Mitch Marner was traded from the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Vegas Golden Knights for Nicolas Roy and has thrived with Vegas. In the current playoffs, he set a career-high 15 postseason points as the Knights push in the second round after a 2-2 series tie with the Ducks, including a hat-trick in Game 3. Social media reactions debated Leafs’ past performance, with critics blaming the organization for playoff shortcomings and highlighting Marner’s success against teams outside the playoffs. Knights coach John Tortorella defended Marner’s mental toughness, saying criticism doesn’t affect him. Marner’s Leafs playoff résumé stands at 70 games with 13 goals, 50 assists, 63 points; this postseason with Vegas, he has 10 games, 6 goals, 10 assists, 16 points so far. Like 👍 Subscribe 🔔 and stay informed. Visit NHENews.COM for more top headlines.
Juraj Slafkovsky capped Montreal's 6-2 win over the Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final with a toe-drag goal ...
Vegas Golden Knights edged the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals at Ball Arena, taking a 1-0 ...
Buffalo Sabres vs. Montreal Canadiens are in the Eastern Conference Second Round with Montreal leading the series 3-2.
Bruce Cassidy said Vegas Golden Knights still holds him under contract and must grant permission for interviews, with Vegas ...
Second-round NHL playoffsand Vegas Golden Knights vs. Anaheim Ducks. Vegas has home ice. The series is tied 2-2 after four ...
Kevin Bieksa praised the Hurricanes after they began the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs 8-0, sweeping the Ottawa Senators and Philadelphia Flyers to reach the Eastern Conference Final. The Hurricanes became the first team in the current four-round format to start with back-to-back sweeps and have allowed two goals or fewer through eight playoff games; players like Logan Stankoven and Jaccob Slavin stressed there’s room to improve and to focus on what comes next, with the team back in the Eastern Conference Final for the second straight season and third in four years. Like 👍 Subscribe 🔔 and stay informed. Visit NHENews.COM for more top headlines.
Round two of the 2026 NHL playoffs pits the Montreal Canadiens against the Buffalo Sabres. Game 1 starts at 7 p.m. ET and airs on TNT, truTV, and HBO MAX. Head-to-head and statsand Canadiens are 3-2 in the last five meetings with the Sabres. Regular-seasonand Canadiens 283 goals for, 256 against; Sabres 288 for, 241 against. Playoff pathand Canadiens defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in seven games (4-3 series win). Sabres defeated the Boston Bruins in the first round (4-2). Predicted Canadiens lineup (subject to change)and - Forwardsand Cole Caufield – Nick Suzuki – Juraj Slafkovsky; Josh Anderson – Jake Evans – Ivan Demidov; Alexandre Texier – Kirby Dach – Zachary Bolduc; Alex Newhook – Phillip Danault – Brendan Gallagher - Defenseand Mike Matheson – Noah Dobson; Kaiden Guhle – Jayden Struble; Alex Carrier – Lane Hutson - Goaltendersand Jakub Dobes – Jacob Fowler Odds and predictionand - Canadiens +110; Sabres -1130 - Puck lineand Canadiens +1.5 (-230) - Over underand 5.5 goals Score predictionand Canadiens 3, Sabres 2 Betting tipsand - Under 5.5 goals (+102) - Montreal to win (+110) - Montreal to cover +1.5 (-230) Like 👍 Subscribe 🔔 and stay informed. Visit NHENews.COM for more top headlines.