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Martin St. Louis Uses Seinfeld to Unwind During NHL Playoffs
11+ hour, 59+ min ago (601+ words) Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis revealed on Saturday, April 25, 2026, that watching reruns of the sitcom Seinfeld is his primary method for disconnecting and falling asleep during the high-intensity Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Canadiens currently hold a 2-1 lead in…...
How the Canadiens digested tough Game 4 loss a year later is more evidence of growth
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (1269+ words) Brandon Hagel's third-period goal capped off a Lightning comeback after the Habs had held a 2-0 lead. Minas Panagiotakis / Getty Images MONTREAL " The circumstances were not exactly the same, but they were pretty close. The biggest difference was the Montreal Canadiens…...
Early NHL Playoff Exits Fuel Hockey's "Golf Season'
45+ min ago (619+ words) Joe Pavelski, who racked up 1, 068 points over an 18-season NHL career with San Jose and Dallas, didn't wait long to find his next win. A year after hanging up his skates, he captured the 2025 American Century Championship, the Super Bowl…...
Lightning's Brandon Hagel steps up again: "He's carrying our team'
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (929+ words) Brandon Hagel's two goals in the second period helped the Lightning tie the series at two apiece. Minas Panagiotakis / Getty Images MONTREAL " Brandon Hagel owns the Stanley Cup playoffs right now. "He's definitely become the straw that stirs our drink,…...
Hagel Leading Way for Lightning & Trade Destinations for Blake Coleman
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (37+ words) Substack The latest from our great team of Tampa Bay Lightning writers. 2026 Stanley Cup Playoff Schedule "Ultimate warrior: Mc Donagh set for 200th career playoff game Sunday...
'Worst call I've ever seen': Hockey world rages over ref's call on Anaheim's controversial OT goal over Oilers
4+ hour, 21+ min ago (1436+ words) This in from the one the most credible NHL commentators, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet, his take that there's no way the on-ice officials could see whether or not Anaheim had scored a goal in overtime, and the on-ice officials erred…...
Plenty of places to point fingers, but not at Andrei Vasilevskiy
16+ hour, 6+ min ago (616+ words) Tampa Bay Times...
Hagel becomes 'the straw that stirs' Lightning's drink in playoffs
6+ hour, 1+ min ago (742+ words) MONTREAL " Fourteen months ago, Brandon Hagel was the recipient of raucous cheers from the Bell Centre faithful in Montreal following his spirited fight with Team USA's Matthew Tkachuk two seconds into Team Canada's preliminary round matchup against the Americans at…...
Jake Guentzel puts the Lightning on the board - ESPN Video
10+ hour, 41+ min ago (22+ words) Jake Guentzel puts the Lightning on the board'ESPN Jake Guentzel puts the Lightning on the board The artist behind Jeter's custom cleats...
Hagel scores twice in 3rd, Lightning beat Canadiens 3-2 in Game 4 to tie series
3+ hour, 32+ min ago (513+ words) After the first three games in the first-round series went to overtime, Tampa Bay overcame a two-goal deficit to end it in regulation. Hagel gave the Lightning the lead with 4: 43 left, deflecting linemate Nikita Kucherov's shot past Jakub Dobes. Hagel…...