The Edmonton Oilers will name Dave Tippett as their head coach on Tuesday, according to Sportsnet's Mark Spector.

Tippett's contract will be for three years, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

The 57-year-old will take a wealth of coaching experience with him to Edmonton, where he will serve as the 16th bench boss in franchise history.

Tippett was the Dallas Stars' head coach for six seasons from 2002 to 2009, during which the team earned a conference finals berth in 2008.

After his dismissal in Dallas, Tippett moved to the then-Phoenix Coyotes and found instant success. He was named the Jack Adams Award recipient in his first year with the team after guiding the Coyotes to a franchise-record 107 points. He took them to the conference finals two seasons later but would miss the postseason during his last five years in the desert before he was relieved of his duties after 2016-17.

Tippett, a Moosomin, Saskatchewan native, was hired by Seattle's upcoming NHL team as a senior advisor last summer.

Despite boasting ample star power with Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, the Oilers have missed the playoffs in back-to-back years. Todd McLellan was fired after a 9-10-1 start to last season, and his interim replacement, Ken Hitchcock, didn't fare much better, going 26-28-9 the rest of the way.

Tippett's hiring marks the first major move made by new general manager and president of hockey operations Ken Holland.

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Sean Kuraly scored the eventual winner early in the third period as the Boston Bruins tallied four unanswered goals en route to a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.

More to come.

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Gary Bettman says the NHL will look to expand its video review process, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

Speaking during his annual league address prior to the start of the Stanley Cup Final, the commissioner said the league will now determine what plays will be subject to future reviews.

“This is the challenge," Bettman said. "This is the challenge we will focus on and we will meet.”

What the new review process will include is yet to be determined, and Bettman said that will be discussed when the league's general managers convene on June 20, according to TSN's Pierre LeBrun.

Bettman did add, however, that the league won't get carried away.

"The flow of the game would be inalterably affected if we reviewed everything," Bettman said, per TSN's Gino Reda.

Reviews have been a major controversy throughout the postseason. In Game 7 between the Vegas Golden Knights and San Jose Sharks, Cody Eakin was wrongfully assessed a match penalty for a cross-check on Joe Pavelski. The Sharks scored four goals on a power play that shouldn't have happened and won the series.

Then in Game 3 of the Western Conference Final, Sharks forward Timo Meier set up the overtime winner with a hand pass, and that play isn't reviewable under current NHL rules.

Bettman said the Meier play bothers him.

"What I thought was it would be good if my head didn't explode," he said, according to Sportsnet's Chris Johnston.

Bettman also said no teams will be travelling to China for preseason games prior to the 2019-20 campaign, and there's been no movement between the NHL and IIHF regarding the 2022 Olympics.

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The Washington Capitals are investigating a video that appears to show Evgeny Kuznetsov with two lines of white powder.

"We are aware of the video that surfaced on social media of Evgeny Kuznetsov," a team spokesman told the Washington Post's Isabelle Khurshudyan on Monday. "We are currently in the process of gathering facts and will have no further comment at this time."

In a statement translated by Russian Machine Never Breaks' Igor Kleyner, Kuznetsov told Russian outlet Sport-Express that he has never used drugs and doesn't plan to, adding that the video was taken following the Capitals' championship victory last year:

Yes, I saw the video on the internet. I don’t necessarily have anything to do with what is going on around me. I never used drugs and have no intention to get into it. If there are any questions, I am ready to undergo testing.

The video is a year old. It happened in summer of 2018, when we won the Cup in Vegas. It has nothing to do with the World Championship at all. I just came by the room where my some people I knew stayed. When I saw what was going on there - unfamiliar women, unknown substances on the table - I called my friend and left as soon as I could.

Unfortunately, someone decided to catch some notoriety just now - after the (Russian team) lost. I have nothing to hide, let this be on (the) conscience of whoever posted the video.

NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said Monday that the league needs time to gather more facts on the video before commenting on it, according to Sportsnet's Chris Johnston.

Twitter user @thesavspb posted and later deleted the clip purportedly showing the superstar forward sitting at a table with what appears to be cocaine.

It has since been shared by other Twitter accounts and has been uploaded to YouTube.

Kuznetsov and Team Russia defeated the Czech Republic to win bronze at the World Championship in Slovakia on Sunday.

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Details about the potential blockbuster trade between the Minnesota Wild and the Pittsburgh Penguins that fell through last week are starting to come to light.

Penguins forward Phil Kessel, who owns an eight-team "yes" trade list, nixed a deal that would've sent him to the Wild, sources confirmed to The Athletic's Michael Russo. The veteran sniper apparently has a couple of concerns about playing for Minnesota - the biggest one being his belief that the club isn't close to contending for a Stanley Cup, several people close to Kessel told Russo.

Moreover, Kessel is concerned about who would get him the puck, and wasn't swayed by a phone conversation with Wild general manager Paul Fenton - who tried talking up the team's young players - sources told Russo.

Kessel is coming off a productive 82-point season and has three years remaining on his contract with a $6.8-million cap hit.

The 32-year-old has ties to Minnesota. He grew up in nearby Madison, Wis., and played one year at the University of Minnesota before turning pro.

However, the Wild finished last in the Central Divison this past season, ending their six-year playoff streak in the first year under Fenton. The new GM wasted little time putting his fingerprints on the roster, trading away Nino Niederreiter, Mikael Granlund, and Charlie Coyle - all of whom were considered core players by the previous regime.

Jason Zucker, who signed five-year, $27.5-million extension with the Wild last summer, was reportedly the main part of the package heading to Pittsburgh in exchange for Kessel before the trade fell through. Zucker has a 10-team no-trade list that kicks in on July 1.

This wasn't the first time Fenton came close to dealing Zucker. At the trade deadline, a deal to send the 27-year-old forward to the Calgary Flames reportedly fell through.

The Penguins and Flames don't appear to be giving up on their hopes of landing the former 30-goal scorer, though. They're both among a list of teams - joined by the Vancouver Canucks, Arizona Coyotes, and Anaheim Ducks - that are interested in Zucker, sources told Russo.

In Zucker talks, the Wild have inquired about Christian Dvorak and Christian Fischer in Arizona, Sam Bennett and Michael Frolik in Calgary, and Jonathan Marchessault with the Vegas Golden Knights, according to Russo.

Zucker tallied 21 goals and 21 assists in 2018-19, but his shooting percentage dropped over 5 points from his previous 33-goal campaign.

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The St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins begin the Stanley Cup Final on Monday. Here, we focus on betting tips for who'll win the Conn Smythe Trophy, awarded to the most valuable player throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Before we dive into the odds, here are some things to keep in mind:

- No goalie has won the Conn Smythe since Tim Thomas and Jonathan Quick took the honors back-to-back in 2011 and '12, respectively. Five of the last six recipients have been forwards.

- Only five players have won the Conn Smythe as a member of the losing Stanley Cup Final team.

- Bruins skaters will be shaded a bit shorter due to Boston being favored in the series.

Conn Smythe odds

Goalies favored to buck the trend

Both Rask and Binnington have had memorable postseasons and odds say one of those netminders will end the six-year Conn Smythe goalie drought. Rask boasts a 1.84 goals-against average and .924 save percentage along with two shutouts over 17 postseason games. Meanwhile, Binnington has been excellent in his playoff debut despite being roughed up in his previous series against the San Jose Sharks. Overall, the rookie has posted a .914 save percentage with one shutout.

Forwards to consider

Schwartz is the front-runner for the Blues at 10-1 odds thanks to potting 12 goals so far in the postseason, including a pair of hat-trick performances. However, Tarasenko might be the more intriguing winger on that top St. Louis line. Following a slow start to the playoffs, Tarasenko has recorded a point in each of his previous six outings and has put the second-most pucks on net of any player in the postseason.

Marchand leads Bruins skaters at 6-1 odds thanks to posting 18 points in 17 games. His linemate, Bergeron, only has 13, but has been a consistent point producer in the championship round, registering six goals and nine points in 12 career Stanley Cup Final games.

Long shot to consider

O'Reilly was St. Louis' top point-getter during the regular season, recording 77 along with 28 goals and 49 assists. He's only found the back of the net three times this postseason but the 80-1 number for O'Reilly to win the Conn Smythe is too long not to take a shot on with a player who's currently second on the Blues with 14 playoff points.

Alex Kolodziej is theScore's betting writer. He's a graduate of Eastern Illinois who has been involved in the sports betting industry for 11 years. He can quote every line from "Rounders" and appreciates franchises that regularly wear alternate jerseys. Find him on Twitter @AlexKoIodziej.

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The Stanley Cup isn't won on paper, but the Boston Bruins have been better than the St. Louis Blues statistically in this postseason.

Boston has been superior at both scoring and preventing goals, and the Bruins also possess the edge on both sides of the special teams battle. However, the Blues have been better at suppressing opposing shots.

Here's how the two teams are faring in the key conventional categories this spring:

The Bruins boast the most efficient power play among all postseason clubs this year.

Boston also mostly holds the five-on-five possession advantage this spring:

St. Louis' slight edge in the Corsi department isn't encouraging for the Blues because the Bruins have been better at generating scoring chances, both in general and of the high-danger variety. Boston is also posting a stronger expected goals rate.

Elsewhere, the goaltending matchup should be one of the biggest storylines in the series.

Bruins netminder Tuukka Rask is producing one of the best postseason save percentages since the NHL began tracking the statistic in 1955-56.

Rask can also become the first Finnish goalie and fifth Finnish player to win the Stanley Cup multiple times.

Meanwhile, Jordan Binnington's 12 wins coming into the series are the most ever by a Blues netminder in a single postseason. He's one of only seven rookie goalies in NHL history to post 12-plus wins during a playoff run.

But the Bruins still hold the clear edge in goal, and a deeper dive into the analytics shows how significant the gap has been this spring.

Rask leads the league in GSAA by a wide margin during the playoffs, and he's also posted the best HDGSAA among all postseason goaltenders this year.

High-danger save percentage: Percentage of high-danger shots against that were saves.

Goals saved above average: The difference between the goalie's Goals Against and a Goals Against with the same Shots Against and the average save percentage.

High-danger goals saved above average: The difference between the goalie's high-danger Goals Against and a high-danger Goals Against with the same high-danger Shots Against and the average high-danger save percentage

(Analytics courtesy: Natural Stat Trick)

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