Miro Heiskanen Exits With Injury Sunday

Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen left Sunday's Game 3 against Seattle with an undisclosed injury, logging only 11:12 of ice time. He was unable to continue after taking a puck off the face on a play that saw the Kraken open the scoring early in the second period. With their No. 1 defenseman unavailable, the […]

Ryan Graves Won't Play On Sunday

New Jersey Devils defenseman Ryan Graves (lower body) was been ruled out for Sunday's Game 4 against Carolina. The 27-year-old was injured in Friday's Game 2 of the second-round series and will give up his spot to Luke Hughes. Greaves is a big physical presence for the Devils who has recorded 27 hits in nine […]

Shayne Gostisbehere Delivers Two Assists In Friday's Win

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere opened his scoring account for the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs with two assists in Friday's Game 2 win over New Jersey. The 30-year-old is an offensive-minded blue-liner, but he had nothing to show for his efforts on the attacking front this postseason before helping Jesperi Kotkaniemi get a power-play goal. […]

Vince Dunn Bags An Assist In Thursday's Loss

Seattle Kraken defenseman Vince Dunn finished Thursday's 4-2 loss to Dallas with one assist, picking it up on Tye Kartye's second goal of the playoffs. Dunn had two shots on goal himself and registered one hit in 21:53 of ice time. The 26-year-old has struggled to replicate his superb regular-season form in the playoffs, but […]

Morgan Rielly Extends Point Streak With An Assist

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly had a historic outing Thursday against Florida, setting a new franchise record with an eight-game postseason point streak. He got there with an assist on an early Alexander Kerfoot goal. Rielly led all skaters in ice time with 26:30 in the 3-2 loss, and he added one shot on […]

Brayden McNabb Available Again Wednesday

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb (upper body) will jump back into the lineup Wednesday for the start of the second-round series against Edmonton. The 32-year-old missed the final game in the first-round series versus Winnipeg with an upper-body injury. McNabb has been a huge defensive presence for the Golden Knights all season, and he […]

Shea Theodore Set To Return Wednesday

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Shea Theodore (illness) is good to go for Wednesday's Game 1 against Edmonton. Vegas lost the talented blue-liner for the last game due to an illness, but the team has enjoyed some downtime following a quick five-game series against Winnipeg and it's allowed Theodore to get healthy again. Theodore made a […]

Brandon Montour Stays Hot Offensively In Game 1 Victory

Florida Panthers defenseman Brandon Montour scored his sixth goal of the Stanley Cup playoffs in Tuesday's 4-2 victory against the Maple Leafs in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference second-round series. Montour's goal extended the Panthers lead in the second half of the third period as he found the back of the net on a […]

Brandon Montour Scores Twice In Game 7 Victory

Florida Panthers defenseman Brandon Montour had a huge impact in Sunday's Game 7 against Boston, opening the scoring with a power-play goal and sending the game into overtime with only a minute left in regulation. Only five players in NHL history had previously scored a game-tying goal within the final minute of regulation in a […]

Evan Bouchard Finishes Off First Round With Another Multi-Point Effort

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Evan Bouchard kept up his red-hot postseason form with a two-assist effort in Saturday's series-clinching 5-4 victory over Los Angeles. He helped Connor McDavid to grab an even-strength goal less than two minutes into the game and also tallied a power-play assist early in the second on a Leon Draisaitl strike. Draisaitl […]

Adam Fox Dishes Out Two Assists In Game 6

New York Rangers defenseman Adam Fox posted two assists in Saturday's must-win game against New Jersey. He had a power-play helper when Chris Kreider tied the game at one and registered an even-strength assist as Vladimir Tarasenko ended up with the game-winning goal in a 5-2 victory. Fox appears to relish the high-pressure situations and […]

Cale Makar Returns To Action With Two Assists

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar contributed two assists in Friday's Game 6 victory over the Kraken. Last year's playoff MVP returned to action after serving a one-game suspension, and he put in a big shift, leading all skaters with 26:53 of ice time. Both of Makar's assists came on goals by Artturi Lehkonen. He had […]

Matt Grzelcyk A Healthy Scratch For Game 6

Boston Bruins defenseman Matt Grzelcyk will be a healthy scratch for Game 6 against Florida. Despite firing five shots on goal across the first three games of the playoffs, Grzelcyk still has yet to register a point. With Grzelcyk out, Connor Clifton will draw back into the Bruins lineup. Grzelcyk registered four goals and 22 […]

Josh Manson Out For Game 6

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson (lower body) won't be available for Friday's Game 6 against Seattle. He re-aggravated a lower-body injury in the last game, exiting after logging just 8:27 of ice time, and the defending champions have to find a way to stave off elimination without Manson on Friday. Colorado finished the regular season […]

Logan Stanley A Healthy Scratch For Winnipeg Thursday

In Game 5 against the Golden Knights, defenseman Logan Stanley of the Winnipeg Jets will be a healthy scratch, having only played for a total of 8:58 minutes while ending up a minus-one in Game 4. Instead, Kyle Capobianco will make his playoff debut, replacing the tall defenseman in the Jets lineup. Stanley registered one […]

Aaron Ekblad To Return For Game 5

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad (undisclosed) has been declared healthy enough to play in Game 5 against Boston on Wednesday. Florida lost Ekblad in the third game of the series and an unspecified injury kept him out of Sunday's Game 4. However, Ekblad has now recovered well enough to return to the ice Wednesday. It's […]

Shayne Gostisbehere Expected To Be Available Tuesday

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere (undisclosed) is expected to be in the lineup Tuesday against the Islanders despite leaving the morning skate early. The offensive-minded blue-liner appeared to have tweaked something and left the ice in pain, but Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour has said that Gostisbehere "should be fine" for Game 5. The 30-year-old […]

Cale Makar Suspended For One Game

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar has been suspended for one game for his actions in Game 4 against Seattle. He was called for an interference penalty in Monday's game after he caught Seattle's Jared McCann along the boards with a late hit. The Kraken's top regular-season scorer needed medical attention on the ice following the […]

Brandon Montour Posts Two Assists In Game 4 Loss

Florida Panthers defenseman Brandon Montour registered two assists in Sunday's Game 4 loss to Boston. His playmaking helped the Panthers to keep up with the Presidents' Trophy winners until Boston was able to get three goals inside the final 12 minutes to make it a 6-2 victory. Montour's work helped Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Bennett […]

Cale Makar Collects Two Points In Game 3 Victory

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar finished with a goal and an assist in Saturday's 6-4 victory against the Kraken in Game 3 of the Western Conference first-round series. Makar picked up an assist on forward J.T. Compher's short-handed first period goal, and later scored his first goal of the series to extend the Avalanche lead […]

Josh Morrissey Done For Rest Of First-Round Series

Winnipeg Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey has been ruled out for the rest of the first-round series against Vegas after he suffered a lower-body injury in Saturday's Game 3. He was injured in a collision with Golden Knights defenseman Zach Whitecloud and logged just 1:14 of action in the contest. This is an awful blow for […]

Aaron Ekblad Practices On Saturday

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad (undisclosed) was in Saturday's practice after exiting Friday's contest against the Bruins early with an injury. The star rearguard managed to log only 13:29 of ice time in Game 3 of the first-round series, but it looks like he escaped serious injury, as Ekblad took part in Saturday's optional practice […]

Victor Hedman A Game-Time Call Once Again

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman (undisclosed) is once again a game-time decision for Saturday's meeting with Toronto. Hedman was hurt in Game 1 of the series and sat out Game 2 after being regarded as a game-time call for the contest. With Erik Cernak (upper body) also out, Haydn Fleury and Zach Bogosian entered […]

Alexander Romanov Could Return On Friday

New York Islanders defenseman Alexander Romanov (upper body) could return to the lineup for Friday's Game 3 against Carolina. He took part in the morning skate and said he is "ready to go". The Russian blue-liner has yet to feature in the playoffs, missing the last seven games in total. Romanov registered a career-high 22 […]

Matt Grzelcyk Enters Bruins Lineup For Game 3

Boston Bruins defenseman Matt Grzelcyk will make his 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs debut in Friday's Game 3 against Florida. The 29-year-old has been a healthy scratch for the first two games of the series, but he is coming in on Friday to replace Connor Clifton. Grzelcyk, who logged 26 points in 75 games during the […]

John Klingberg On Track To Return Friday

Minnesota Wild defenseman John Klingberg (lower body) is expected to make his 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs debut in Friday's Game 3 against Dallas. He missed the start of the series with a lower-body injury but is now ready to go. Klingberg registered nine points in 17 regular-season outings with the Wild after arriving from Anaheim. […]

Devon Toews Completes Avalanche Comeback In Game 2

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews played a key role in Thursday's 3-2 comeback victory against Seattle. He helped to set up Valeri Nichushkin for a game-tying goal and netted the game-winner himself with seven minutes left to play in regulation. Artturi Lehkonen also had a goal and assist in the contest as the Avalanche saved […]

Morgan Rielly Bags Four Assists In Game 2 Victory

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly tied a franchise record for most assists in a playoff game Thursday against Tampa Bay when he had four helpers in a 7-2 victory. He needed only 47 seconds of action to grab his first assist and already had three of them on board before the first intermission. Doug […]

Evan Bouchard Extends Point Streak To Five Games

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Evan Bouchard registered a power-play assist to take his point streak to five games in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Kings. The 23-year-old slumped through most of the regular season campaign but heated up over the final few weeks and has carried the momentum into the playoffs. Across his last eight appearances, […]

Miro Heiskanen Racks Up Four Assists In Game 2 Victory

Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen put in a huge performance in Wednesday's Game 2 against Minnesota, helping the team to a 7-3 victory with four assists. The 23-year-old matched a franchise record for most points in a playoff game by a Stars/North Stars defenseman. Three of Heiskanen's assists came on the power play. That's now […]