Archive for May 22, 2022

Round One games on ESPN and ESPN2 averaged 725,000 viewers; Up 43% versus 2021 cable average Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes game seven averaged 1.6 million viewers; Up 112% versus comparable 2021 game; Fourth most-viewed round one game on cable ever The first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs on ESPN and ESPN2 averaged…

Penguins-Rangers & Lightning-Maple Leafs Game 7s Break Records as Most-Watched First Round Playoff Games on Cable of All Time First Round Viewership of Stanley Cup Playoff Coverage Across TNT and TBS Up 60% vs. 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs Action Continues on TNT Tonight with a Doubleheader of Round 2, Game 1 Matchups – Tampa Bay…

May 17, 2022 NEW YORK (May 17, 2022) – Centers Aleksander Barkov of the Florida Panthers, Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins and Elias Lindholm of the Calgary Flames are the three finalists for the 2021-22 Frank J. Selke Trophy, awarded “to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game,” the National Hockey League announced today. Members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association submitted…

May 17, 2022 * The Second Round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs starts Tuesday as the Lightning-Panthers and Blues-Avalanche open their second head-to-head series in as many years. * Jonathan Huberdeau and Nikita Kucherov combined for 21 points in the last “Sunshine State” series, while standout performers from the 2022 First Round Carter Verhaeghe and Nicholas Paul will meet again in the playoffs after squaring off at the…

The 2022 First Round concluded Sunday, May 15 after multiple Game 7s required overtime on the same day for the second time in NHL history. 328 – Number of goals scored in the First Round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Only four opening rounds in NHL history have featured more: 1988 Division Semifinals (370), 1992 Division…

May 16, 2022 NEW YORK (May 16, 2022) – New York Islanders defenseman Zdeno Chara, Philadelphia Flyers center Kevin Hayes and Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price are the three finalists for the 2021-22 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, which is awarded “to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey,” the National Hockey League announced today. The…

Behind-the-Scenes Series Inside the Stanley Cup Playoffs Will Air Every Friday, Exclusively on ESPN+ in U.S. and YouTube.com/NHL in Canada; NHL Network to Present “The Quest Begins” on May 20 View the Trailer Here NEW YORK / TORONTO (MAY 16, 2022) – Quest For The Stanley Cup™, the behind-the-scenes documentary series chronicling the remaining eight teams – Calgary Flames, Carolina…

May 16, 2022 * The highest-scoring opening round in 27 years (6.4 G/GP) came to a close Sunday with the Rangers and Flames winning the fourth and fifth Game 7s of the 2022 First Round to advance. * Artemi Panarin and Johnny Gaudreau – two of the top 12 scorers from the regular season – tallied in overtime Sunday. It was the second…

NEW YORK (May 16, 2022) – The National Hockey League today announced the dates, starting times and national television coverage for the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Round, which begins Tuesday. All times listed are ET and subject to change. COURTESY NHLmedia.com

Blues top goaltender Jordan Binnington will miss the rest of the Blues’ second-round series against the Colorado Avalanche due to a lower-body injury. Binnington left Game 3 against Colorado in the first period after Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri collided with him with 13:15 remaining in the first period. Blues Head Coach Craig Berube said there…