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The Blade Gang gets shoutout from Buffalo mayor ahead of Canadiens series

The Buffalo Sabres not only made the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2011, but they also won a postseason series for the first time since 2007 thanks to their six-game victory over the Boston Bruins last week. The Sabres now have a date with the Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern Conference Semifinal […] The post The Blade Gang gets shoutout from Buffalo mayor ahead of Canadiens series appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Sami Zayn overjoyed after Montreal Canadiens’ nail-biting Game 7 win over Lightning caps ‘tightest playoff seres ever’

The Montreal Canadiens sealed a nail-biting victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 7 of the NHL Playoffs on Sunday, May. 03, 2026. Following a 1-2 victory, WWE Superstar Sami Zayn, an ardent supporter of the Canadiens, was overjoyed. A Montreal local, Zayn, uploaded a couple of posts on social media expressing his joy […] The post Sami Zayn overjoyed after Montreal Canadiens’ nail-biting Game 7 win over Lightning caps ‘tightest playoff seres ever’ appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Mitch Marner scores 1st Golden Knights playoff goal in Game 6 vs. Mammoth

The Vegas Golden Knights are on the brink of the second round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Vegas has the Utah Mammoth of the ropes, and they got a massive boost on Friday night. Golden Knights star Mitch Marner announced his arrival in a big way on the game’s biggest stage. Marner scored in […] The post Mitch Marner scores 1st Golden Knights playoff goal in Game 6 vs. Mammoth appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Local NHL viewership up big thanks to streaming gains, over-the-air shift

Local NHL broadcasts seemingly experienced similar growth to what was seen in the national numbers this regular season. According to a report by Austin Karp in Sports Business Journal, local regular-season NHL telecasts grew by 15% versus last year thanks to a big uptick in streaming viewership and the transition of some teams to an…

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Oilers star Connor McDavid drops sobering take after series loss to Ducks

The Edmonton Oilers entered this season with high hopes to make a Stanley Cup run after finally getting the Connor McDavid contract extension settled, but things didn’t go according to plan this season. A tumultuous campaign came to a crashing halt on Thursday night, when the Anaheim Ducks knocked the Oilers out of the playoffs […] The post Oilers star Connor McDavid drops sobering take after series loss to Ducks appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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John Garrett, longtime Vancouver Canucks broadcaster, dies suddenly at 74

John Garrett, who spent four decades calling hockey and more than two decades as the primary voice of Vancouver Canucks broadcasts, died suddenly on Tuesday. The 74-year-old Garrett was found in his hotel room in Salt Lake City on Monday afternoon, where he had been calling the first-round series between the Vegas Golden Knights and…

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