2026 Playoffs Round 1, Game 1 Hub: Ottawa Senators @ Carolina Hurricanes
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Kansas City Royals news: Will the Royals ever win again?
Jaylon Thompson writes about how the Royals lost again late in New York. Lange threw a changeup that caught too much of the plate. McMahon got just enough of the pitch, as the baseball landed in the first row beyond the left-field wall. “I feel like when you fall behind guys, bad things happen,” Lange […]
Mariners News: Bryce Miller, Andrés Muñoz, and The San Diego Padres
Good morning everyone and happy Saturday! The Mariners’ slide continued yesterday in a flat 5-0 loss to the Rangers. Though the team is tied for third in the biggest split between xwOBA and wOBA and is 26th in BABIP, the hits just aren’t falling for the team yet. To keep it on a positive note […]
We’re on the outside and we’re looking in: SCH previews the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs
It’s yet another postseason without the Blackhawks in it, but that doesn’t mean we won’t be watching! With the playoffs starting this weekend, the SCH crew gathered to offer some of their thoughts on it. Western Conference Colorado Avalanche (No. 1 overall seed) vs. Los Angeles Kings (WC2) Dave : I initially created this article about a week before the end of the season, when we still didn’t know who’d win the second wild card spot, inserting “who cares” as a placeholder. Even t...
Blue Jackets Have a Lot of Work to Get Done This Summer
The Columbus Blue Jackets announced on April 16 that head coach Rick Bowness has signed a one-year contract extension, returning for the 2026-27 season. That is a significant item crossed off GM Don Waddell's list, and it clears the way for him to focus on what is shaping up to be one of the more complicated offseasons in recent franchise history. Bowness did not go quietly into the summer. After a season-ending 2-1 loss to Washington that knocked Columbus out of playoff contention for the...
NHL Rumors: 2 Maple Leafs Players Want to Stay With Team
The Toronto Maple Leafs held their end-of-season media availability on Thursday, and two of the more notable names on the roster made their feelings about the future very clear . Morgan Rielly, who has worn a Leafs sweater for 13 seasons and carries a full no-movement clause in his eight-year, $60 million contract, was asked how he would feel if the organization asked him to waive it. "It's a challenging thing to answer when those conversations haven't happened yet," Rielly said. "But afte...
Top 100 Oilers: No. 37 — Petr Klima
Oilersnation is reviving the Top 100 Edmonton Oilers of All Time list, a project originally created by the late Robin Brownlee in 2015. Petr Klima comes in at No. 37 on our updated 2025 list. He was ranked No. 33 on Brownlee’s original list. The 1989-90 Edmonton Oilers were truly something special. Just one season…
Greentree, Windsor Spitfires Sweep Aspinall, Battaglia's Flint Firebirds
Nathan Aspinall and Jacob Battaglia have their final seasons of junior hockey put to an end by Liam Greentree and the Windsor Spitfires.
Thoughts on a 5-0 Rangers win
Rangers 5, Mariners 0
The AAtJ Preview and Open Post for the 2026 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs
Good morning. The New Jersey Devils have failed again to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs, marking three out of the last five years that they have been on the outside looking in. After the 2022-23 season, though, I had really thought the Devils would be on a four-year playoff berth streak. But before we look […]
Report: Patrick Kane to Re-Sign With Detroit Red Wings
Showtime doesn't want to play anywhere but HockeyTown. Patrick Kane spoke to the media following the Detroit Red Wings' disappointing season, and reiterated the fact he's interested in re-signing with the team. The future hall-of-famer is a pending unrestricted free agent, and while there's going to be a wealth of interest from other teams, sounds like Kane prefers sticking around Motown. “I think there is mutual interest for me to come back and continue my career here,” the 37-year-old forwar...
Bantering Points: 4/18/26
Your morning round-up of the latest from Blueshirt Banter, Rangers News, and updates from around the NHL
Maple Leafs status report
Where they stand (or hobble) at the end of the season.
PTH Roundtable: X-factors and series predictions
This is the fourth and final of a series of roundtable questions I’m asking the staff here at Peachtree Hoops about the Hawks as we approach the postseason. Today’s two questions: who will be the X-factor in this series and who wins the Knicks-Hawks series? Who will be the X-factor in this series and why? Wes: […]
What the Flyers can learn from their regular season series vs. Penguins
Breaking down the Flyers' regular season series with the Penguins, digging into some key stats and takeaways.
Canucks' Elias Pettersson Will Reject Offseason Trade Offers
Elias Pettersson heard the trade rumors all season long during his disappointing year with the Vancouver Canucks, and even though the team finished dead last, Pettersson isn't interested in waiving his no-movement clause. The 27-year-old center spoke to the media at his end-of-season media availability, and reiterated the fact he's committed to the Canucks, and isn't interested waiving his trade protection to facilitate a deal. Pettersson is signed through the 2032 season at $11.6 million AAV,...
Postseason GameThread: Stanley Cup Playoffs begin today!
The Florida Panthers are still the defending Stanley Cup champions, but not for long as this year’s NHL postseason kicks off with a trio of exciting games today. The Carolina Hurricanes and Ottawa Senators will meet for the first time ever in the playoffs this afternoon. The Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild will faceoff for the third time in the postseason this evening. And prime time sees intrastate rivals the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers do battle in the playoffs for the f...
New York Jets Flight Connections 04/18/26
Less than one week to go until the 2026 NFL Draft, Jets fans! As we wait, here are your Jets links on this Saturday. NY Jets – What is the Jets’ Landscape at No. 2 Overall? Jack Bell – ESPN’s Field Yates: Jets ‘Looking for Something Sticky’ at WR2 Eric Allen – With NFL Draft […]
Game Preview: Philadelphia Flyers @ Pittsburgh Penguins, Round 1 Game 1, 4/18/2026
Who: Philadelphia Flyers (43-27-12, 98 points, 3rd place Metropolitan Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (41-25-16, 98 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) When: 8:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Local on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and TVAS, national on ESPN, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The series continues Monday with Game 2 at PPG Paints Arena on Monday night. Then the […]
Report: Blue Jackets Rejected Maple Leafs Early-Season Trade Offer
The Toronto Maple Leafs were looking to make a move but the Columbus Blue Jackets weren't interested. Reports have surfaced stating the Maple Leafs were looking to trade Nick Robertson heading into this season and reached out to the Blue Jackets for Yegor Chinakhov, but Columbus wasn't sold that Robertson was the move. Siegel/Johnston/Mirtle: At one point, the Leafs discussed a Nick Robertson for Egor Chinakhov swap with the Blue Jackets, but their offers fell short - The Athletic (4/15) The B...
Bruins-Sabres Round 1 PREVIEW: Atlantic Antagonism
Just the Facts Final regular season results for both teams Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Series Preview Man. It’s been a long time since we’ve seen these two teams against one another in the playoffs. Ever since 2010, the Sabres have embarked on an over decade long wander in the desert to become the NHL’s punching […]
Flyers can’t afford to repeat their 2018 Game 1 disaster vs. Penguins
The Philadelphia Flyers face the host Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday night in prime time for Game 1, before a national television audience. Nobody knows the outcome. Will the Penguins overpower and steamroll the Flyers in the opening 10 minutes? Or will Philadelphia’s youthful forwards surgically pick apart the Penguins in the neutral zone and make their lives a lot harder than they (most experts) anticipate? It’s not the first time a younger group of Flyers faced an experienced Penguins cl...
Toronto Media Calls Out William Nylander For Lack Of Leadership
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a mess, and it was evident as ever during their end-of-season media availability. Specifically, the way William Nylander handled himself during his scrum had several members of the Toronto media landscape shaking their heads. Nylander was short, he was disengaged, and he mumbled his way through his scrum. It's tough after a disappointing season like that to come out and answer a lot of the same questions that have been asked for weeks, but at the end of the day it's...
Where the Montreal Canadiens rank heading into the playoffs
The Montreal Canadiens secured their playoff spot relatively early this season after needing a win in the final game in 2024-25 to punch their ticket. They separated themselves from the wild-card pack during an eight-game winning streak, and were tied for top spot in the Atlantic Division as late as April 12. Despite going into the post-season playing on the road as a divisional third seed, the Canadiens ended up sixth overall in the league standings. Five of the top nine clubs were from ...
Today on Pinstripe Alley – 4/18/26
I can always appreciate when someone picks themselves off the schneid and comes up big in a timely moment. It’s how Aaron Boone himself hit that walk-off homer against the 2003 Red Sox after doing basically nothing all postseason. I also think about how lefty relievers Graeme Lloyd and Damaso Marte had poor reputations among […]
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