Lightning’s Andrei Vasilevskiy Wins Vezina Trophy
NEW YORK – Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning is the 2025-26 recipient of the Vezina Trophy, awarded “to the goaltender adjudged to be the best at his position,” as selected by NHL general managers. Vasilevskiy was leaving Benchmark International Arena when he was surprised with the trophy by Tampa Bay police and a member of their K-9 unit who were investigating suspicious activity near his vehicle. Vasilevskiy recorded his second career Vezina win and first since 2018-19 in his sixth season as a finalist. He placed second in 2024-25 and 2020-21, and finished third in 2019-20 and 2017-18. … Continue reading
Recap of Stanley Cup Final from 5 June 2026 Off Day
The first Stanley Cup Final in NHL history where each team earned a multi-goal comeback win through the first two games shifts from Raleigh to Las Vegas for a pivotal Game 3 tonight when the Hurricanes and Golden Knights joust for a 2-1 series lead. * When a best-of-seven Final is tied 1-1, the Game 3 victor goes on to win the series nearly 80% of the time (24-7; .774) including a 10-5 (.667) record for the home team and a 14-2 (.875) mark by the road club. More trends can be found in Saturday’s edition of #NHLStats: Live Updates. … Continue reading
Eagles roll a lucky seven to take 3-2 series lead
The Colorado Eagles scored three goals in a span of less than three minutes early in the second period and went on to defeat Chicago, 7-3, in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals at Allstate Arena on Friday. The Eagles head home with a 3-2 series lead and two cracks at securing their first Calder Cup Finals appearance. Game 6 is Sunday evening in Loveland (8:05 ET, ). Colorado trailed 2-0 in the first period before Tristen Nielsen scored twice – his league-leading ninth and 10th goals of the postseason. And after Bradly Nadeau put the Wolves back ahead, … Continue reading
ECHL Today – June 6
Florida Everblades at Kansas City Mavericks 6:05 p.m. CT Kansas City leads series 1-0 Series Matchup Sheet • Game 2 winners are 198-86 all-time in ECHL best-of-seven series, including 25-10 in the 35 best-of-seven Riley/Kelly Cup Finals series. • Florida’s Anthony Romano leads the playoffs with 11 goals. • Kansas City’s Jack Randl is tied for third with 16 points (4g-12a). • Everblades lead the playoffs with 24.87 shots-against per game. • Mavericks have outscored their opponents 29-7 in the second period. • Florida’s Cole Moberg is tied for second among defensemen with 10 points (3g-7a). • Kansas City’s Jakov Novak has five goals in his last five … Continue reading
Mavericks take 6-0 win in Game 1 of Kelly Cup Finals
The Kansas City Mavericks jumped out to a quick start in the 2026 Kelly Cup Finals with a 6-0 win over the Florida Everblades in Game 1 on Friday in front of a standing-room only crowd of 5,704 fans at Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence, Missouri. Box Score Kansas City started quickly, scoring a pair of first period goals on the way to outshooting Florida 10-2 in the opening 20 minutes. Jakov Novak opened the scoring at 9:34 when he redirected a shot past Cam Johnson from the top of the crease. Hudson Wilson extended the Mavericks’ lead at 17:23 … Continue reading
Leach named head coach of Wolf Pack
The New York Rangers have named Jay Leach head coach of their American Hockey League affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack. Leach joins the Rangers organization after spending the last five seasons as an assistant coach in the NHL with the Boston Bruins (2004-26) and Seattle Kraken (2021-24). Leach, 46, was head coach of the Providence Bruins for four seasons (2017-21), winning two division titles. He also served briefly as an interim head coach with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in 2015-16, and owns a career head coaching record of 139-77-16-11 (.628). Leach has also been an assistant coach in Providence and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, … Continue reading
