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‘Nico Harrison was right': Fans react as Timberwolves stun Lakers in first round

‘Nico Harrison was right': Fans react as Timberwolves stun Lakers in first round originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

Was Nico Harrison…right?

The Dallas Mavericks general manager may have been watching from home, but his thought process about trading Luka Doncic came to the spotlight.

Doncic, in particular, struggled to impose himself defensively despite posting strong offensive numbers. The Los Angeles Lakers also saw their lack of depth play a factor, as the five starters accumulated heavy minutes to compensate for a feeble bench.

Los Angeles worked its way up the Western Conference ladder to the No. 3 seed following the Doncic trade, but playoffs expose team’s weaknesses. The No. 6-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves delivered when it mattered, with Julius Randle also enjoying a solid series given his past woes.

The first postseason of the LeBron James-Doncic era ends in early failure, with Rob Pelinka having more work to do as James turns 41 next season.

Here’s how social media reacted to the Lakers’ elimination, which included the Mavericks’ GM:

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Mets place Danny Young on IL with left elbow sprain, Tommy John surgery 'on the table'

In less than a week, the Mets' bullpen has lost a pair of lefty relievers to injuries.

While the status of A.J. Minter's recent lat strain remains unclear and ominous, the team shared additional disconcerting news on Wednesday afternoon by placing Danny Young on the 15-day injured list with an elbow sprain.

Hours later, following the Mets' loss to the Diamondbacks, manager Carlos Mendoza said that Young had been dealing with a forearm issue for a few weeks, and an MRI on Wednesday morning showed the ligament sprain. When asked about the severity of the injury, Mendoza noted that Tommy John surgery "is on the table."

Young addressed the injury after the game, revealing that second opinions will soon be conducted and admitting that he doesn't "really know much" about the sprain. In the meantime, he's taking a day-to-day approach and not assuming the worst. The issue stemmed from irregular recoveries from recent outings.

"I usually bounce back fine, something was just kind of abnormal for me," Young said. "We're just going to sit around and see what we get back from other doctors... That's about as bad a timing as you can get, huh? It's unfortunate. [Minter] goes down, I obviously want to pick up that slack. It's just the situation we're in now."

The roster move was retroactive to April 27, a day after Young made his last appearance. It wasn't the strongest month for the 31-year-old, as he logged a 4.32 ERA across 8.1 innings (10 games) with 13 strikeouts. His most recent performance was productive, though -- he worked around a walk by striking out three in one inning against the Nationals.

Young's stint as the lone southpaw in the bullpen was brief, and after lefty Brandon Waddell completed 4.1 innings of bulk relief on Wednesday night, the Mets may only have right-handed relievers at their disposal for the foreseeable future.

In a corresponding move, the Mets recalled righty Chris Devenski from Triple-A Syracuse and transferred lefty Brooks Raley to the 60-day injured list.

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Timberwolves stunningly eliminate Lakers, await Warriors-Rockets series winner

Timberwolves stunningly eliminate Lakers, await Warriors-Rockets series winner originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

The Minnesota Timberwolves didn’t fall into the same trap as the Warriors on Wednesday night.

Given the chance to pull off a first-round NBA playoff series upset, the Timberwolves seized the moment, beating the No. 3-seeded Los Angeles Lakers 103-96 in Game 5 at Crypto.com Arena.

Minnesota, the Western Conference’s No. 6 seed, advances to the conference semifinals, where it awaits the winner of the Golden State-Houston series.

The Warriors lost Game 5 131-116 at Toyota Center and now lead the Rockets 3-2. Game 6 is set for 6 p.m. PT on Friday at Chase Center.

If the Warriors beat the Rockets in Game 6, they would travel to Minneapolis for the start of the Western Conference semifinals, which could begin as early as Sunday.

If the Rockets force a Game 7 with the Warriors, the second-round series likely wouldn’t begin until Tuesday night.

Should the Warriors advance to face the Timberwolves, their regular-season record should benefit them, as Golden State took three of the four meetings this season.

But the Warriors have to take care of business against the Rockets first before they can think about the Timberwolves.

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Spencer, Warriors' bench set tone for Game 6 as bright spot in loss

Spencer, Warriors' bench set tone for Game 6 as bright spot in loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

HOUSTON – He wears a black shirt underneath his jersey and sports a mustache that makes him resemble your local mailman more than a backup point guard in the NBA, yet Pat Spencer, with four minutes remaining in the Warriors’ Game 5 loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night, showed exactly why he’s revered inside the locker room. 

Spencer was walking away from a play where he and Moses Moody tried to wrestle a rebound from Dillon Brooks. The Rockets’ agitator flew to the floor like a tornado made its way into Toyota Center and immediately took exception to Spencer, who turned his back and brushed him off, giving a gesture that explains how Golden State has long felt about Brooks. 

That’s when tempers flared and fireworks followed, making what was once a blowout Warriors loss extremely interesting. 

Alperen Şengün bumped Spencer and got in his face, but Spencer didn’t back down and found himself nose-to-nose with the Rockets center who stands eight inches taller than him. As Spencer headbutted Şengün in the eyes, Warriors center Trayce Jackson-Davis came to his aid and shoved Şengün in the chest as he already was falling backwards. 

Jackson-Davis, Şengün and multiple other players had to be held back. Spencer was ejected, and both Jackson-Davis and Şengün were given offsetting technical fouls. 

“Obviously it’s basketball, we get in the heat of the game, but I’m not going to let someone that’s twice the size of Pat try to go at him like that,” Jackson-Davis told NBC Sports Bay Area in the Warriors’ locker room. “I don’t know what he was thinking.”

The headbutt actually wasn’t seen by Jackson-Davis in real time, but he said when he saw Spencer afterward he saw a little red mark on his forehead, laughing about the incident.

“That was the lacrosse coming out of him,” Jackson-Davis says.

Draymond Green called it “beautiful” to see Spencer and Jackson-Davis getting into it with Şengün. 

“We don’t back down from anybody, and they didn’t,” Green said. 

Though his back was turned to what was going on, Moses Moody gave the perfect answer to how the Warriors feel about Spencer. 

“Pat a dog,” Moody said. 

The Warriors had a chance to close out the series and get some rest before the next round, but lost 131-116, forcing a Game 6 on Friday at Chase Center. Warriors coach Steve Kerr essentially called it a night when he emptied his bench, putting in Spencer, Moses Moody, Kevin Knox, Gui Santos and Quinten Post with a little under six minutes left in the third quarter and the Warriors down by 29 points, 93-64.

If it already wasn’t obvious by then, the game was a wrap. Warriors stars like Steph Curry, Jimmy Butler and Green already were discussing adjustments that needed to be made for Game 6. But that wasn’t the focus for the Warriors on the court, or the rest of their reserves. 

They were given a chance to show what they’re made of and seized their opportunity. 

The Warriors’ reserves outscored the Rockets 16-14 the rest of the third quarter, entering the fourth quarter still down by 27 points, 107-80. Jackson-Davis and G League Defensive Player of the Year Braxton Key joined Spencer, Moody and Knox to begin the fourth quarter, and the unit made the Rockets sweat so much the end of the game became a mini win for the Warriors in what otherwise was a near wire-to-wire loss. 

Houston once held a 31-point lead. But after Golden State went on a 10-2 run with that lineup to open the fourth quarter, the deficit was cut to 17, prompting Rockets coach Ime Udoka to bring his starting five back in with eight minutes remaining. 

“That was our goal,” Jackson-Davis said of the bench. “Just having [the Rockets’ starters] play a little extra, and it was just us trying to enforce and bring some energy back to the Bay.” 

Even with the Rockets’ starters back in the game, the Warriors’ backups weren’t slowing down. Before Spencer was ejected, in a stretch that lasted nearly four minutes, the Warriors outscored the Rockets 9-5 and Houston’s lead at one point was cut down to 11.

Through the first four games of the series, Moody had scored a total of 29 points on 38.5-percent shooting and 31.6 percent from deep. The extra playing time allowed him to get in a groove offensively, finishing as the Warriors’ leading scorer with 25 points on 9-of-18 shooting, and he grabbed nine rebounds. Knox was a team-high plus-14 with 14 points. Spencer in 14 minutes scored 11 points and was a plus-13. Jackson-Davis and Key were all over the glass, and both finished as a plus-12. 

Between Curry and Butler, the Warriors only got 21 points from their dynamic duo. The starting five scored a combined 40 points, 36 fewer than the bench’s 76, which is the most in franchise history for a playoff game since the NBA began tracking starters in the 1970-71 season. 

“Loved our bench group,” Kerr said. “They came in, they forced Houston to bring their starters back in. They set a tone that we’re going to need for Game 6. Even though we lost the game, I thought it was crucial that we fought the way we did in the fourth quarter.” 

Teammates and Kerr alike loudly commended their effort. Curry even asked for his ankle braces back when the Warriors were down 14 points with six and a half minutes to go. Butler said he was ready to get back in the game, but Kerr was going to ride with his guys. 

Those guys also allowed Butler to only play 25 minutes, Curry to play 23 and Green to play 18.

The Rockets took control of the game before the Warriors could regain it. Every ounce of fight the Warriors will need to celebrate Friday on their home floor was displayed by their backups, proving they’ll never back down when it’s their moment to shine.

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Tony Gonsolin shines in his first game since 2023 as Dodgers win fifth straight

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tony Gonsolin (26) throws during in the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij)
Pitcher Tony Gonsolin threw six innings in his first game with the Dodgers since August 2023, striking out nine. (Wally Skalij / Associated Press)

The Dodgers repeatedly have proved they cast a wide net when constructing a starting rotation, seemingly with no financial constraints. Japan, South Korea, Latin America, via trades or free-agent signings, they'll go anywhere and do anything to ensure that each game they can hand the ball to a seasoned, well-compensated pitcher.

Yet inexplicably, the best-laid plans continually fail, and they are forced to hand said ball to unproven rookies. Witness Tuesday with Jack Dreyer and Matt Sauer adding their names to a fleetingly familiar group that includes Bobby Miller, Landon Knack, Justin Wrobleski and Ben Casparius.

Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow, huge signings the last two offseasons, are on the injured list. The Dodgers already have used 22 pitchers with the calendar lipping into May. Granted, that includes comedic stints by position players Miguel Rojas and Kiké Hernández, but that only proves how empty the cupboard can get.

Read more:Matt Sauer saves the Dodgers' bullpen in rout of Marlins

How refreshing it was Wednesday to turn to a homegrown solution, albeit one who has endured his own litany of injuries. Tony Gonsolin, a 2016 Dodgers draft pick out of St. Mary's College, pitched for the first time since August 2023 and shone in a 12-7 win over the Miami Marlins at Dodger Stadium, their fifth victory in a row.

Gonsolin, fully recovered from 2023 Tommy John surgery and a sprained ankle in March, mostly sailed through six innings, striking out nine while walking none, throwing 58 strikes in 77 pitches. The only batter he couldn't fool was left-handed Kyle Stowers, who crushed a two-run homer in the fourth, a run-scoring double in the sixth and a single. Stowers added another homer off Yoendrys Gomez in the ninth inning.

To everyone else, Gonsolin was masterful. His four-seam fastball sat at 94 mph, his slider at 88, and the bottom dropped out of his his devastating splitter a lot like it did in 2022 when Gonsolin went 16-1 with a 2.14 earned-run average, started the All-Star Game and achieved fame for his love of cats.

Dodger Stadium organist Dieter Ruehle has a long memory, playing a "meow" sound effect after each strikeout Wednesday. Gonsolin displayed his uncanny ability to finish with a W next to his name in the box score, the victory improving his lifetime record to a sparkling 35-11.

"It feels good to be back on the mound for sure," he said. "Just to go out there and do my job and have fun. I thought I had a lot of fun today. I think that was the ultimate goal."

He thoroughly enjoyed watching his teammates put crooked numbers on the scoreboard.

"Just knowing that they're gonna go out there and put together quality at-bats and score runs," he said. "And it's gonna be really hard to keep this offense down."

Manager Dave Roberts was understandably thrilled to get a healthy Gonsolin on the mound.

"He has a different brain," Roberts said. "I think he’s just very confident in who he is now as a person, as a ballplayer, the moment isn’t gonna get too big for him. It wasn’t like this first outing in however long. He just took it in stride and really looked good today.

"There was no let-up. He pitched fantastic."

Gonsolin and another homegrown starter the Dodgers grabbed in the 2016 draft, Dustin May, should be key rotation pieces during a brutal stretch of 19 games in 20 days that begins Friday with a 10-game trip to Atlanta, Miami and Arizona. May has gone at least five innings in each of his five starts, getting roughed up in only one while posting a 3.95 ERA.

Read more:Tommy Edman delivers a walk-off sigh of relief in Dodgers' win over Marlins

Coming off an 18-hit barrage in a win over Miami on Tuesday, the Dodgers cooled only slightly, settling for 17 in the series finale. Yet they found solace early when slumping Max Muncy hit his first home run on the last day of April to give them a 1-0 lead in the second inning.

"I've still got to clean some things up and be better in certain situations," Muncy said. "It's a work in progress. We keep rewatching my at-bats and rewatching my swings and the back body has been good, it's just getting the ball to go forward."

Forward, ho, the Dodgers adding three runs in the third and four in the sixth with Mookie Betts driving in four on a single and a triple. Freddie Freeman followed Betts' triple in the sixth with his fifth home run. Muncy tripled in the seventh on a charitably scored fly ball to right field that Stowers misplayed, and scored on a single by Hernández.

The onslaught continued in the eighth with the Dodgers tacking on three more runs highlighted by a triple from Shohei Ohtani, doubles by Rojas and Teoscar Hernández and a single by Kiké Hernández. The Marlins scored four in the ninth against Gómez but it couldn't take away from the optimism the Dodgers took with them on their flight to Atlanta.

"It was a real good, feel-good victory," Roberts said.

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U18s Will Change Draft Rankings

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As the U18s wind down. Draft pundits like myself will be making some alterations to the 2025 NHL Draft rankings. Recency bias is real and I try like heck to stay away from that. Also, some players really shine and as long as there are games going on, players will move up or down depending on their performance. 

One player who is excelling is Braeden Cootes. He’s currently leading Team Canada in scoring with 10 points in four games. That’s terrific and he’s the captain of the team so that’s exactly what a draft eligible player wants to do  - - finish the season strong. 

The example I always use is current Leafs forward, Scott Laughton. Back in 2012, he had seven points in seven games. That was one more point than Sam Reinhart. Considering he wasn’t a point-per-game player in the regular season that year but he had five points in six playoff games. This tournament made the Flyers confident that they could draft him 20th overall without hesitation and he’s had a nice NHL career.

I’ll be tracking the games, writing about some surprise players and maybe some who might fall a bit. Between that and the NHL Draft Lottery coming up soon, that will keep me busy as the Canadiens try and keep their season going. Whenever that ends, fans always turn to the draft and I’m here for that.

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Marlins rookie outfielder Griffin Conine has season-ending shoulder surgery

LOS ANGELES — Miami Marlins rookie outfielder Griffin Conine will miss the rest of the season following surgery on his left shoulder.

Conine jammed his shoulder into the ground on a head-first slide into second in an 11-10 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies last Saturday. The 27-year left the game and was placed on the 60-day injured list the following day.

An MRI Monday confirmed a dislocated shoulder, which was repaired Tuesday in Los Angeles by Dodgers head team physician Dr. Neal ElAttrache.

Through 20 games, Conine was batting .281 with a .790 on-base-plus-slugging percentage, one home run, seven doubles and seven RBIs. He made his big league debut last August and hit .268 with a .777 OPS, three homers and 12 RBIs in 30 games.

“Yeah, Griffin was playing so well, and a key cog for us, an important piece,” Marlins manager Clayton McCullough said on Wednesday. “Surgery was successful, and everything should be on track for Griffin to get through his rehab and be a full-go come spring training.”

Conine’s father, Jeff, played on the Marlins’ World Series champions in 1997 and 2003 and is known as Mr. Marlin.

Javier Sanoja, Kyle Stowers, Eric Wagaman and Ronny Simon have started in left field in Conine’s absence.

“I think we’ll continue to rotate guys through there,” McCullough said. “It’s nice to have some versatile pieces that can go out there and play. You can start the game in one setup, and depending how the game goes, guys can come in.”

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Golden Knights' Forward Announced Day-To-Day With Undisclosed Injury

Vegas Golden Knights left wing Pavel Dorofeyev (16) skates against the Minnesota Wild during the second period of game one of the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images

Vegas Golden Knights forward Pavel Dorofeyev exited Game 5 against the Minnesota Wild with an undisclosed injury and is listed as day-to-day.

The 24-year-old played all three regulation periods but did not come out for the overtime frame. Thankfully for the Golden Knights, Brett Howden scored the game-winner, giving them a 3-2 series lead. 

Through five games, Dorofeyev has scored a goal and an assist, both tallies coming on the power play.

"We'll see how he is for tomorrow," head coach Bruce Cassidy said Wednesday. "We didn't skate today. But we'll have a better idea tomorrow."

The Golden Knights will be hoping he can travel with the club to Minnesota for Game 6, but if he cannot play, Victor Olofsson will likely slide back into the lineup. The 29-year-old winger played the first three games of the series before he was replaced by Tanner Pearson. He's not yet recorded a point in the playoffs and has only thrown three shots on goal. 

"If he can't go, we'll think about who goes in the lineup and go from there," Cassidy said. "I'm pretty comfortable with however it works out."

The Golden Knights will have their chance to close out the series on Thursday in St. Paul. 

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Why Butler believes Warriors are ‘fine' despite blowout Game 5 loss

Why Butler believes Warriors are ‘fine' despite blowout Game 5 loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

Despite a lopsided 131-116 Game 5 loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday at Toyota Center, there’s no reason for the Warriors to panic. 

At least that’s what wing Jimmy Butler shared after the Rockets forced a Game 6 set for Friday night at Chase Center.

“We’re fine. Our confidence isn’t going to waver any,” Butler told reporters.

If anyone has experienced the extremes of a seven-game NBA playoff series, it’s Butler. 

During the 2023 Eastern Conference finals, Butler and the Miami Heat gave up a three-to-nothing series lead to the Boston Celtics. The Heat, ultimately, dodged humiliation after winning the series in Game 7.

A year earlier, specifically on May 11, 2022, the Warriors were thumped by the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 5 of their second-round series, losing by 39. Golden State responded and won the series in Game 6.

Although Golden State ended up losing by 15 against the Rockets on Wednesday, Butler and Co. were down by as much as 31 points before the inexperienced Warriors bench battled back in the second half.

The similarities between what both the Warriors and Butler experienced a few years back are striking, but the six-time NBA All-Star is confident he and his teammates have what it takes to seal the deal on Friday. 

 “We’re going to start out better,” Butler added. “We’re going to play a better overall game because we know how good of a team we are as a unit.

“We know how good our players are as individuals. So, as starters, we got to kick us off better, which we know that we will do. We will be fine.”

Butler, who went 2 of 10 overall and missed all three of his 3-point attempts on Wednesday, will need to do his part to close out what has been a feisty series back in the Bay.

If not, it’s for certain that the Warriors won’t be in a “fine” situation then.

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Carolina Hurricanes Recall 3 Players From AHL

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The Carolina Hurricanes officially advanced to the second round with their 5-4 double overtime win over the New Jersey Devils in Game 5. Now, they have made some roster moves in preparation for the second round. 

The Hurricanes have announced that they have recalled Scott Morrow, Juha Jaaska, and Ty Smith from their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Chicago Wolves. 

The Hurricanes selected Morrow with the 40th overall pick of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. The 22-year-old blueliner had one goal, six points, 16 blocks, and a plus-4 rating in 14 regular-season games with the Hurricanes this season. Down in the AHL with the Wolves, the right-shot defenseman posted 13 goals, 39 points, and 47 penalty minutes in 52 games. 

Jaaska, 27, played in his first 18 career NHL games this season with the Hurricanes, recording four assists and nine penalty minutes. The 6-foot winger spent most of this season with the Wolves, posting 12 goals, 33 points, and a minus-1 rating. 

Smith, 25, had one goal, one assist, five blocks, and a plus-1 rating in eight games this season with the Hurricanes. The 2018 first-round pick scored five goals and recorded 28 points in 36 games this campaign with the Wolves. 

These three will now serve as depth pieces for the Hurricanes during their playoff run from here. 

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What we know about the second round of the NHL playoffs so far

What we know about the second round of the NHL playoffs so far originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

There will soon be just eight NHL teams in contention for the Stanley Cup.

The first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs is nearing its conclusion, with three Eastern Conference series wrapped up.

The Metropolitan Division’s No. 2-seeded Carolina Hurricanes were the first team to advance to the conference semifinals, taking down the Metro’s No. 3-seeded New Jersey Devils in five games. Sebastian Aho scored a series-clinching goal in double-overtime of Game 5, booking the franchise’s fifth consecutive conference semifinal appearance.

The second team to reach Round 2 also happens to be Carolina’s next opponent: the East’s No. 1-seeded Washington Capitals. Alex Ovechkin and the Caps made it out of the first round for the first time since their 2018 Stanley Cup title run by eliminating the wild-card Montreal Canadiens in five games.

The conference semis will also feature the defending champion Florida Panthers. Florida, the Atlantic Division’s No. 3 seed, bounced the Tampa Bay Lighting, the Atlantic’s No. 2 seed, in five games in Round 1 for a second straight postseason. The Panthers, who last year won their first Stanley Cup title, are looking to join an exclusive group of repeat winners.

With five second-round berths still to be awarded, what could the other conference semifinal matchups look like? And when will the next round begin? Here’s what we know:

When does Round 2 of the NHL playoffs start?

The NHL hasn’t announced a start date for Round 2 yet. For what it’s worth, the last potential Game 7s of the first round are slated for Sunday, May 4.

Do the NHL playoffs reseed teams?

Just like the NBA playoffs, teams aren’t reseeded after the first round of the NHL postseason. The Stanley Cup Playoffs have a bracket format.

What are the matchups in Round 2 of the NHL playoffs?

Here’s an updated look at the Round 2 bracket possibilities:

Eastern Conference

  • Winner of Toronto Maple Leafs-Ottawa Senators vs. Florida Panthers (Atlantic No. 3)
  • Carolina Hurricanes (Metro No. 2) vs. Washington Capitals (Metro No. 1)

Western Conference

  • Winner of Winnipeg Jets-St. Louis Blues vs. winner of Dallas Stars-Colorado Avalanche
  • Winner of Vegas Golden Knights-Minnesota Wild vs. winner of Los Angeles Kings-Edmonton Oilers

What is the Round 2 schedule in the NHL playoffs?

This section will be updated as second-round schedule details are released (* = if necessary):

Eastern Conference

Hurricanes vs. Capitals

  • Game 1: Hurricanes at Capitals — date TBD, time TBD, TV channel TBD
  • Game 2: Hurricanes at Capitals — date TBD, time TBD, TV channel TBD
  • Game 3: Capitals at Hurricanes — date TBD, time TBD, TV channel TBD
  • Game 4: Capitals at Hurricanes — date TBD, time TBD, TV channel TBD
  • Game 5*: Hurricanes at Capitals — date TBD, time TBD, TV channel TBD
  • Game 6*: Capitals at Hurricanes — date TBD, time TBD, TV channel TBD
  • Game 7*: Hurricanes at Capitals — date TBD, time TBD, TV channel TBD
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Former Oilers Defender Recalled By The Kings

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EDMONTON – Life has a funny way of bringing things full circle.

The team that drafted him may have to face him on Thursday night.

Him, in this sense, being a former Edmonton Oilers defender, Caleb Jones.

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The Oilers drafted Jones 117th overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. He showed a lot of promise in his first few seasons when he was called up to the NHL team.

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Particularly, in his first 17-game stint. Jones recorded six points while playing 19:48 per game. That season, he spent 46 percent of his time on ice paired with defensive stalwart Adam Larsson.

Unfortunately for Jones, he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Duncan Keith. Keith would prove to be an essential piece for the Oilers and someone who would be a leader for the defense group on and off the ice.

Caleb Jones (And Others) Recalled By Los Angeles Kings

Now, he will potentially play against the team that drafted him. Earlier on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Kings recalled six players from their AHL affiliate (the Ontario Reign).

Andre Lee, Francesco Pinelli, Jack Studnicka, Taylor Ward, and Pheonix Copley were also recalled. 

Jones has split his season between the NHL and AHL. In the AHL, he played 44 regular season games, recording 21 points in the process. In his six NHL games, he has zero points while averaging 12:34 in ice time.

Game 6 is scheduled for Thursday, May 1st at 8:00 PM Mountain Time. The game will be broadcast on CBC and Sportsnet.

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Barcelona 3-3 Inter: Champions League semi-final, first leg – as it happened

Lamine Yamal was the star of this six-goal thriller, an instant classic, though Denzel Dumfries and Marcus Thuram weren’t too far behind

Inter get the ball rolling. They’re playing in white this evening. And they’re immediately on the attack …

Here come the teams … and Lamine Yamal, who felt a twinge upon slipping while taking a shot in the warm-up, is still in the Barcelona line-up. He doesn’t look particularly concerned as the Champions League anthem is blasted out, nor when he slaps hands with the Inter players. No Ronaldo-at-the-Stade-de-France-style drama to see here. We’ll be off in a minute, once everyone pays their respects to Pope Francis.

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Former NHL MVP Taylor Hall Feels Welcome On Hurricanes, His Seventh Team

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To say Taylor Hall has been well-travelled over his 15-year NHL career would be an understatement. 

The former Hart Trophy winner has been on seven teams since the Edmonton Oilers selected him first overall in 2010, and he was considered an ancillary move in the massive three-way deal that brought Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes in January.

The 33-year-old ended up fitting in with his new club while Rantanen got traded again to the Dallas Stars. On Wednesday, the Hurricanes announced they signed Hall to a three-year, $9.5-million contract extension worth about $3.167 million annually.

"(Getting term was a) big part of that, just moving around, and now that I have a family, it's important to be somewhere where I'm comfortable," Hall said on a media call on Wednesday. "This team, right from the moment I got here, made me feel comfortable. The coaching staff pushed me, and the guys in the room have been just incredible at making me feel welcome and making me feel like this is a place that I want to be." 

The Calgary native struggled with injuries in his first six seasons with Edmonton and was dealt to the New Jersey Devils in 2016. With the Devils, he scored a career-high 93 points (39 goals, 54 assists) in 2018 and won the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP.

After failing to negotiate a contract extension, Hall was dealt as a rental to the Arizona Coyotes. The big left winger signed a one-year, $8-million deal with the Buffalo Sabres in 2020 to play under former Oilers coach Ralph Krueger, but his tenure with the Sabres was rough, and after scoring two goals in 37 games, Buffalo dealt him to the Boston Bruins.

Hall found his footing with the Bruins and signed a four-year, $24-million contract in 2021. After two seasons, Boston needed to clear salary and swapped him to the Chicago Blackhawks for a pair of minor leaguers. 

With the Hawks, the intent was to have him play with 2023 top pick Connor Bedard, but a knee injury ended his season after only 10 games. In the final year of his deal, Hall avoided injury but was moved up and down the lineup. He was eventually folded into the Rantanen deal, in which the Hawks retained 50 percent of his salary. 

With the Hurricanes, Hall posted 18 points in 31 games to finish the regular season.

Hurricanes GM Eric Tulsky did not have the same issue of getting the veteran winger to sign in Carolina as he did with Rantanen.

"We've been talking since the day of the trade – I think we've had a sense of where it was going to be," Tulsky said. "Most of the conversations between myself and Taylor's agent, Darren (Ferris), we've been sort of hammering out some of the details of how some specifics of the deal would work." 

"Darren was talking to Taylor, making sure he was comfortable with it. I don't think either of us ever doubted that it would get done. It was just a matter of finding the deal that got everybody what they wanted."

Hall played a part in the Hurricanes beating the Devils 4-1 in the first round of the playoffs, eliminating his former team on Tuesday. He had a goal and three points in five games while averaging 15:56.

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