Mike Brehm

Minnesota

Editor and Digital Producer at USA Today

Editor, digital producer at @usatodaysports. Love hockey, hiking and my family.

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Why Stars coach pulled goalie Jake Oettinger: 'Status quo had not been working'

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Mike Brehm

The Dallas Stars got off to a bad start while being eliminated Thursday night by the Edmonton Oilers. A careless penalty. A power-play goal in which Corey Perry was left alone in front. Another defensive breakdown on the Oilers' second goal by Mattias Janmark at 7:09. Stars coach Peter DeBoer called a timeout, then did something shocking: He pulled star goaltender Jake Oettinger and inserted backup Casey DeSmith.
NHL playoff bracket: 2025 schedule, times, how to watch Stanley Cup Final

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Mike Brehm

The 2025 Stanley Cup Final is the same as the 2024 Stanley Cup Final. The defending champion Florida Panthers got past the Carolina Hurricanes in five games, and the Edmonton Oilers ousted the Dallas Stars in five games to set up a rematch of the NHL's championship round. The Panthers won last year's series for their first Stanley Cup title. They had won the first three games and the Oilers won the next three. Florida captured Game 7 on home ice.
Dallas Stars vs Edmonton Oilers Game 5: How to watch NHL playoffs, TV channel, streaming

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Mike Brehm

The Edmonton Oilers are one victory away from setting up a rematch of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final. The Oilers, up 3-1 in the Western Conference finals, visit the Dallas Stars on Thursday night for Game 5. The winner of the best-of-seven series will face the Florida Panthers, who secured a third consecutive berth in the championship round with Wednesday's 5-3 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes. The Panthers beat the Oilers in seven games in last year's final.
Islanders' Patrick Roy will remain coach, new GM Mathieu Darche says

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Mike Brehm

New York Islanders coach Patrick Roy will be back for the 2025-26 season, the team's new general manager announced. "Patrick's a winner," said Mathieu Darche, who was hired out of the Tampa Bay Lightning organization. "He had success when he came here the first year, he did have success. ... I went to meet with him last weekend just to get to know him more and I’m extremely comfortable and excited to be working with him. I know he's passionate.
NHL playoff bracket: 2025 schedule, times, scores, TV for conference finals

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Mike Brehm

The defending champion Florida Panthers clinched their third consecutive berth in the Stanley Cup Final Wednesday night with a Game 5 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, North Carolina. They could learn their opponent as soon as Thursday night. The Panthers will face the winner of the Western Conference finals. The Edmonton Oilers, last year's Stanley Cup runner-up, lead the Dallas Stars 3-1 after a 4-1 victory on Tuesday night.
When does the Stanley Cup Final start? Two possible dates announced

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Mike Brehm

When does the Stanley Cup Final start? That depends on what happens in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday night in Dallas. The defending champion Florida Panthers have clinched a third consecutive trip to the championship round and are awaiting the winner of the Dallas Stars-Edmonton Oilers series. If the Oilers (up 3-1) win Thursday and bring about a rematch of last year's Stanley Cup Final, the series would start on June 4, TNT announced Wednesday night.
Zach Hyman injury update: Oilers winger to have surgery, likely done for playoffs

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Mike Brehm

Edmonton Oilers star winger Zach Hyman is having surgery on Wednesday and is likely gone for the rest of the postseason after being injured in Game 4.. "We're not expecting him back for the playoffs," said coach Kris Knoblauch, who didn't specify which injury Hyman suffered when he left the game on a hit by the Dallas Stars' Mason Marchment during the first period. The Oilers won the game 4-1 to take a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference finals.
Panthers vs. Hurricanes highlights: Florida rallies to reach Stanley Cup Final

1 week ago | pal-item.com | Jace Evans |Mike Brehm

The Florida Panthers showed why they are the defending champions and why they're headed to the Stanley Cup Final for the third year in a row. Outplayed in the first period and outscored 2-0 on goals by Sebastian Aho, the Panthers turned it around quickly in the second period for a series-clinching 5-3 victory on Wednesday night in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals. The Panthers killed off a penalty and got a power play immediately after.
Edmonton Oilers vs Dallas Stars Game 4: TV, channel, time, how to watch

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Mike Brehm

The Edmonton Oilers can take a commanding lead Tuesday in the Western Conference finals while the Dallas Stars will try to tie the series. The Oilers lead 2-1 and there will be several changes to the lineup. Injured Oilers forward Connor Brown won't play in Game 4 and Viktor Arvidsson will rejoin the lineup. Goalie Calvin Pickard, who's 6-0 in the playoffs, will back up Stuart Skinner as he returns from an injury.
Stars vs. Oilers highlights: Edmonton takes 3-1 lead in West finals

1 week ago | pal-item.com | Mike Brehm |Jace Evans

The Edmonton Oilers are one win away from a return trip to the Stanley Cup Final. The Oilers defeated the Dallas Stars, 4-1, on Tuesday night to take a 3-1 series lead in the Western Conference finals. Dallas had a strong first period, outshooting the Oilers 16-10, but the Stars couldn’t get a shot past Edmonton goaltender Stuart Skinner and found themselves down 1-0 thanks to a Leon Draisaitl power-play goal. From there, the Oilers started to put the clamps on.