Deen’s Daily: MacKinnon Leads Team Canada; Reilly Smith, What a Goal!

Nathan MacKinnon is putting up points for Team Canada. Also, the Hurricanes are back on top and the Golden Knights scored an epic game-winning goal.

All that and more on this edition of Deen’s Daily — May 11.

Colorado Hockey Now

Nathan MacKinnon and Team Canada were victorious at the World Championships. They beat up on Slovenia, winning 4-0 led by MacKinnon’s goal and two assists. I do enjoy seeing MacKinnon and Travis Konecny on the same line. Those guys are close buddies.

More importantly, I hope he’s in Sidney Crosby’s ear every single day.

Read More: Avalanche Mailbag 3.0: Landeskog’s Return, MacKinnon’s Comments, Goaltending, & More

Stanley Cup Playoff Recap

Game 3 — Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals: Bless the Hurricanes for sticking to their game. They shut out the Washington Capitals 4-0 to take Game 3 in what has been the least entertaining series of the postseason to date.

Game 3 — Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers: With Stuart Skinner in goal, the Edmonton Oilers came from behind, again, after trailing 3-2. They got the game-tying goal with just over three minutes left in regulation. But they couldn’t get it to OT. In perhaps the most exciting ending of the playoffs to date, Reilly Smith scored with 0.4 seconds left to stun the Edmonton crowd. Vegas won 4-3 to get back in the series.

REILLY SMITH WITH .4 SECONDS LEFT WINS IT FOR VEGAS pic.twitter.com/yhRUHizdh6

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 11, 2025

Tonight’s Schedule

• Game 3: Winnipeg Jets at Dallas Stars (2:30 pm MT on TNT & truTV)
• Game 4: Toronto Maple Leafs at Florida Panthers (5:30 MT on TNT & truTV)

Around The NHL

Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Sidney Crosby was quiet for Team Canada in the opener.

Montreal Hockey Now: Which restricted free agents should the Habs let walk? Which should they sign?

Florida Hockey Now: The Panthers needed puck luck not to fall behind 3-0 in their series. They got it, and have a chance to even the score late today.

NYI Hockey Now: Noah Dobson and Bo Horvat had three of Canada’s four goals. Horvat was the other winger on the line with MacKinnon and Konecny.