No team in the long histories of the NHL, NBA and Major League Baseball has blown a 3-1 lead and lost a best-of-seven series in back-to-back postseasons. The Boston Bruins have put themselves in that conversation. They will play a Game 7 on Saturday night (8 p.m. Eastern, ABC) against the rival Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round of the playoffs for the third time in seven years. The Bruins won the previous two showdowns, including a similar situation in 2013, and the Leafs falling short at t
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A sombre crowd gathered in a downtown St. John's church Friday to honour Bob Cole, the legendary sportscaster from Newfoundland and Labrador who brought some of hockey's most important games to living rooms across the country. "Hockey Night in Canada" host Ron MacLean and former NHL goalie Glen Healy were among the mourners assembled in St. Thomas' Anglican Church to remember Cole, who died April 24 at the age of 90. The bells in the navy-blue clapboard church in the heart of
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins fired assistant coach Todd Reirden on Friday, just over two weeks after the organization missed out on the playoffs for a second straight season. Reirden was in charge of Pittsburgh's power play. The Penguins struggled while on the man advantage all season despite having a star-studded unit that included Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang and Erik Karlsson. Pittsburgh converted on just 15% of its power play opportunities, 30th in the 32-team NHL.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The memory of being unable to help the Carolina Hurricanes in the NHL playoffs last year still stings for Andrei Svechnikov. He has opened this post-season like a man savouring every moment of his return. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound forward who missed last year's post-season with a knee injury had a strong first-round series against the New York Islanders, a physical presence with size and speed in the Hurricanes' aggressive-forechecking style. Now, with the Hurricanes preparing