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Carolina needed a reply, and it found one after all the chaos Raleigh was in no mood to watch the Stanley Cup Final head to Las Vegas with a 2-0 hole to climb out of. Not after dropping Game 1 at home. Not after spending most of the night chasing the scoreboard again. Not after…

Vegas started slow, then finished like the boss The Stanley Cup Final wasted no time getting out of control. Barely 25 seconds in, Carolina had already lit the fuse. Twelve minutes later, the Hurricanes were 2-0 up, the building was rocking, Nikolaj Ehlers looked like a man on a mission, and Vegas seemed headed for…

Montreal had the stage, Carolina had the last word The Bell Centre was set for a big spring night. The noise, the red sweaters, the electricity of a conference final, Claude Lemieux carrying the torch before puck drop – all of it felt like a nod to old glories and those nights when Montreal convinces…

Colorado is winning with more than just its stars Nathan MacKinnon can still turn a game with one burst of speed. Cale Makar can still turn an ordinary breakout into a dangerous rush. Gabriel Landeskog can still give the Avalanche that mix of leadership and grit that good spring teams always seem to have. But…

The 2026 NHL playoffs are heating up, with Vegas one win from the conference final The final four in the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs is starting to take shape. The Colorado Avalanche have already booked their spot, as have the Carolina Hurricanes. And Thursday night could still turn it all on its head. Out West,…

A story that looked over, then turned into a miracle For much of the night, Denver wore a grim look. That heavy silence that settles over a rink when the favourite starts to realise the game may be slipping away. The Avalanche, regular-season powerhouses, were down 3-0 to the Minnesota Wild. Three goals conceded in…

The Newhook show rolls on: Montreal outclasses Buffalo and takes the lead Bell Centre was rocking on Sunday night, and the Sabres quickly realised this was going to be a long one. Even after a gut punch inside the opening minute, the Canadiens kept their cool and eventually blew Buffalo away 6-2. The convincing win…

A shock jump that changes everything It was the kind of night that can alter a franchise’s future. The Toronto Maple Leafs won the NHL Draft 2026 lottery to grab the first overall pick, despite having just an 8.5% chance of pulling it off. Entering with the fifth-best odds, Toronto somehow beat the field and…

The first point goes to Vegas, but this Game 1 was anything but a stroll. Not even close. In a tight, hard-fought, sometimes suffocating contest, the Golden Knights eventually edged the Anaheim Ducks 3-1 thanks to a late third-period winner from Ivan Barbashev. A big win, of course, because it gives the Nevada franchise the…