Recap of stanley Cup Playoffs from 21 May 2026
Cole Caufield and the Canadiens came out flying despite allowing a goal in the opening 33 seconds as Montreal snapped Carolina’s eight-game postseason-opening winning streak and took a 1-0 lead in its Eastern Conference Final series. * Thursday marked the third contest in Stanley Cup Playoffs history where both teams had opening-minute goals following Game 6 of the 2023 Second Round between the Golden Knights and Oilers as well as Game 2 of the 1993 Division Finals between the Canucks and Kings. * Gabriel Landeskog and the Avalanche aim to even their Western Conference Final series against Jack Eichel and … Continue reading
ECHL Today – May 22
Eastern Conference Finals Wheeling Nailers at Florida Everblades 7:30 p.m. ET Game 1 Series Matchup Sheet • Wheeling’s Brayden Edwards is tied for first among rookies with 10 points (3g-7a). • Florida’s Anthony Romano is tied for the playoff lead with eight goals. • Nailers lead the playoffs with two shorthanded goals. • Everblades are 4-0 at home in the playoffs, outscoring their opponents 15-3. • Game 2 is Saturday at 7 p.m. ET at Florida Western Conference Finals Fort Wayne Komets at Kansas City Mavericks 7:05 p.m. CT Game 1 Series Matchup Sheet • Fort Wayne’s Austin Magera is tied for second with three power-play goals. … Continue reading
Wolves deliver knockout blow to Griffins
Noah Philp scored twice, Cayden Primeau made 33 saves and the Chicago Wolves eliminated the Central Division champion Grand Rapids Griffins with a 3-2 win in Game 4 of their best-of-five series at Allstate Arena on Thursday night. Chicago will take on the Colorado Eagles in the Western Conference Finals, with Game 1 scheduled for next Thursday in Loveland, Colo. It will be the Wolves’ seventh conference finals appearance since joining the AHL in 2001-02. Meanwhile, Grand Rapids’ loss leaves no division champions among the AHL’s final four teams for just the second time since 1997. Philp broke a 0-0 … Continue reading
Romanov, Thunderbirds blank Pens to even series
The Springfield Thunderbirds stared down elimination and lived to see another day again, taking a 2-0 decision from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in Game 4 of the best-of-five Atlantic Division finals at MassMutual Center on Thursday night. The deciding Game 5 will be played Saturday in Wilkes-Barre (6:05 ET, ), with the winner advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals. Dillon Dube broke a scoreless deadlock with a power-play goal at 16:14 of the second period, his third goal of the series and fifth of the postseason. Marc-André Gaudet upped the Thunderbirds’ lead to 2-0 with 13:12 left in regulation, scoring his first goal … Continue reading
Terry to have hip surgery, could miss start of next season for Ducks
Troy Terry will have surgery to repair chronic hip impingement and his status for the start of next season for the Anaheim Ducks is unknown. The forward tied for second for the Ducks during the Stanley Cup Playoffs with 11 points (three goals, eight assists) in 12 games. Anaheim’s first trip to the postseason since 2018 ended with a 5-1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 6 of the Western Conference Second Round on May 14. Terry also had 57 points (19 goals, 38 assists) in 61 regular-season games, his fifth straight season with at least 19 goals … Continue reading
Western Conference Finals Preview
The two best road teams in the regular season meet with a berth in the 2026 Kelly Cup Finals on the line. Kansas City was a league-best 28-4-4 away from home in the regular season while Fort Wayne went 25-4-7. Kansas City, which is appearing in the Conference Finals for the third consecutive season, went 55-12-5 in the regular season to capture the Mountain Division title for the third season in a row and the Brabham Cup as regular-season champions for the second time in three seasons. The Mavericks have won all eight of their playoff games to this point, … Continue reading
