Afanasyev hat trick, OT winner lift Admirals

Egor Afanasyev scored his third goal of the night with 4:40 gone in overtime on Wednesday night, giving the Milwaukee Admirals a 3-2 victory and a 2-1 series lead over the Grand Rapids Griffins. The Griffins host Game 4 of … Continue reading

Rangers lose Game 1 of Eastern Conference Final

In New York, the Rangers found themselves up against the Florida Panthers in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference Final on Wednesday night. Perhaps a bit of nerves entered the contest.  With less than six minutes left in the third … Continue reading

Monsters advance to Eastern Conference Finals with 6-4 win against Crunch

The Cleveland Monsters beat the Syracuse Crunch 6-4 on Wednesday night at Upstate Medical University Arena. With the win, the Monsters lead the North Division Finals best-of-five series to move on to the Eastern Conference Finals to face the Hershey … Continue reading

Roe scores twice as Bears complete sweep

The Hershey Bears are returning to the Eastern Conference Finals after a 4-1 win over the Hartford Wolf Pack on Wednesday night, completing a three-game sweep of the teams’ Atlantic Division Finals series. Garrett Roe recorded two goals and an … Continue reading

Hiller to remain coach of Kings

Jim Hiller was named coach of the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday. The 55-year-old went 21-12-1 as interim coach after taking over for Todd McLellan, who was fired Feb. 2. © Andy Devlin/NHLI The Kings (44-27-1) finished third in the … Continue reading