Ottawa forward Bobby Ryan netted a gorgeous backhand goal in overtime to give the Senators the Game 1 win over the Penguins on Saturday. And oh man, was it pretty. MORE: Conference finals schedules Let’s slow it down for your viewing pleasure. It’s Ryan’s fifth goal of these playoffs. More impressively, it’s his third game-winning goal this playoff season, and his second in overtime. The previous OT-winner came in the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, vs....

Fleury allowed four goals on the Senators’ first nine shots in the first period before he was pulled in favor of Matt Murray. Fleury’s struggles could cause the Penguins to start Murray in Game 4 on Friday. MORE: Penguins implode in Game 3 loss to Senators After the game, Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said he hadn’t thought about who will get the start. “I haven’t even given any consideration to that at this point,” he told reporters....

The Golden Knights eliminated the Winnipeg Jets with a 2-1 road victory in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final Sunday afternoon to secure a spot in the Stanley Cup Final. Vegas, which is a league-best 12-3 in the playoffs, will face either the Tampa Bay Lightning or Washington Capitals in the 2018 Stanley Cup Final. The Lightning lead that best-of-seven 3-2 with Game 6 to be played Monday in Washington....

On Tuesday, the former St. Louis Blues winger posted to Twitter a text conversation he had with current defenseman Robert Bortuzzo prior to Monday night’s Western Conference Finals Game 2 against the San Jose Sharks. “Bro I have a feeling you are gonna get in these next games and score a huge goal,” Bennett texted Bortuzzo. “Like massive.” He added following a response, “Bro it’s inevitable if we both feel it....

The Blue Jackets goaltender blocked a wrist shot by Bruins center Brad Marchand, then rolled on his back, dropped his stick and flopped his glove out to knock the puck away just before Danton Heinen arrived. That highlight-reel save at 16:06 in the second period defined a night in which the Bruins could not solve Bobrovsky or the Blue Jackets’ defense. Columbus won Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series 2-1 at Nationwide Arena on Tuesday....

Sixteen teams begin the gauntlet of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs and there’s no telling who will be the last club standing and drinking out of Lord Stanley’s Cup. The East Division was made up of eight teams that stretched from the Mid-Atlantic region up to New England. Four teams remain: the Penguins, Capitals, Bruins and Islanders. There are some familiar faces — and some history — between these clubs....

Here is this week’s complete breakdown of the NHL power rankings. PREVIOUS POWER RANKINGS: Preseason | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 NHL Power Rankings 4.0 1. Tampa Bay Lightning 10-2-1, 21 pts (last week: 1) Scored five goals or more six times already, including three of their last five games. Just put up an eight-spot on the Panthers. Mercy. MORE: Nikita Kucherov belongs in Crosby-McDavid-Karlsson discussion...

The NHL season hits a pivotal stretch Tuesday night when teams resume play following the All-Star break. The Caps, Blackhawks and Kings are the favorites, with the Rangers, Stars, Ducks and Lightning shortly behind. MORE: NHL live odds page A few thoughts on some teams as we enter the final two-plus months of the season. Mostly, you should be looking at the East, since the Blackhawks and Kings have had such a stranglehold over the West over the last six years thanks to their dominant possession numbers....

The Kings acquired the Avalanche forward for a conditional draft pick, the team announced. TRADE DEADLINE: Follow along with all of Wednesday’s trade deadline action Iginla, 39, said early in February that he desired to play for a Stanley Cup-contending team this season. While the Kings are outside of the playoffs entering Wednesday’s games, they sit just one point behind St. Louis for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference....

Rosters were due to the league by 5 p.m. ET as teams had to get down to 23 players. While Monday’s roster trimming doesn’t immediately impact the wheeling and dealing, per se, it does provide useful hints as to how teams are approaching systems, styles, personnel and overall roster functionality. Between now and the trade deadline on March 21, the buyers and sellers will emerge and a number of players will be donning new jerseys....

REPORTED BY: Darren Dreger, TSN MORE: Graphic Comments | Hurricanes could be busy at deadline | Kane feels wanted in Buffalo | Sabres won’t be ‘sacrificial lambs’ THE DETAILS: While Myers provides an upgrade to the Jets’ defense, essentially replacing Evander Kane with Drew Stafford (the second main piece in the trade) doesn’t help the forward corps. In that vein, Winnipeg is looking to acquire another top-nine forward in order to keep pace in the playoff race, according to Dreger’s report....

Case and point — a rumor that Martin Brodeur is going to be traded to the Wild, which Minnesota has flat-out denied. This is the type of rumor that checks all the boxes — notable name that even marginal hockey fans know, player on the outs, certain hall-of-famer going to a team with a supposed need at his position. So why does it have next to no chance to happening?...

As the 2019 playoffs approach the midpoint of the second round, here’s a look at the potential effect this postseason is having upon several of this summer’s notable unrestricted free agents. All stats (as of April 29) are via NHL.com. Calgary Flames: Mike Smith Smith’s performance was among the few bright spots for the Flames’ during their first-round elimination by the Colorado Avalanche. Despite a porous defense, the 37-year-old goalie finished with a respectable ....

The Cubs were in St. Louis with two games remaining, but Castellanos was dealing with a groin injury and wasn’t going to play either of those two contests; his Cubs had already been eliminated, despite the herculean efforts of Castellanos in his two months with the club. He had been traded from Detroit to Chicago at the July 31 trade deadline, and in 51 games with his new club, in the heat of the pennant race, Casteallanos had 37 extra-base hits — 16 homers and 21 doubles — hit ....

The San Francisco rookie pass rusher, who has been dealing with a high-ankle sprain, returned to practice Monday and told reporters he was optimistic he could play in the team’s Week 1 matchup against the Buccaneers. “I don’t think I’ve ever been as motivated in my life to get back,” Bosa said, via the Mercury News. “I’ve had my sights set on playing my first NFL season. Every waking hour was spent getting my ankle right....

Faldo, three times an Open winner and the 1990 champion at St. Andrews, announced before this year’s tournament that he would be competing at the Home of Golf for the final time. MORE: Scenes from St. Andrews | Tiger Woods fails to make cut | Who else? What numbers? Nick Faldo and his sweater (Getty Images) Faldo will not play on Saturday, his 58th birthday, having missed the Open cut....

The actress posted a photo of her holding her daughter in her lap as she smiles up at the camera with the proud dad liking the post. Her daughter’s face was not visible as the parents have kept it a secret since her birth. In another photo on the Instagram post, Chopra is kissing her daughter’s feet with a small anklet visible on the child’s leg. “Love like no other,” Chopra captioned the post....

Kristof, who announced his candidacy in late October, has received donations from across the country, including from the Angelina Jolie Family Trust, which gifted him $10,000 in support, according to the AP. Kristof’s camp said that 2,522 Oregon residents in every county except Sherman County have contributed to his campaign and that they have received many donations from small donors who have given less than $100. Some contributions are reported in lump sums, rather than individually....

Defending women’s singles champion Sofia Kenin is among 72 players who are consigned to their hotel rooms due to positive coronavirus tests on flights they took to head out for the first grand slam of the year. Players have posted social media clips of them training and in their rooms, with some complaining about the conditions they are having to contend with for 14 days. Bernard Tomic’s girlfriend, Vanessa Sierra, expressed her grievances over the standard of food and having to wash her own hair and dishes during her period of quarantine with the world No....

The 19th seed was due to play unseeded Russian Roman Safiullin in the first round on Tuesday night, but instead will on the sidelines at his home Grand Slam. Kyrgios reported he was suffering from knee issues, which include a meniscus tear and a cyst - with both issues predicted to get worse if he competed at the Australian Open. MORE: Australian Open 2023 LIVE: Schedule, results, scores, Aussies on court...