Draisaitl scores in OT to give Oilers 5-4 win over Golden Knights and 2-0 series lead
Edmonton Oilers celebrate after defeating the Vegas Golden Knights in overtime of Game 2 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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Jets goaltender Hellebuyck cements spectacular campaign with Hart, Vezina awards
Connor Hellebuyck will have to make room for some more hardware. The Winnipeg Jets goaltender won the Hart Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player Thursday. He also captured the Vezina Trophy as the league's top netminder for a third time. Hellebuyck is the first goalie to claim the Hart since Montreal's Carey Price a decade ago. The 32-year-old from Commerce, Mich., topped the stats page this season with a 47-12-3 record, a .925 save percentage and a 2.00 goals-against average to go along with eight shutouts. Tampa Bay Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov and Edmonton Oilers centre Leon Draisaitl were the other Hart finalists. Kucherov won the Ted Lindsay Award as league MVP last week in a vote among members of the NHL Players' Association. Hellebuyck joins a list of Hart-winning goaltenders that also includes Roy Worters (1928-29), Chuck Rayner (1949-50), Al Rollins (1953-54), Jacques Plante (1961-62), Dominik Hasek (1996-97, 1997-98) and Jose Theodore (2001-02). The Hart is voted on by members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association, while the Vezina is decided by the league's 32 general managers. Hellebuyck's impressive regular-season numbers, however, once again didn't translate to the playoffs. Despite picking up two shutouts, he won just six of 13 starts in posting an .866 save percentage and a 3.08 GAA as the Jets beat the St. Louis Blues in a dramatic seven-game series before falling 4-2 to the Dallas Stars in the second round. Hellebuyck, who was the starting goaltender for the United States at February's 4 Nations Face-Off tournament when the Americans lost to Canada in a knife-edged final, had an .870 save percentage in the 2023-24 post-season after putting up a .886 mark the previous spring in consecutive five-game losses in the first round. WATCH | Canadiens defenceman Lane Hutson named NHL rookie of the year: Lane Hutson surprised with Calder trophy — becoming 1st Hab to win it in 53 years 2 days ago Duration 2:04 Kucherov led the NHL with 121 points in 2024-25 and tied Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon for the most assists with 84. Draisaitl led the league with 52 goals and tied for third in points with Boston Bruins winger David Pastrnak with 106. Vasilevskiy went 38-20-4 with a .921 save percentage and a 2.18 GAA for Tampa, which lost to the Florida Panthers in five games in the opening round of the playoffs. He also picked up six regular-season shutouts. Kuemper owned a 31-11-7 mark — including five shutouts — with a .921 save percentage and a 2.02 GAA in his first season with Los Angeles. The Kings beat the Oilers twice to open their first-round series before losing four straight. Kings' Kopitar wins 3rd Lady Byng Trophy Los Angeles Kings centre Anze Kopitar has won the Lady Byng Trophy. The trophy is awarded annually to the NHL player who best combines sportsmanship with on-ice ability as judged by members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association. The 37-year-old Kopitar won the award for the third time after finishing second on the Kings with 67 points (21 goals, 46 assists) in 81 contests while recording only four penalty minutes. He received 50 first-place votes en route to earning 856 voting points, ahead of Tampa Bay Lightning centre Brayden Point (793) and Vegas Golden Knights centre Jack Eichel (782). Kopitar also won the award in 2015-16 and 2022-23. The Kings' captain, who is spending his off-season in his native Slovenia, learned of his latest award win from his children, who handed him drawings of the Lady Byng before giving him a replica trophy.
CTV News
an hour ago
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Oilers fans keep running into Edmonton players, have ‘incredible' time
Danny MacEachern and Alex Collins outside the Amerant Bank Arena in Florida on Monday, June 9, 2025. (Danny MacEachern and Alex Collins) When it comes to magnets, science tells us that opposites attract, though a pair of Oilers fans prove that science doesn't always hold true for fans and their teams. A number of Oilers fans have made their way to Florida for Games 3 and 4 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Oilers and the Panthers, including Danny MacEachern and Alex Collins. 'We've been Oilers fans for a long, long time and being able to be here and see Stanley Cup games has been pretty incredible,' said Collins. The pair, originally from Alberta, decided to make the once-in-a-lifetime trip to watch their favourite team and they ended up getting a bit closer to the players than they imagined. 'They were actually at our hotel … (which) is close to the arena, so they came … for an afternoon nap, to regroup just before game time (Monday),' MacEachern said. Once is a coincidence, but twice is fate, as they had another encounter on Wednesday evening. Oilers fans Danny MacEachern and Zach Hyman (left) and Matthias Ekholm and Alex Collins (right) in Florida. (Danny MacEachern and Alex Collins) 'We went for supper in Fort Lauderdale and at the restaurant where we had a reservation … there was Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Zach Hyman with the cast on his arm,' MacEachern said. The couple was at Monday's game at Amerant Bank Arena. They will also be in the stands for Game 4 and will be cheering for a better outcome. Oilers fans Danny MacEachern and Alex Collins at the Amerant Bank Arena in Florida on Monday, June 9, 2025. (Danny MacEachern and Alex Collins) '(On Monday) they took some dumb penalties they didn't need to, they didn't get Skinner the support he needed, they didn't get the offense they needed,' MacEachern said. 'As long as they play a more disciplined game tonight, they're going to be fine.' They aren't the only ones sporting orange and blue down south, and say the camaraderie with other Oilers fans has made the trip even more special, though the team always has a place in their hearts. 'I was pregnant with our daughter during the 2006 Stanley Cup run, so that was something really special, and I gave birth to her just shortly after the end of that run,' Collins said. 'I really associate the Oilers with that time of our lives and our relationships, so it's always been something really special for our family.' Puck drop in Florida for Game 4 is 6 p.m. MT Thursday. With files from CTV News Edmonton's Evan Kenny
CBC
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- CBC
Oilers look for redemption against Panthers in Game 4 of Stanley Cup final
Social Sharing The Edmonton Oilers are looking for a split on the road Thursday after getting trounced by the Florida Panthers in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final. The Panthers dominated their first home game of the finals on Monday, winning 6-1 to take the series lead after two tight overtime games in Edmonton. Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch is shuffling the team's lineup as he looks to bounce back, bringing Troy Stecher in to replace John Klingberg on defence and Jeff Skinner to step in for Viktor Arvidsson up front. Oilers look to turn page after devastating Game 3 loss Panthers defeat Oilers 6-1, take lead in Stanley Cup final Stuart Skinner will get the start in goal, despite speculation that backup Calvin Pickard might draw in after Skinner allowed five goals on 23 shots Monday. Skinner has traditionally been stellar in Game 4s, with a 6-0 record including two shutouts and a .955 save percentage. Knoblauch also appears to be changing up his forward line combinations, bumping Connor Brown up to the top line to play with Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, who missed Tuesday's practice due to an undisclosed injury but is still expected to suit up. Tempers boiled over in Game 3 Things went Florida's way from the outset in the penalty-ridden Game 3, with the team scoring early and holding the lead throughout. Tempers boiled over in the third period Monday, with scuffles carrying on outside of the play and past the final buzzer. Florida winger A.J. Greer stole Oilers defenceman Jake Walman's glove and threw it into the Panthers' bench in the second period, and Walman squirted water on the opposing bench in retaliation. The NHL fined Walman $5,000 for the spray, and another $5,000 for punching Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk in the third period. A Panthers fan was also seen dumping a drink on Oilers forward Kasperi Kapanen on his way to the dressing room in the third, in a video that generated much chatter online.
