The deficit looked insurmountable. The final buzzer loomed large. The last chapter in this Maple Leafs season was written. Then Auston Matthews and the rest of Toronto's Big Four authored a new ending.
Mike Ricci and Markus Naslund remember the protocols read to them before the ceremonial face-off in 2002, Queen Elizabeth II dropping a puck before their preseason game in Vancouver.
The Canadiens' losing streak hit seven on Saturday, but it’s important for them to focus on what they did well in this game, because if they build on those things, they have a chance of digging their way out of this. And they have to dig themselves out of this immediately.
Alex Ovechkin scored in the fourth round of a shootout without putting the puck in the net, and the Washington Capitals extended their win streak to four games with a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday.
One game after losing to a 42-year-old emergency goaltender on home ice, the Toronto Maple Leafs found redemption on the road with a 4-3 victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night.
The narrative is simple. The task, as they know, isn’t. The Flames have the talent and depth to be a Stanley Cup contender. And the time is now to break through and bring a championship back to Calgary.
Anthony Mantha, Dennis Cholowski and Michael Rasmussen scored in less than eight minutes of the first period, and the Detroit Red Wings won their fourth straight game, 6-1 against the Arizona Coyotes at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Tuesday.