Recap of Stanley Cup Playoffs from 25 April 2026
Sidney Crosby set the tone by opening the scoring and factoring on the game-winning goal as the Penguins became the first team to stave off elimination during the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs. * Matt Boldy tipped a shot past Olympic teammate Jake Oettinger to power the Wild to their first playoff overtime win on home ice in more than a dozen years. * The Hurricanes became the first team to advance to the Second Round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Carolina, which didn’t trail in any game against Ottawa, became the third team in NHL history with a series win … Continue reading
ECHL Today – April 26
#2 Allen Americans at #3 Idaho Steelheads 4:10 p.m. MT Allen leads series 2-0 Series Matchup Sheet Allen’s Brayden Watts is tied for third with four points (2g-2a). Ty Pelton-Byce leads Idaho in the series with seven shots on goal. Americans are tied for the playoff lead with 4.50 goals per game. Steelheads have scored two of their three goals in the third period. Game 4 is Monday at 7:10 p.m. MT at Idaho. Other 2026 Kelly Cup Playoffs Series North Division Semifinals #1 Wheeling Nailers vs. #4 Reading Royals Wheeling leads series 2-0 Series Matchup Sheet Game 1 – … Continue reading
Firebirds clip Condors’ wings, 5-4
Oscar Fisker Mølgaard scored with 3:10 left in regulation to break a tie and give Coachella Valley a season-saving 5-4 victory over Bakersfield at Acrisure Arena on Saturday evening. The Firebirds will host the Condors on Sunday in the finale of the best-of-three series (8 ET, ) with the winner advancing to face Ontario in the Pacific Division semifinals. Fisker Mølgaard scored twice in the third period, bookending goals 38 seconds apart by Bakersfield’s Atro Leppanen and Riley Stillman that tied the game at 4-4. Eduard Šalé, Jagger Firkus and Mitchell Stephens also scored for the Firebirds, who improved to 23-7 … Continue reading
Goldeneyes take lead in Gold Plan standings after 4-3 OT win over Frost
VANCOUVER– Sophie Jaques scored the game-winner 1:24 into overtime as the Vancouver Goldeneyes closed out their inaugural season with a 4-3 victory over the two-time Walter Cup champion Minnesota Frost in front of 11,310 fans at Pacific Coliseum, earning two points to remain in contention for the first overall pick. With the win, Vancouver moved into first place in Draft Order of Selection ‘Gold Plan’ points with five, one ahead of the Seattle Torrent, who conclude their season later tonight. Should Seattle lose to Montréal, the Goldeneyes will secure the first overall pick in the 2026 PWHL Entry Draft. Jenn … Continue reading
Thunderbirds rise up, take down Checkers
Former Checker Julien Gauthier scored 14:50 into overtime to send the Springfield Thunderbirds past Charlotte and into the Atlantic Division semifinals with a 2-1 victory in a decisive Game 3 at Bojangles Coliseum on Saturday evening. Springfield will meet the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winner Providence in the next round. Game 1 of that series is set for Friday. Gauthier, a 27-goal scorer on the Checkers’ Calder Cup championship team in 2019, skated up the right wing, cut to the net and backhanded a shot that rolled up the back of goaltender Cooper Black and dropped into the net. After losing … Continue reading
Nailers Defend Home Ice with 5-1 Win in Game Two
WHEELING, WV- The Wheeling Nailers held serve in front of a pair of electric crowds at WesBanco Arena to begin their North Division Semifinal Series against the Reading Royals. Team captain Matthew Quercia led the offensive attack on Saturday night for Wheeling with one goal and two assists, while Taylor Gauthier shut the door with 32 saves between the pipes. The Nailers won game two, 5-1, and lead the best-of-seven series, 2-0. Reading had a 14-5 advantage in shots on goal during the first period, but the lone marker was scored by the Nailers at the 4:21 mark. Blake Bennett … Continue reading
