Hockey
Lightning have 'full confidence' in series rebound
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Thursday, 27 April 2023 11:56
TORONTO -- The Tampa Bay Lightning have been here before.Down 3-1 in their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series against the Maple Leafs. On the brink of elimination in Game 5 on Thursday. And yet, the Lightning see no reason to panic.After all, Tampa Bay didn't win back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2020 and 2021 or reach last year's Final without knowing…
NHL, Roblox launching metaverse experience
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Thursday, 27 April 2023 07:18
The NHL is launching its first fan experience on the online gaming platform Roblox that will bring hockey-inspired games and customizable team jerseys to the metaverse.NHL Blast, announced by the league Thursday, "will allow hockey fans and the Roblox community to hang out and play in a new online space that features many elements of NHL fandom," said David Lehanski,…
How Game 5 of Leafs-Lightning will be won: Pathways to victory for each team
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Thursday, 27 April 2023 04:50
It started as a series of blowouts. It became a matchup defined by comebacks.What's remained the same throughout is that the Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning haven't lacked for drama in their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.And the Leafs have got their foes on the ropes.Let's recap: The Atlantic Division rivals traded multigoal victories in Toronto to tie…
Wyshynski: How to improve the officiating in the Stanley Cup playoffs
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Thursday, 27 April 2023 04:54
Complaining about Stanley Cup playoff officiating is a rite of the season, like watch parties and rally towels.The coaches complain about officiating. Like Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour admitting that "I'm a little pissed, to be honest with you" when an unpenalized slash from New York Islanders forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau broke the hand of Carolina winger Teuvo Teravainen. Or Toronto…
Scheifele out for Jets in G5; Ehlers could return
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Wednesday, 26 April 2023 18:29
The Winnipeg Jets won't have star forward Mark Scheifele for Thursday's Game 5 against the Vegas Golden Knights, but they could have forward Nikolaj Ehlers for the first time in the opening-round series.Scheifele left in the first period of Monday's Game 4 with an upper-body injury, and Jets coach Rick Bowness said Wednesday he's not improved enough to take the…
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