What to watch this weekend in sports
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Edmonton Oilers take 2-0 series lead with 5-4 win over Golden Knights in overtime thriller
Leon Draisaitl took a pass from Connor McDavid and scored off the rush at 15:20 of overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a 5-4 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night and a 2-0 lead in the second-round series.
Stanley Cup playoffs: Previews for Stars-Jets, Panthers-Leafs - ESPN
The second round of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs is off to a ferocious start, and the Central Division series has yet to begin.
Friends and NHL stars Crosby, MacKinnon reunite at men's hockey worlds after 10 years
Be aware: Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon join forces to play for Canada at the ice hockey world championship after 10 years.
Joel Quenneville hired by Ducks for 1st head coaching job since sex abuse scandal
Joel Quenneville is returning to the NHL with the Anaheim Ducks for his first head coaching job since the second-winningest coach in league history resigned and was banned for his handling of a sexual assault scandal.
Sources - Ducks tab Quenneville in return from Chicago scandal - ESPN
The Anaheim Ducks are hiring Joel Quenneville as their new head coach, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday.
Rantanen carries Stars with 2nd straight hat trick in Game 1 - ESPN
Mikko Rantanen set a pair of NHL records on Wednesday night, when his natural hat trick was the difference in the Dallas Stars' 3-2 Game 1 win at the Winnipeg Jets.
Red-hot Mikko Rantanen records 2nd hat trick in a row, as Stars beat Jets in Game 1
Mikko Rantanen scored a natural hat trick in the second period and the Dallas Stars took a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 1 of their second-round NHL playoff series on Wednesday