• The Canadian Press

    Five things to know about the NHL playoffs

    There will be Victoria Day fireworks at Rogers Arena tonight as the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks tangle in Game 7 to determine who becomes "Canada's team" for the remainder of the playoffs. The winner travels to Dallas for the Western Conference final. The loser has to listen to Oiler fans sing Country Roads again. Here are five things you need to know about the NHL playoffs: NO FLOW IN TONIGHT'S BIG SHOW Brock (a.k.a. The Flow) Boeser, who along with teammate J.T. Miller are the only V

  • The Canadian Press

    Canucks host the Oilers in game 7 of the second round

    Edmonton Oilers (49-27-6, second in the Pacific Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (50-23-9, first in the Pacific Division)Vancouver, British Columbia; Monday, 9 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Oilers -163, Canucks +137; over/under is 6NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Series tied 3-3BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks and the Edmonton Oilers face off in game seven of the second round of the NHL Playoffs. The teams meet Saturday for the 11th time this season. The Oilers won 5-1 in the last meeting.Vancouve

  • The Canadian Press

    Vancouver Canucks right-winger Brock Boeser out for decisive Game 7: report

    VANCOUVER — Canucks star Brock Boeser will miss Game 7 of Vancouver's second-round playoff series Monday against the Edmonton Oilers, according to reports. Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, citing several unnamed sources, was first to report Sunday that the 27-year-old right-winger is dealing with a blood clotting issue that is not considered life threatening. Boeser has seven goals and five assists in 12 playoff appearances this year, and recorded career highs in goals (40) and points (73) during

  • The Canadian Press

    Lafrenière continuing his breakthrough season as a solid contributor for Rangers in NHL playoffs

    After a breakthrough regular season, Alexis Lafrenière has continued to be a solid contributor for the New York Rangers in their run to the Eastern Conference final. Selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NHL draft, the Quebec native entered the league with high expectations for a Rangers team looking to come out of a rebuilding process. Lafrenière made the team as a 19-year-old rookie and finished with 12 goals and nine assists in 56 games in the league's pandemic-shortened season. He