LAS VEGAS — It is a hit people will be talking about 30 years from now. Matthew Tkachuk’s bone-rattling check on Jack Eichel will be on highlight shows for decades. Two superstar players making a combined $19.5 million in annual salary coming together like a truck collision on the highway, Eichel’s helmet popping off his …
Any handwringing and pearl-clutching over the NBA Finals’ TV ratings without traditional big-market teams involved has proven overblown so far. Denver’s 104-93 Game 1 victory on June 1 averaged 11.58 million viewers on ABC while Miami’s 111-108 upset on Sunday night averaged 11.91 million. Both games won all the coveted advertising demographics, as expected. Sunday’s …
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It’s the third round of the NHL playoffs, still, thanks to a Dallas Stars team that doesn’t seem to want to quit. With the Golden Knights wobbling and the Panthers resting up, we’re almost at the finish line. Are you feeling disappointed yet? Probably. Only three teams remain, which means 29 fan bases are experiencing …
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The Dallas Stars won Game 5 of the Western Conference final 4-2 against the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday, staving off elimination. Here’s what you need to know: With the game tied 2-2 in the third period, Stars forward Ty Dellandrea scored the go-ahead goal at 10:35 in the frame to put Dallas up 3-2. …
The Vegas Golden Knights shut out the Stars 4-0 in Dallas on Tuesday to win Game 3 and take a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference final. Here’s what you need to know: Stars captain Jamie Benn received a five-minute major and a game misconduct for cross-checking Vegas’ Mark Stone less than two minutes into …
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