Canucks tie game late in 3rd period, edge Sharks in shootout
SAN JOSE, Calif — Linus Karlsson scored in the sixth round of the shootout, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 at SAP Center on Saturday. Marco Rossi, Jake DeBrusk and Teddy Blueger scored for the Canucks (23-48-8), who snapped a four-game losing streak. Kevin Lankinen returned from an upper-body injury and made 28 saves in his first start since April 1. “They came out real hard, and we were resilient,” Canucks coach Adam Foote said. “Throughout the game, guys didn’t quit. It was a fast-paced game, and we had a good penalty kill, and we were … Continue reading
PHN’s Best Shots of the Game: Steelheads snap losing skid with 4-1 win over Oilers
TULSA, Okla. – The Idaho Steelheads (41-23-6-1) defeated the Tulsa Oilers (27-37-5-0) 4-1 on Saturday night at BOK Center. The Steelheads wrap up the three-game set and their regular season schedule on Sunday with a 2:05 p.m. MT battle with the Oilers from downtown Tulsa. After falling behind early in Friday’s contest, the Steelheads returned the favor to the Oilers on Saturday, taking a 1-0 lead on a Tulsa turnover right up the middle of the ice as Jordan Steinmetz went bar down for his fifth goal of the season. While the Steelheads carried their lead into the middle frame, their fortunes would change in … Continue reading
Each EIHL second leg separated by no more than a goal heading into Sunday
It couldn’t be much tighter heading into Sunday’s Quarter-Final second legs in the 2026 Elite League Playoffs. With three of the games separated by just a goal, and one of them level after 60 minutes, it promises to be a Sunday full of drama. We start at 4pm in Nottingham, where the playoff title-holding Panthers need to make up a one-goal deficit against Manchester Storm after the visitors took the first leg 2-1. The last four games between the teams have been decided by a single goal, but Manchester are without a win in Nottingham this season, except for their … Continue reading
Gandy Dancers stump Monsters, 4-1
The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (44-16-7-2) 4-1 on Saturday evening at Mohegan Arena. With the loss, the Monsters are now 35-26-6-2 and are currently in third place in the AHL’s North Division standings. The Penguins’ Atley Calvert scored the only goal of the opening frame at 12:29 to give Wilkes-Barre/Scranton the 1-0 lead through 20 minutes. Following a scoreless second period, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s Aidan McDonough notched one at 12:10 of the third to extend the Penguins’ lead, but Cleveland’s James Malatesta responded with a goal of his own at 13:02 assisted by Hudson Fasching and Hunter McKown to make … Continue reading
Recap of MHL from 11 April 2026
The Senators and Golden Knights both clinched berths into the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs with wins Saturday while the Oilers and Bruins also punched their tickets. * Saturday marked the fourth time in the Wild Card era (since 2013-14) that four teams clinched a postseason berth on the same day. The others: March 28, 2024 (BOS, CAR, FLA & DAL), March 28, 2017 (SJS, ANA, EDM and NYR) and April 9, 2015 (NYI, DET, CGY & WPG). * Anze Kopitar gave an emotional speech when addressing the fans in his final regular-season game in Los Angeles after the Kings defeated … Continue reading
Gulls grab last playoff spot in Pacific
The San Diego Gulls clinched the Pacific Division’s last available berth in the 2026 Calder Cup Playoffs on Saturday evening, with a 7-3 win over Bakersfield combined with Tucson’s 3-2 overtime loss to Colorado. The Gulls will be making their first postseason appearance since 2022. They have not won a playoff series since reaching the Western Conference Finals in 2019. San Diego joins Ontario, Colorado, Henderson, Coachella Valley, San Jose and Bakersfield in the seven-team field from the Pacific to qualify for the Calder Cup Playoffs; the first-place team will get a bye into the division semifinals, while the second- … Continue reading
