized until last
The NHL’s Stanley Cup playoffs are here and you can watch the action live on CBC TV or live streamed through CBCSports.ca and the CBC Sports app. Dates and times are subject to change. The full broadcast schedule for the first round of the NHL playoffs, and where you can watch each game, is below: East
Nathan MacKinnon returned to the ice for practice Saturday and all signs point to him being back in the lineup for Game 1 of a first-round series against the St. Louis Blues. The difficult-to-contain Colorado Avalanche forward missed four of the final five games of the regular season with a lower-body injury. But coach Jared
Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko added to an already deep collection of highlight reel-worthy saves on Saturday. The 25-year-old netminder stopped 31 shots, including a breakaway chance by Connor McDavid, as Vancouver downed the Edmonton Oilers 4-1. It was Demko’s 15th win of the season. There’s really no limit on Demko’s potential, said Canucks coach
T.J. Oshie’s goal song, John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” echoed through Capital One Arena and its 25% capacity crowd. It turned out the credit technically belonged elsewhere, but Capitals fans were in no mood to nitpick. Nic Dowd’s deflection of Oshie’ shot from the blue line found the back of the net 4:41
Want to watch a free live stream of Stanley Cup playoff games on Hockey Night in Canada? CBC will live stream Hockey Night in Canada on all digital platforms, meaning more Canadians will be able to access the games. This Saturday, the Boston Bruins face the Washington Capitals in Game 1 of their series at 7 p.m. ET. Here’s your guide on how to
The Vegas Golden Knights’ rookies have had a great season thus far, and with only a handful of games remaining, they’ll look to continue to produce into the postseason. April was tougher on the young players, though, as they scored some of the lowest marks of the season in this edition of Rookie Grades. So,
Throughout the organization, the Vegas Golden Knights will surely tell you that they haven’t accomplished anything until the playoffs roll around. And yet, the question is one worth asking: is this the best regular season of their still-young franchise history? With just five games left in their 56-game 2020-21 season, signs clearly point to this
In the annals of NHL history, identifying the greatest player(s) ever is actually a pretty straightforward exercise. Save for a few divergent opinions, you’ll generally get a ‘Mount Rushmore’ of Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Bobby Orr and Gordie Howe, with the ‘Great One’ standing above the rest in the eyes of most. A similar exercise
Welcome to a THW GameDay Live, posted so fans could comment and interact during and after the game. We give you a little background on the game, and have the comments open below. Enjoy! The St. Louis Blues and the Vegas Golden Knights square off tonight at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the
On Monday, May 10th, the Vegas Golden Knights were playing in their second to last game of the season against their second-place division rival; the Colorado Avalanche. The tilt between these two clubs was mostly for bragging rights, as both teams had already clinched the playoffs, and both are looking to capture the top spot
Last night was the final game on the regular-season schedule for the Vegas Golden Knights, wrapping up their fourth regular season in franchise history. As all NHL teams want to do, Vegas wanted to go into the playoffs with the right momentum. They certainly did so in yesterday’s game. They laid an absolute thrashing on
Don’t expect to see much change from Edmonton Oilers’ head coach Dave Tippett when it comes to his lineups during the postseason. As the team heads into the 2020-21 NHL Playoffs on a roll, they are one of the few teams who have a number of players not playing, but could be because they’re healthy.
Jonah Gadjovich 2020-21 Team: Utica CometsDate of Birth: October 12, 1998Place of Birth: Whitby, Ontario, CanadaHt: 6-foot-2Wt: 209 poundsPosition: LW Acquired: 2017 NHL Draft #55 Overall Gadjovich’s Hockey Journey So Far Whitby Wildcats (ETAHL) Before Jonah Gadjovich joined the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), he was playing AAA hockey with the Whitby Wildcats of the Ontario
After being spoiled for over a decade, the New Jersey Devils and their fanbase haven’t experienced winning a Stanley Cup championship since 2003. New Jersey earned its third Cup in less than 10 years during 2002-03, and it seemed that the Devils were on top of the hockey universe and on pace to collect at
Three months ago, I released my top 64 prospects for the 2021 NHL Draft. At the time Michigan’s Matthew Beniers led the way on my list as the potential number one pick heading into the home stretch of the season – with a number of other players not having played a single game. Now, with
For the Philadelphia Flyers, the 2020-21 season has come to an end. They capped off the campaign with a 4-2 win over the New Jersey Devils and now turn their attention towards a potential franchise-altering offseason that looms ahead. This offseason will be filled with unique challenges, and general manager Chuck Fletcher is tasked with
The 2020-21 season is in the books for the Chicago Blackhawks. Their 24-25-7 record for 55 points and sixth place in the Discover Central Division is about what was expected, as the team is officially in a rebuilding phase. Actually, one could argue they fared better than initially thought considering the circumstances. As we reflect
5:55 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Drew Doughty isn’t the only player on the Kings roster who was disappointed about the team’s disappointing run down the stretch. But as they go into a third straight offseason missing the playoffs, the defenseman laid down a challenge to the entire organization. “As a team, we
11:32 PM ET It was Craig Anderson to the rescue in the Washington Capitals‘ Game 1 overtime victory against the Boston Bruins. Anderson, who turns 40 next Friday, stopped 21 of 22 shots after replacing injured starter Vitek Vanecek in the first period, leading the Capitals to a 3-2 overtime win at home on Saturday