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Reports: Flyers to hire former player Rick Tocchet as coach
The Philadelphia Flyers are closing in on hiring Rick Tocchet as their next head coach, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday.,Tocchet, 61, spent parts of 11 seasons with the Flyers during his playing career.,Now, he is expected to rejoin the franchise to effectively replace John Tortorella, ...

Mikael Granlund's hat trick leads Stars to 3-1 edge on Jets
Mikael Granlund netted his first career playoff hat trick to pace Dallas to a 3-1 victory over the visiting Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday, leaving the Stars one win away from advancing to the final four of the Stanley Cup playoffs.,Goaltender Jake Oettinger made 31 saves in a sparkling performance for th...

Stars D Miro Heiskanen makes playoff debut in Game 4
Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen returned from a knee injury to start Game 4 of Dallas' Western Conference semifinal series against the visiting Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday.,Heiskanen hadn't played since injuring his knee in a Jan. 28 collision with Vegas Golden Knights forward Mark Stone. Initially exp...

'Do or die' for Golden Knights in Game 5 vs. Oilers
Despite facing a 3-1 hole in their best-of-seven Western Conference second-round series, the Vegas Golden Knights aren't lacking confidence heading into Wednesday night's Game 5 against the Edmonton Oilers in Las Vegas.,"We did it last series," Vegas forward Reilly Smith said of winning three straig...

Maple Leafs aim to regain series lead in Game 5 vs. Panthers
The Florida Panthers appear to have found their game. The Toronto Maple Leafs are hoping to get back to theirs and retake the series lead when they host the Panthers for Game 5 on Wednesday.,Just less than a week ago, the Maple Leafs arrived in South Florida up 2-0 in the best-of-seven series with t...

NHL suspends Panthers minority owner for offensive posts
The NHL suspended a minority owner of the Florida Panthers on Tuesday for his recent "unacceptable and inappropriate" posts on social media.,Doug Cifu, the team's vice chairman and alternate governor, is barred from any involvement with the team or the league pending a meeting with NHL commissioner ...

Stars D Miro Heiskanen expected to make playoff debut in Game 4
Barring a setback, Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen is expected to return for Tuesday night's Game 4 against the visiting Winnipeg Jets, Dallas coach Pete DeBoer said.,Heiskanen hasn't played since injuring his knee in a Jan. 28 collision with Vegas Golden Knights forward Mark Stone. Initially expect...

Reports: Kings likely to hire Ken Holland as GM
Hockey Hall of Fame executive Ken Holland is likely to be the Los Angeles Kings' next general manager, multiple media outlets reported on Monday.,Holland, 69, was the Red Wings' GM from 1997-98 to 2018-19, during which time Detroit captured the Stanley Cup in 1998, 2002 and 2008. He also was the tea...

Oilers shut out Knights, close in on conference finals
Adam Henrique scored twice to lead the Oilers to a 3-0 victory over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Monday, a result that puts Edmonton one win away from advancing in the Stanley Cup playoffs.,Evander Kane collected one goal and one assist for the Oilers, who lead the best-of-seven Western Conf...

Hurricanes one win away from clinching series after beating Caps
The Carolina Hurricanes are one win away from advancing to the Eastern Conference finals thanks to a 5-2 victory Monday over the Washington Capitals in Game 4 of their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series in Raleigh, N.C.,Sean Walker had a goal and an assist, the first two postseason points for t...

Hurricanes one win away from clinching series after 5-2 win over Caps
The Carolina Hurricanes are one win away from advancing to the Eastern Conference finals thanks to a 5-2 victory Monday over the Washington Capitals in Game 4 of their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series in Raleigh, N.C.,Sean Walker had a goal and an assist, the first two postseason points for t...

Report: Oilers goalie Calvin Pickard may miss rest of Vegas series
Edmonton goalkeeper Calvin Pickard is expected to miss the remainder of the Oilers' Western Conference semifinal series versus the Vegas Golden Knights due to injury, TSN reported Monday.,Pickard has won all six starts in the net for the Oilers during this postseason run. After Edmonton lost the fir...

Jets desperate to solve road shortcomings in Game 4 at Stars
Winnipeg must break a horrid trend when its Stanley Cup playoff series with the Dallas Stars resumes on Tuesday: The Jets must find a way to win on the road.,Trailing 2-1 in their Western Conference semifinals series, the Jets have lost all four road playoff games this year. In fact, they have lost ...

Leafs' Max Domi fined for hit on Panthers' Aleksander Barkov
The NHL fined Toronto Maple Leafs forward Max Domi $5,000 on Monday for boarding Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov.,The incident occurred in the final moments of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference second-round series on Sunday night in Sunrise, Fla. The Panthers won 2-0 to even the best-of-se...
Leafs Melting, Hellebuyck Leaking, and the NHL Playoffs Are a Beautiful Mess
Toronto chokes, stars vanish, and chaos reigns as the Panthers pounce and every NHL semifinal tilts toward mayhem....

Panthers shut out Maple Leafs, tie series at two apiece
Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Bennett scored, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 23 saves as the host Florida Panthers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-0 to even their second-round playoff series on Sunday night in Sunrise.,The Eastern Conference best-of-seven series, tied at 2-2, will continue on Wednesday in ...

With new life, Golden Knights ready for Game 4 with Oilers
The Vegas Golden Knights are back in the hunt in their Stanley Cup playoff series thanks to their last-second victory over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 3.,Now the Golden Knights can regain home-ice advantage with a win in Monday's Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinal series in Edmonton.,Edmon...

Down 2-1 to Canes, Caps look for Alex Ovechkin to deliver
The Washington Capitals understand the significance of Monday's Game 4 in their Stanley Cup second-round series with the Carolina Hurricanes.,With his squad down 2-1 in the best-of-seven series before they take the ice Monday in Raleigh, N.C, Capitals coach Spencer Carbery believes his veteran squad...

Mikko Rantanen, Stars rally in third for Game 3 win over Jets
Third-period goals 49 seconds apart by Alexander Petrovic and Mikko Rantanen sparked the host Dallas Stars to a 5-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets in Sunday's Game 3 of their Stanley Cup playoff series.,Rantanen continued his torrid spree with a one-goal, two-assist outing while Roope Hintz and Thom...

Knights stun Oilers with last-second goal, avoid 3-0 hole
Reilly Smith scored his second goal of the game in the final second of regulation, giving the visiting Vegas Golden Knights a shocking 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday in Game 3 of their Western Conference second-round series.,With overtime looming after the Oilers erased yet another...