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Stars prevail in OT to spoil Gabriel Landeskog's return for Avs
Tyler Seguin scored 5:31 into overtime, and the Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 in Denver on Wednesday night to steal home ice back in their Western Conference quarterfinal series.,Jamie Benn also scored and Jake Oettinger turned away 27 shots for Dallas, which leads the series 2-1.,Gam...

Stars prevail in OT to spoil Gabriel Landeskog's return for Avalanche
Tyler Seguin scored 5:31 into overtime, and the Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 in Denver on Wednesday night to steal home ice back in their Western Conference Quarterfinal series.,Jamie Benn also scored and Jake Oettinger turned away 27 shots for Dallas, which leads the series 2-1.,Gam...

Kings take two-game lead on Oilers after 6-2 victory
Adrian Kempe scored twice in a four-point game, and Anze Kopitar collected one goal and three assists to lead the host Los Angeles Kings to a 6-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday and a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.,Andrei Kuzmenko netted one goal and one assist, while Br...

Connor McMichael's pair guide Caps to 2-0 series lead over Canadiens
Connor McMichael scored twice and Logan Thompson made 14 of his 25 saves in the third period as the Washington Capitals beat the visiting Montreal Canadiens 3-1 on Wednesday to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round matchup in the Stanley Cup playoffs.,Dylan Strome also scored for Washington while Tay...

Blues search for answers to third-period woes vs. Jets
The St. Louis Blues were the hottest team in the NHL over the final month of the regular season, but the Winnipeg Jets have doused them in cold water through the first two games of their Western Conference first-round series.,The Blues are staring at a 2-0 deficit heading into Game 3 of the best-of-...

Golden Knights, Wild pledge to focus on Game 3 in opening-round series
Vegas Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy paused for a moment when asked what message he would share with his players after they landed in Minnesota.,The Golden Knights won Game 1 of their best-of-seven Western Conference quarterfinals series against the Minnesota Wild on Sunday. But then they fell s...

Report: Early NHL playoff ratings plummet 27%
NHL playoff broadcasts in the United States were down in viewership through the first three days of the postseason, per a report from Front Office Sports published Wednesday.,Stanley Cup playoff games through Monday averaged 718,000 viewers, the outlet reported. That's a 27 percent drop from the pre...

Maple Leafs moving closer to rare playoff-series win vs. Senators
Advancing past the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs has been a struggle for the Toronto Maple Leafs over the past 20 years. ,They've managed to get to the second round just once since 2005-06, doing so in 2022-23 after dispatching the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games. That was the first time ...

Rangers president/GM Chris Drury agrees to multi-year contract extension
Four days after firing their head coach, the New York Rangers announced on Wednesday that president and general manager Chris Drury has agreed to terms on a multi-year contract extension.,Terms were not disclosed, with the 48-year-old Drury saying in a news release that he is honored to continue in ...

Lightning look to turn page, even series vs. Panthers
The Tampa Bay Lightning have lost home-ice advantage. Now they must find a way to ensure they do not head to the home of the defending Stanley Cup champions down by a pair of games in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round series.,The Lightning, who finished four points ahead of the Florid...

Longtime Islanders F Cal Clutterbuck announces retirement
Longtime New York Islanders forward Cal Clutterbuck announced his retirement from the NHL on Wednesday after 17 seasons.,Clutterbuck, 37, spent his last 11 seasons with the Islanders before sitting out the 2024-25 season.,"Hockey gave me everything -- a purpose, a brotherhood, and a lifetime of memo...

Kirill Kaprizov, Wild thrash Knights, level series
Kirill Kaprizov scored two goals and had an assist as the Minnesota Wild evened their series against the Vegas Golden Knights with a 5-2 victory in Game 2 of the Western Conference quarterfinals on Tuesday in Las Vegas.,Matt Boldy had a goal and an assist and Marcus Foligno and Mats Zuccarello also ...

NHL roundup: Panthers' Matthew Tkachuk scores twice in return
Florida Panthers winger Matthew Tkachuk returned to action with two goals and an assist, and the Stanley Cup champs swiped home-ice advantage by thumping the host Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 to start their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series on Tuesday night.,Sidelined for the season's final 2...

Matthew Tkachuk scores twice in return as Panthers rout Lightning
Florida Panthers winger Matthew Tkachuk returned to action with two goals and an assist, and the Stanley Cup champs swiped home-ice advantage by thumping the host Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 to start their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series on Tuesday night.,Sidelined in the season's final 25...

Max Domi's OT goal gives Leafs 2-0 lead in series vs. Senators
Max Domi scored at 3:09 of overtime, lifting the Toronto Maple Leafs over the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Tuesday night and giving the hosts a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.,Game 3 is Thursday in Ottawa.,Domi scored on a 28-foot wrist shot from the edge of the left circle ...

Max Domi's OT goal gives Leafs 2-0 lead series vs. Senators
Max Domi scored at 3:09 of overtime, lifting the Toronto Maple Leafs over the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Tuesday night and giving the hosts a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.,Game 3 is Thursday in Ottawa.,Domi scored on a 28-foot wrist shot from the edge of the left circle ...

Max Domi OT hero as Leafs lead series vs. Senators 2-0
Max Domi scored at 3:09 of overtime, lifting the Toronto Maple Leafs over the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Tuesday night and giving the hosts a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series. ,Game 3 is Thursday in Ottawa.,Domi scored on a 28-foot wrist shot from the edge of the left circle...

Jordan Martinook, Canes grab 2-0 series lead vs. Devils
Jordan Martinook continued to haunt the Devils in the postseason, posting a goal and an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes beat New Jersey 3-1 on Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C., to take a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round series., ,Game 3 of the best-of-seven series is Friday night in ...

Oilers F Evander Kane could make season debut vs. Kings
Edmonton forward Evander Kane could make his season debut in the Western Conference first-round series against the Los Angeles Kings, Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch said Tuesday.,Kane, 33, has not played since Game 2 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final on June 10 against the eventual champion Florida Panther...

Oilers in familiar territory heading into Game 2 vs. Kings
The route taken to this point was unique, but the visiting Edmonton Oilers are not in unfamiliar territory heading into Game 2 of their Western Conference first-round series with the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday.,Sure, the 6-5 Los Angeles victory in the series opener was a roller coaster ride for ...