Hockey roundup: Griffins stay alive on Brandsegg-Nygard's overtime goal
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The Grand Rapids Griffins stayed alive in the Western Conference final with a 4-3 overtime victory over the Chicago Wolves on Tuesday at Allstate Arena in Chicago.
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Michael Brandsegg-Nygard scored at 9:22 of overtime for the Griffins, who outshot the Wolves, 46-20.
Carter Mazur (Jackson), John Leonard and Tyler Angle scored the other goals and Michal Postava stopped 17-of-20 shots.
The Wolves lead the best-of-five series, 2-1. Game 4 is Thursday in Chicago. Game 5, if necessary, would be Saturday in Grand Rapids.
Knights lose appeal of for media violations
The Vegas Golden Knights were unsuccessful in their appeal to commissioner Gary Bettman to adjust the punishment handed down by the NHL for violating media regulations, multiple outlets reported on Tuesday.
The appeal came after the league announced last week that the Golden Knights would forfeit a second-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. The league also levied a $100,000 fine to head coach John Tortorella for what the NHL called "flagrant violations" of media regulations.
Tortorella was not made available and the locker room remained closed to the media following Vegas' 5-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks in Game 6 of the Western Conference second-round series. Mitch Marner and Brett Howden took questions from the media at the podium, with the players saying the team bus was leaving in 10 minutes.
While the Golden Knights have not issued an explanation for their decision with the media, Sportsnet reported the team was frustrated by defenseman Brayden McNabb's one-game suspension for interference earlier in the series.
The NHL imposed these penalties after previous warnings to the Golden Knights regarding its media regulations and other associated policies.
The Golden Knights will take on the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference finals, beginning in Denver on Wednesday.
PWHL officially expands to San Jose
The Professional Women's Hockey League announced San Jose, Calif., as the home of its 12th franchise on Tuesday.
It will be the fourth expansion team starting play in 2026-27, along with Detroit, Las Vegas and Hamilton, Ontario.
The PWHL has a press conference scheduled for 12:45 p.m. PT on Tuesday at the SAP Center, home of the NHL's San Jose Sharks.
The PWHL now has doubled in size from its original six members in 2023: Boston, Minnesota, Montreal, New York, Ottawa and Toronto. Vancouver and Seattle entered the league in 2025.
The Bay Area has been a popular expansion choice lately in professional women's sports, with the Golden State Valkyries joining the WNBA in 2025 and Bay FC joining the NWSL in 2024.
Frost teammates finalists for top forwards
Minnesota Frost teammates Taylor Heise and Kelly Pannek were named finalists for 2026 PWHL Forward of the Year honors on Tuesday along with Brianne Jenner of the Ottawa Charge.
The award is presented to the forward who showcases the most outstanding ability at the position throughout the regular season. A selection committee chose the finalists and the winner will be announced on June 16 in Detroit.
Heise, 26, tallied 30 points (13 goals, 17 assists) in 30 games this season. She became the first player in league history with two separate four-game goal streaks in a single season (March 8-10 and March 29-April 11).
Pannek, 30, posted a league-record 33 points (16 goals, ,17 assists) in 30 games. She tied for the league lead with three multi-goal games and matched a PWHL record with seven power-play goals.
Jenner, 35, finished fourth in the league with 26 points (12 goals, 14 assists) in 30 games. She won 311 of 545 draws to become the fourth player in PWHL history with 300 faceoff wins in a season.
Marie-Philip Poulin of the Montreal Victoire won the Forward of the Year award last season.
This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Grand Rapids stayed alive in the playoffs with an OT win in Chicago