Recap of Stanley Cup Playoffs from 30 April 2026
Quinn Hughes helped the Wild earn their first series win since 2015 and advance to the Second Round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where they’ll meet the Avalanche. Hughes is set to face fellow decorated defenseman Cale Makar in the postseason for the first time. * Cutter Gauthier scored the series-clinching goal and helped Anaheim advance to the Second Round for the first time since 2017 as it now awaits the winner of the Utah-Vegas series. * Friday’s schedule features the Lightning, Bruins and Mammoth all looking to force a Game 7 in their First Round series. * The … Continue reading
ECHL Today – May 1
North Division Semifinals #1 Wheeling Nailers at #4 Reading Royals 7 p.m. ET Wheeling leads series 3-0 Series Matchup Sheet Wheeling’s Ryan McAllister leads the playoffs with two game-winning goals. Hunter Johannes leads Reading in the series with 12 shots on goal. Nailers are 10-for-11 on the penalty kill (90.9 percent) in the series. Royals are third with 24.00 shots-against per game. Game 5, if necessary, is Saturday at 7 p.m. ET at Reading. #2 Maine Mariners at #3 Adirondack Thunder 7 p.m. ET Maine leads series 2-1 Series Matchup Sheet Maine’s Antonio Venuto is tied for fourth among rookies … Continue reading
Kansas City Sweeps Tahoe; Advances to Second Round of Kelly Cup Playoffs with 4-1 Win
STATELINE, NV – The Tahoe Knight Monsters, proud ECHL Affiliate of the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights and the AHL’s Henderson Silver Knights, concluded their second season as they fell 4-1 to the Kansas City Mavericks. In the first period, the Mavericks got out to a quick lead thanks to goals from Colby MacArthur, Jackson Berezowski, and Casey Carreau, as Kansas City took a 3-0 lead into the second period. At the end of the second period, Tahoe broke the ice with a power play goal from Casey Bailey to cut the lead down to two on a two-man advantage with … Continue reading
Wolves work overtime to even series with Stars
Domenick Fensore scored 10:27 into overtime to give the Chicago Wolves a 5-4 win over the Texas Stars in Game 2 of their Central Division semifinal series on Thursday night. With the best-of-five even at one game apiece, the teams head to Rosemont, Ill., to complete the series, beginning with Game 3 on Saturday. Fensore one-timed a pass from Ryan Suzuki and beat Rémi Poirier for his first career playoff goal. The 2026 AHL All-Star had scored two overtime goals during the regular season. After being shut out in Game 1 on Tuesday, Chicago rallied from three separate one-goal deficits … Continue reading
Fleet unplug Charge, 2-1, in Game 1 of their first round series
LOWELL, MA– The Boston Fleet scored twice in a span of 1:31 in the second period to earn a 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Charge on Thursday night at the Tsongas Center and take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five semifinal series of the 2026 PWHL Walter Cup Playoffs, presented by SharkNinja. Trailing 1-0 after the first period, Boston’s Alina Müller scored top shelf on the rush at 17:56 of the middle frame, then fellow alternate captain Jamie Lee Rattray scored on a backhand shot from her knees at 19:27. Jessie Eldridge assisted on both goals and Müller had two points. Charge alternate captain Jocelyne Larocque scored the team’s only goal with a net-front deflection on a point shot by fellow defender Rory Guilday on a five-minute power play with 1:54 left in the … Continue reading
Latest edition of Keystone State rivalry starts with Penguins win
Kicking off the ninth all-time Calder Cup Playoff series between the in-state rivals, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton held on for a 4-2 win over Hershey in Game 1 of the teams’ Atlantic Division semifinal at Mohegan Arena on Thursday night. The Penguins will take their 1-0 lead in the best-of-five matchup into Game 2 on Saturday evening. Atley Calvert, Aidan McDonough and Owen Pickering scored as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton built a 3-0 lead by the midway point of the second period. The Bears climbed back into the game as Ilya Protas scored at 10:48 of the second, and Henrik Rybinski cut the deficit to 3-2 … Continue reading
