Avalanche try to avoid sweep
The Colorado Avalanche take on the Vegas Golden Knights Tuesday night in Las Vegas. The Golden Knights are looking to sweep the Presidents Trophy-winning Avalanche in convincing fashion. No team has ever overcome a 3-0 deficit in a Conference Final. Nathan MacKinnon took a puck to the knee in Game 3 and is questionable for Game 4. But it’s fine. We’re fine. Everything is fine. *Begins hyperventilating into brown paper bag* Entering the Western Conference Final, Colorado had dispatched their opponents with relative ease. Los Angeles was swept and Minnesota was taken care of in five games. The series with … Continue reading
AHL Morning Skate: May 26, 2026
The Toronto Marlies’ road to the Eastern Conference Finals hasn’t been an easy one, but they find themselves eight wins away from a championship all the same. Easton Cowan scored with 11.3 seconds left in regulation of Game 5 to send the Marlies past the Cleveland Monsters, 3-2, on Sunday afternoon. Toronto joined the 2002 Chicago Wolves and the 2023 Coachella Valley Firebirds as the only teams in AHL history to win three winner-take-all games in the same postseason. In both the division semifinals against Laval and the division finals against Cleveland, the Marlies trailed 2-1 in the third period … Continue reading
Recap of Stanley Cup Playoffs from 25 May 2026
Andrei Svechnikov scored his first career playoff overtime goal as Carolina improved to 5-0 in games requiring extra time this postseason and moved within two wins of its third Stanley Cup Final appearance. * The Hurricanes withstood another electric atmosphere at Bell Centre during Game 3, which marked the first Conference Finals/Semifinals contest with a capacity crowd at the venue in nearly 12 years. * Tuesday features the Avalanche aiming to force Game 5 in their Western Conference Final series against the Golden Knights, who can sweep the Presidents’ Trophy winners and become the seventh franchise in NHL history with … Continue reading
ECHL Today – May 26
Western Conference Finals Kansas City Mavericks at Fort Wayne Komets 7:35 p.m. ET Kansas City leads series 2-1 Series Matchup Sheet Kansas City’s Bobo Carpenter has five goals in his last five games. Fort Wayne’s William Dufour leads the playoffs with 50 shots on goal. Mavericks have outscored their opponents 20-6 in the second period. Komets are 7-0 when leading after two periods. Game 5 is Sunday at 5:05 p.m. ET at Fort Wayne Other 2026 Kelly Cup Playoffs Series Eastern Conference Finals Florida Everblades vs. Wheeling Nailers Florida leads series 2-0 Series Matchup Sheet Game 1 – Wheeling … Continue reading
Komets fall 6-4 in Game 3
The Western Conference Final shifted to the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum on Monday, with the series between the Komets and Kansas City tied at a game apiece. Josh Bloom kept up his hot streak with a goal at 12:42 of the first period to open the scoring, with assists going to William Dufour and Austin Magera. In the second period, Blake Murray took a five-minute major penalty for slashing at 5:38, leading to Kansas City scoring twice. The Mavericks’ onslaught continued with three more goals in the period. Austin Magera got one back for the Komets with a score … Continue reading
Oilers sign Aku Räty
The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Aku Räty to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2026-27 season. Räty spent 2025-26 with his hometown club Kärpät Oulu in Finland’s Liiga, recording 20 goals and 37 assists for 57 points in 51 games. Originally a fifth-round choice by Arizona in the 2019 NHL Draft, Räty has played 120 games in the AHL with Tucson and Rockford, where he has tallied 21 goals and 48 assists for 69 points. The 24-year-old winger has played one NHL game, debuting with the Coyotes on Apr. 17, 2024 against the Oilers. Tagged: Bakersfield Condors
