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Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers: Today’s Hockey Headlines | Apr 19, 2026
A daily roundup of Jets, Moose coverage — all the pro hockey news that matters in Manitoba and beyond.
Sunday Stanley Cup Playoffs GameThread
COLORADO AVALANCHE vs. LOS ANGELES KINGS WHEN: 3 p.m. ET WHERE: Ball Arena – Denver, CO SEASON SERIES: Colorado won 3-0 ON THE TUBE: TNT PROJECTED STARTERS: Avalanche: Wedgewood (31-6-6 .921 / 2.02 4SO) Kings: Forsberg (16-12-5 .910 / 2.57 3SO) PLAYER STATS: Colorado / Los Angeles TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING vs. MONTREAL CANADIENS WHEN: 5:45 p.m. ET WHERE: Benchmark International Arena – Tampa, FL...
Game 1 Preview: Bruins and Sabres begin their first round series
Just the facts Know your enemy *Stats listed above are from the regular season Game notes See ya tonight!
New York Jets Flight Connections 04/19/26
Happy Sunday, Jets fans! Here are your links as this weekend draws to its conclusion. Connor Long – How early could the NY Jets select a quarterback in the NFL draft? Connor Long – Configuring the New York Jets depth chart with David Bailey Connor Long – NY Jets legend Curtis Martin to announce 2026 […]
Flyers’ Porter Martone wanted to ‘make a splash’ in Game 1 and he sure did
They didn’t take the easy route, nearly coughing up a two-goal lead with just over a minute to go but in the end, the Philadelphia Flyers took Game 1 with an impressive 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins to take the series lead one game to none. Winger Porter Martone played his first playoff game, and got his first goal. To put icing on the already lovely cake thus far, it was the game-winner. Martone told ESPN’s Emily Kaplan immediately after the game he wanted to have an impact wi...
Canadiens @ Lightning Round 1 Game 1: Preview, start time, Tale of the Tape, and how to watch
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference QFs Game 1: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Tampa Bay Lightning (A2) Start time: **5:45 PM EDT / 2:45 PM PDT** In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: TNT, truTV In the Lightning region: The Spot Streaming: HBO Max , Sportsnet+ After a rough start to the 2024-25 season, the Canadiens had to exhaust their energy reserves over the final third of the season just to make the playoffs. It took winni...
NHL teams watching for what Anthony Mantha does in the playoffs
There was a fun nugget in Elliotte Friedman’s recent 32 Thoughts The Penguins are one of the league’s great stories and they are fun to watch. One scout said Anthony Mantha may be the most-watched player by other teams in Round 1 Mantha had a career-best season, exploding for 33 goals and 64 points, while […]
Bite Sized Playoff Previews of the stuff that ISN’T B’s-Sabres Game 1
Here are all the other games! Game 1: Los Angeles vs. Colorado Whoever showed up from the second wildcard spot for the West was getting fed into a woodchipper. Through a series of misadventures, it happened to be the LA Kings. If you are wondering which of the first round series could be a sweep, […]
Sunday Habs Headlines: The importance of the second line
Montreal Canadiens news and notes Alexandre Texier and Ivan Demidov are prepared to be difference-makers in their second-line roles. [ La Presse ] The difference between the 2021 series versus the Tampa Bay Lightning and the one the Canadiens are about to start today is that Montreal has spent the past five years adding skill to the lineup through the draft, explains Phillip Danault. [ RDS ] Juraj Slafkovský on facing his friend, Erik Cernak, in the opening round: “I’m going t...
Everton vs. Liverpool: Premier League 2025-26 Live Coverage & How to Watch
EVERTON VS. LIVERPOOL | Sunday, April 19th|Premier League | Hill Dickenson Stadium 2PM BST/9AM EST Liverpool head to New Goodison for the first time in what will be the 248th Merseyside Derby. The Reds could finish the day in fourth, just three points off Manchester United in third. Or The Blues could finish the day […]
Dan Wilson leverages bullpen in 7-3 win over Rangers
Dan Wilson managed to shut down the Rangers just long enough. The Mariners snapped a pair of losing streaks on Saturday. They entered the day having lost four straight games. They also entered the day having lost four straight to the Rangers, dating back to last week’s sweep in Arlington. With another strong start from […]
Flyers suffocated the Penguins to earn massive Game 1 win
The Philadelphia Flyers lead their first round series against the hated Pittsburgh Penguins 1-0 because of a significant 3-2 win in Game 1. It was just about all you could hope for but the prize of it all — the reason that we can sit back and think about how the Flyers have won the opening game of this series is because of a team-wide commitment to squeezing the life out of everyone wearing black and gold. Coming into this series, this was one of the key advantages that the Flyers had ove...
Rockies 4, Dodgers 3: A lot went right in a well-rounded win
Whether it was a snowy Friday giving way to a sunny Saturday or the playoff vibes from the Denver Nuggets and the Colorado Avalanche spilling over, the Mile High Magic was palpable across the city today. For the cherry on top of a wonderful sports day in Denver, the Colorado Rockies got the best of […]
Wolf Pack Fall to Thunderbirds 4-3 in Season Finale
The Wolf Pack put up a strong effort in their final game of the season, but they couldn't find the equalizer.
Luck Favours The Prepared
By now, everyone has heard the comments made by various Winnipeg Jets as they cleaned out their lockers, and it seemed like there general consensus that the Jets have to get younger and faster. Whether that happens will be seen in the future, but there was a good display of how old and slow plays against younger and faster tonight as the Minnesota Wild opened their series against the Dallas Stars by punching them square in the mouth via their 6-1 win. This game was over before the halfway poin...
Takeaways: Flyers snatch Game 1 in gutsy 3-2 win over Penguins
Playoff hockey is back in Philadelphia, and the Flyers kicked off the new era with a 3-2 win in Pittsburgh. They now have home-ice advantage for the remainder of the series, and will go back to Philadelphia with the series at least tied 1-1 before Game 3. The basics First period: No scoring Second period: 9:19 – Jamie Drysdale (Trevor Zegras, Denver Barkey), 15:51 – Evgeni Malkin (Tommy Novak, Rickard Rakell) Third period: 10:00 – Travis Sanheim (Rasmus Ristolai...
Manitoba Moose first round playoff series with Milwaukee Admirals set
Three games (if necessary) will be played in Winnipeg.
Who is in, who is out on the defense for the Tampa Bay Lightning
We chatted about the forwards earlier today so lets take a look at how the Tampa Bay Lightning will line up against the Montreal Canadiens. Well, at least how we believe they will line-up. There are some question marks, none bigger than the status of captain Victor Hedman. Unlike the forward corps, where there is some doubt about which line will get the assignment against the Nick Suzuki line. Also, unlike the forward lines, there has been some consistency to the defensive pairings. Until...
Penguins/Flyers Game 1 Recap: Sloppy Pens bottled up, lose 3-2
Pregame The Penguins get both Connor Dewar and Blake Lizotte back from injury, forcing Justin Brazeau out of the lineup. Stuart Skinner gets the call to get the first start. First period The Flyers make the first mistake when Rasmus Ristolainen hits Elmer Soderblom way after a whistle stops play. Philadelphia to the penalty box […]
11-10 – Regrettably, Rangers won’t go undefeated against Mariners
The Texas Rangers scored three runs but the Seattle Mariners scored seven runs. Faced with having to score runs off of George Kirby at T-Mobile Park, a near impossibility, manager Skip Schumaker brought in the infield on the first two opportunities that Seattle had with a runner 90 feet from home, and both times the […]
9-13: Chart
Mariners 7, Rangers 3 Watching the Mariners win: George Kirby, +0.20 WPAWatching the Mariners lose: Josh Naylor, -0.04 WPA Game Thread Comment of the Day
Manitoba Moose close regular season with 6-1 rout over the Wild in Iowa
Recap of the game.
John Tavares on his role in the Maple Leafs’ disappointing season: “I was on for too many goals against… I just have to be more consistent”
After a disappointing 2025-26 Maple Leafs season, John Tavares discussed the reasons for the team’s failure and his view on his own role in the team’s underwhelming results this year. From your perspective, where did the season go wrong? Tavares: We never seemed to get on track the way we needed to. Our game, obviously, […] The post John Tavares on his role in the Maple Leafs’ disappointing season: “I was on for too many goals against… I just have to be more consistent” appeared first on Map...
The Wild Bullied A True Cup Contender In Game 1
Nine days ago, the Minnesota Wild went to American Airlines Arena with one goal: To prove they could go into the Dallas Stars' building and take it to them. And the message was almost received. The Wild out-attempted Dallas 60-41 while playing a physical, but disciplined game. They made the Stars pa...
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