Aliaksei Protas could play for the Capitals in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round against the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday (7 p.m. ET; MNMT, ESPN, SNP, SNO, SNE, TVAS, CBC), but coach Spencer Carbery would not commit to that Monday.

Simon Nemec scored 2:36 into the second overtime and the New Jersey Devils beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Friday night in Game 3 of the first-round playoff series to cut the Canes series lead to 2-1.

The team announced Monday that it was parting ways with the two-time Stanley Cup winning coach just over a week after the Penguins missed out on the playoffs for a third straight season. Sullivan, whose 409 wins with Pittsburgh are a franchise record,

Sullivan served as Pittsburgh's head coach from the 2015-16 season through the end of the team's 2024-25 campaign, winning the Stanley Cup in each of his first two years with the team. The Penguins missed the playoffs in 2025,

The NHL is announcing three finalists for its major awards. Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck is up for another Vezina Trophy.

On Monday, the league announced the finalists for the Vezina Trophy, which honors the top goaltender. The three finalists were Connor Hellebuyck (Winnipeg Jets), Darcy Kuemper (Lo