Enter the ECHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Bracket Challenge ™
Think you know your hockey? Are you ready to prove you are the ECHL fan with the most NHL knowledge? If so, it’s time to prove it! The 2026 Stanley Cup® Playoffs are right around the corner, and for the eighth year in a row, the ECHL has formed a group for the Stanley Cup Playoffs Bracket Challenge ™. Visit nhl.com/ECHLBracket and get ready to test your ability to correctly predict the outcome of the Stanley Cup® Playoffs. Predict the series length, in games, for each 1st Round matchup to earn potential bonus points (available for the 1st Round only). See official rules for details. The … Continue reading
PHN’s Best Shots of the Game: Moberg OT Goal Sends Blades Past Icemen 3-2
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Cole Moberg’s second of the season fueled the comeback victory Thursday night over Jacksonville 3-2 in overtime. Anthony Romano opened the scoring late in the first period on the power play to give the Florida Everblades a 1–0 lead in an otherwise evenly played opening frame. Jacksonville generated early pressure but could not solve Cam Johnson, who kept the Icemen off the board. Florida nearly struck first on an early zone entry as Logan Lambdin set up Isaac Nurse with a cross-ice feed, but Topias Leinonen sprawled out to deny the chance. Both sides traded opportunities late in … Continue reading
Red Wings double up Flyers, 4-2
PHILADELPHIA – The Detroit Red Wings came to town tied with the Flyers with 88 standings points and left with a two-point cushion in the wild card race with a 4-2 win on Thursday night. Patrick Kane had a goal and three points in the win. Both teams remain on the outside looking in, as the Ottawa Senators, also with 88 points, sit in the second wild card spot. John Gibson made 32 saves in the win. “I think right from the start we played hard, matched their physicality and their intensity,” Detroit’s Alex DeBrincat said. “I thought we played … Continue reading
Recap of NHL from 2 April 2026
Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy both reached the 40-goal mark in a Minnesota win that clinched their spot in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs after the Hurricanes also secured a postseason berth for the eighth consecutive year.* Wild Card and divisional races in the Atlantic and Pacific continued to heat up as teams look to secure the 12 remaining spots in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs * A Sportsnet doubleheader features a pair of pivotal matchups as the Flyers continue to chase a Wild Card position in the East when they face the Islanders and the Blues look to inch … Continue reading
ECHL Today – 3 April 2026
Florida Everblades (44-13-9) at Jacksonville Icemen (26-30-9) 7 p.m. ET Anthony Romano leads Florida against the Icemen with 11 points (4g-7a). Jacksonville’s David Jankowski is on a four-game point streak (2g-2a). Everblades are 23-8-3 on the road, outscoring their opponents 120-69. Icemen are league’s second-least penalized team with 8.75 penalty minutes per game. South Carolina Stingrays (41-21-4) at Orlando Solar Bears (26-35-5) 7 p.m. ET South Carolina’s Simon Pinard is fifth with 65 points (26g-39a). Spencer Kersten leads Orlando against the Stingrays with 12 goals and 17 points. Stingrays are 24-11-3 when outshooting their opponent. Solar Bears are 23-1-0 … Continue reading
Allen Clinch Playoff Spot
Dallas/Allen, Texas -The Allen Americans, ECHL affiliate of the Ottawa Senators (NHL), and Belleville Senators (AHL), played their final School Day Game of the season on Thursday morning with the Americans coming out on top 8-5 clinching a spot in the Kelly Cup Playoffs. Danny Katic led the way with his third hat trick of the year, scoring his 32nd, 33rd and 34th goals of the season. He also had an assist collecting a four-point game. With his three goals Katic took over the ECHL lead in goals passing Idaho’s Brendan Hoffman. Colton Hargrove scored a pair of goals for the Americans with numbers 22 … Continue reading
