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Avalanche hope to rediscover offense in Game 4 vs. Stars
The Colorado Avalanche entered Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal series with the most goals in this year's Stanley Cup playoffs, but the Dallas Stars found a way to shut them down.,Dallas earned a 4-1 win on Saturday night to take a 2-1 lead in the series, and it has a chance to steal ano...
Panthers rally past Bruins in third, grab 3-1 series lead
The Florida Panthers scored twice in the third period to cap a comeback from a two-goal deficit, giving them a 3-2 win over the host Boston Bruins on Sunday in Game 4 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series. ,Anton Lundell posted a goal and an assist while Sam Bennett and Aleksander Barkov both sc...
Rugged series for Bruins, Panthers moves to Boston
After splitting the first two games in Sunrise, Fla., the Boston Bruins will look to regain control of the Eastern Conference semifinals when they return home to battle the Florida Panthers in Game 3 on Friday.,The Panthers dominated Boston -- amidst a heightened level of "emotion and adrenaline," a...
Stars F Mason Marchment to return for Game 2 vs. Avs
Dallas Stars forward Mason Marchment will return to the lineup on Thursday for Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinal series against the visiting Colorado Avalanche.,Radek Faksa will sit out in place of Marchment, who has missed the last six games with an undisclosed injury.,Marchment, 28, recor...
Brady Tkachuk named captain of Team USA
Brady Tkachuk on Thursday was named the captain of the 2024 U.S. team for the IIHF Men's World Hockey Championship.,Tkachuk, who is the captain of the Ottawa Senators, will wear the "C" for Team USA when it plays Sweden on Friday in Ostrava, Czechia.,New York Islanders forward Brock Nelson, Chicago ...
Hurricanes turn to G Pyotr Kochetkov for Game 3 vs. Rangers
Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov will get the start on Thursday in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series against the visiting New York Rangers, coach Rod Brind'Amour announced.,Brind'Amour also told reporters that he wants Frederik Andersen to get rest. The Hurricanes trail...
Squall? Yeti? 20 names under consideration for Utah NHL team
Hockey fans in Utah have until May 22 to vote in the first round of balloting to help select an identity for the state's NHL team.,The NHL announced last month that the Arizona Coyotes are moving to Salt Lake City, leaving the team name in the desert.,Utah Jazz owners Ryan and Ashley Smith added the...
Maple Leafs fire Sheldon Keefe after first-round exit
The Toronto Maple Leafs fired coach Sheldon Keefe on Thursday, just five days after an overtime loss to the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.,The organization said it would begin the search for its next head coach immediately, with an announcement about the futu...
Canucks use thrilling 3rd-period rally to stun Oilers in Game 1
Nikita Zadorov and Conor Garland scored 39 seconds apart to cap a wild third-period comeback as the host Vancouver Canucks claimed a 5-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series.,Dakota Joshua scored once in a three-point game, while Zadoro...
Panthers drub Bruins, knot series at 1-1
Captain Aleksander Barkov collected two goals and two assists to fuel the Florida Panthers to a 6-1 victory over the Boston Bruins in Sunrise, Fla., on Wednesday in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.,Sam Reinhart notched four assists and defenseman Brandon Montour scored a goal and...
Panthers knot series at 1-1 with drubbing of Bruins
Captain Aleksander Barkov collected two goals and two assists to fuel the Florida Panthers to a 6-1 victory over the Boston Bruins in Sunrise, Fla., on Wednesday in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. ,Sam Reinhart notched four assists and defenseman Brandon Montour scored a goal an...
Needing to dig out of another hole, Stars face Avs
In the first round of the NHL playoffs, the Dallas Stars were in the same position they're currently facing as they take on the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinal.,After blowing a three-goal, first-period lead in their 4-3 overtime loss Tuesday, the Stars ar...
Special teams favoring Rangers as series shifts to Carolina
After a crushing double-overtime loss in Game 2, the Carolina Hurricanes look to gain ground in their Eastern Conference semifinal series when they host the New York Rangers in Game 3 on Thursday in Raleigh, N.C.,The Rangers hold a 2-0 lead in the series, and a victory Thursday sets up a potential s...
NHLPA announces Ted Lindsay Award finalists
Auston Matthews, Nathan MacKinnon and Nikita Kucherov were named finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award on Wednesday.,Voted on by fellow members of the NHL Players' Association, it is presented annually to the most outstanding player in the NHL.,Matthews won the trophy in 2021-22 and Kucherov claimed i...
Avs erase 3-goal deficit in Game 1, top Stars in OT
Miles Wood scored the overtime winning goal to give the visiting Colorado Avalanche a 4-3 comeback victory over the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of a Western Conference semifinal series on Tuesday.,Cale Makar scored once in a three-point game, while Valeri Nichushkin and Nathan MacKinnon both collected on...
Rangers outlast Hurricanes in 2 OTs, take 2-0 series edge
Vincent Trocheck scored a power-play goal 7:24 into double overtime as the host New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Tuesday night in Game 2 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series.,New York took a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series and improved to 6-0 in the postseason.,Less tha...
Rangers outlast Hurricanes in double OT, take 2-0 series edge
Vincent Trocheck scored a power-play goal 7:24 into double overtime as the host New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Tuesday night in Game 2 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series.,Less than a minute after Trocheck drew a cross-checking penalty on Carolina defenseman Brady Skjei i...
Canucks swept Oilers in regular season, now underdogs in playoffs
The Vancouver Canucks won the Pacific Division by five points over the Edmonton Oilers and swept the regular-season series. Yet when they kick off their Western Conference semifinal series Wednesday in Vancouver, the Canucks are the underdogs.,"I love being doubted," said Vancouver coach Rick Tocche...
Sharks win No. 1 overall pick in NHL draft lottery
The San Jose Sharks will select first in the 2024 NHL Draft when the league convenes next month in Las Vegas.,The Sharks won the draft lottery on Tuesday to receive the first overall pick for the first time in franchise history.,San Jose had the best odds to win the lottery (18.5 percent) after fini...
NHL: Ratings spike for Bruins-Leafs, first-round playoff games
The Boston Bruins' overtime victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 7 on Saturday was the most-watched first-round playoff game across North America on record, the NHL said Tuesday.,Shown on multiple platforms -- ABC, CBC, Sportsnet and TVA Sports -- the Bruins' 2-1 clincher in the Eastern Conf...