Russian Machine Never Breaks

5 hours ago | russianmachineneverbreaks.com | Ian Oland

The Toronto Maple Leafs are now facing elimination after an embarrassing showing in front of their home fans at ScotiaBank Arena, Wednesday. In what some analysts called a “must-win game” for the Leafs, Toronto fell to Florida 6-1 in a disastrous Game 5, allowing the defending champions to score six consecutive goals before finally responding in garbage time. Florida now has a 3-2 lead in the series and can move on to the Eastern Conference Finals with a win at Amerant Bank Arena on Friday.

13 hours ago | russianmachineneverbreaks.com | Ian Oland

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14 hours ago | russianmachineneverbreaks.com | Katie Adler

ARLINGTON, VA — The Washington Capitals have picked the wrong time to look mortal. After flying through much of the regular season and losing just one game to the Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Capitals have faltered against the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping two straight road games to push themselves to the brink of elimination.

1 day ago | russianmachineneverbreaks.com | Ian Oland

If the Hershey Bears are going to become only the second team in AHL history to three-peat, they’re going to do so in a different way than their previous two championship clubs. Bears head coach Todd Nelson made several aggressive changes after the team lost two of its first three games in its opening round, best-of-5 playoff series against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Nelson went with an untraditional lineup with the team facing elimination, dressing 11 forwards and 7 defensemen.

1 day ago | russianmachineneverbreaks.com | Katie Adler

The Washington Capitals are officially out of wiggle room. After being shut out 4-0 in Game 3, the Capitals fell to the Carolina Hurricanes again in Game 4 on Monday night, this time losing 5-2. For the second game in a row, Washington came out strong to start the first period but began to stutter soon after, and the team failed to take advantage of their chances throughout the night. “We’re giving ourselves some opportunities,” head coach Spencer Carbery said.