Lightning Season-Ender: Unaccepted Goals and Apology
After a disappointing finish to the season, Alexander Vasilevskiy and the Tampa Bay Lightning must retool and regroup in preparation for 2024-25.
Power Play Goal, Sergachev’s Return Boost Lightning in Game 4
The Tampa Bay Lightning posted a quick 3-0 lead after the first period and fought off a Florida Panthers comeback in the second before taking a 6-3 win and forcing Game 5 back in Florida on Monday evening.
Photo Gallery: Capitals vs Flyers (04/16/2024)
The Washington Capitals clinched the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with their 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in regulation. Simultaneously, the Capitals victory also ended the Red Wings and Penguins chances at the post-season.
Second Period Stymies Lightning as Florida Takes 3-0 Lead
The Florida Panthers were one of the top defensive teams in the NHL this season and that characterization has allowed Florida to come within one game of advancing past Tampa Bay in the NHL playoffs after Thursday night’s 5-3 win over the Lightning in Amalie Arena.
When the games matter most, the veteran forward has mattered most. We check in with Mark Messier, Ryan Callahan and others on Kreider's legacy. [...]
New York is halfway to winning the Stanley Cup, with just two losses. Here are the keys to the team's run, along with intel on its future matchups. [...]
The superstars showed up for Edmonton -- but it wasn't all Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. The top takeaways, and a look at the next series. [...]
Entering the conference finals, the playoffs are averaging 1.16 million viewers across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, TBS and truTV. That is a 9% increase over last year. [...]
Canada edged the Czechia 4-3 in overtime while the U.S. beat Latvia in the preliminary round at the ice hockey world championship Tuesday. [...]
The Lightning have worked out a trade with the Predators to bring back Ryan McDonagh. [...]
Craig Berube said he sees potential in the Toronto Maple Leafs at his introductory news conference Tuesday as the team's new head coach. [...]
Despite a furious third-period rally attempt by Vancouver, the Edmonton Oilers outlasted the Canucks 3-2 in Game 7 on Monday night, securing a berth in the Western Conference finals, where [...]
Sweden beat France 3-1 to preserve a perfect record at the ice hockey world championship and clinch a group top spot. [...]
Vancouver veteran right wing Brock Boeser, who leads the Canucks with seven goals and 12 points this postseason, is unlikely to play Monday night in his club's Game 7 matchup [...]
NCAA HOCKEY
BC Too Much For Michigan Tech
Providence, RI - The Boston College Eagles' depth was too much for the Michigan Tech Huskies to handle in the third period as BC scored four goals to open up a close game through two periods. John Leonard and Cutter Gauthier each scored two goals to power the #1...
Big Red Upends Maine
Springfield, MA - The Cornell Big Red fell behind early but stormed back to beat the Maine Black Bears 3-1 at the MassMutual Arena on Thursday. It's the second straight year Cornell has advanced to the Regional Finals as the lower seed. Cornell goalie Ian Shane...
St. Thomas announced Wednesday it would be leaving the CCHA in 2026 to join the NCHC, leaving the CCHA at eight teams again [...]
Wednesday it was announced that St. Thomas, which just finished its third season in Division I, would move from its current home in the CCHA to the powerhouse NCHC beginning [...]
The NCAA Men's and Women's Ice Hockey Committee has proposed adding more options for officials in calling checking from behind and contact to the head penalties, and returning the delayed [...]
St. Thomas, which just finished its third season as a Division I program, has been accepted as a member of the NCHC. After word leaked out, the school made it [...]
Denver has added Team USA defenseman Eric Pohlkamp and former recruit Samu Salminen to its roster, among others, as the defending champs bolster their roster amid the transfer portal frenzy [...]
The NCAA coaches held their annual meetings last week in Naples, Fla., and key issues, including the future of NCAA Regionals and the potential eligibility of CHL players, were discussed [...]
Princeton is set to hire Ben Syer as its next head coach, sources tell College Hockey News [...]
Denver coach David Carle, who guided the 2024 U.S. National Junior Team to the gold medal at the World Junior Championship in January, will again serve as head coach of [...]
HOCKEY VIDEO GAMES
NHL 23: Breaking the Illusion
NHL 22 was the first hockey game developed for next-gen consoles, and while it was very solid in every regard, expectations were that NHL 23 would build upon that foundation to deliver a truly game-changing experience. Did EA Sports deliver?
NHL 23 Coming on October 14th
EA Sports’ annual hockey video game – NHL 23 – will be released on October 14th, and as always, Inside Hockey will be here to cover it. The cover athletes for NHL 23 are Trevor Zegras (Anaheim Ducks) and Sarah Nurse (Team Canada). Nurse is the first woman to appear on the cover of the EA NHL hockey video game.
PHOTO GALLERIES
Photo Gallery: Islanders vs Flyers (04/01/2024)
Brock Nelson scored at 1:24 of overtime to lead the Islanders to a 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center on Monday. Bob Fina photographed the game for Inside Hockey.
Photo Gallery: Blackhawks vs Flyers (03/30/2024)
The Philadelphia Flyers fell 5-1 to the Chicago Blackhawks at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday. Bob Fina photographed the game for Inside Hockey.
McDonagh was traded to the Lightning from the Predators along with a 2024 fourth-round pick in exchange for a 2025 second-round selection and 2024 seventh-round pick. Visit RotoWire.com for more [...]
Skinner will be between the road pipes for Monday's Game 7 clash with the Canucks, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update. [...]
Hintz (upper body) is considered day-to-day ahead of Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals on Thursday, per Lia Assimakopoulos of The Dallas Morning News. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis [...]
Boeser will miss the remainder of the 2024 playoffs after a blood-clotting issue was found in his leg following Vancouver's Game 6 loss to Edmonton on Saturday, per Sportsnet. Visit [...]
Silovs will get the starting nod at home for Game 7 against Edmonton on Monday, Sportsnet reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update. [...]
HOCKEY HISTORY
Retro Rangers: Remembering Bob Dill
Bob Dill was a bruising defenseman who was acquired by the Rangers in January 1944 to add some muscle to their lineup. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota in April 1920, Dill played hockey for his local high school, and then traveled to Florida to play for the Miami Clippers of the four-team Tropical Hockey League in 1938.
Retro Rangers: Book Review – The Franchise
Rick Carpiniello spent the better part of 43 years (1978-79 – 2020-21) covering the New York Rangers and the NHL for the New York Journal News as well as The Athletic. And his new book, The Franchise: New York Rangers… A Curated History of the Blueshirts, does a great job of condensing all those years into a highly informative and entertaining 256 page read.