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Maple Leafs preparing for William Nylander to play in Game 4
Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander is in line to play in Saturday night's Game 4 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the visiting Boston Bruins, coach Sheldon Keefe said.,Keefe told reporters Saturday morning that the team is "preparing for Willy to play at this point.",Ny...

Oilers' power play overpowers Kings in Game 3
Zach Hyman, Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid scored in the first period and the visiting Edmonton Oilers finished with the three power-play goals in a 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in Game 3 of a first-round Western Conference playoff series on Friday.,Hyman and Draisaitl each finished wit...

NHL roundup: Avs rally past Jets with 5 goals in 3rd
Nathan MacKinnon and Valeri Nichushkin scored power-play goals 2:28 apart early in a five-goal third period, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the Winnipeg Jets 6-2 in Game 3 of their first-round series in Denver on Friday night., ,Colorado took a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference quarterf...

Avalanche score 5 goals in 3rd to rally past Jets
Nathan MacKinnon and Valeri Nichushkin scored power-play goals 2:28 apart early in a five-goal third period, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the Winnipeg Jets 6-2 in Game 3 of their first-round series in Denver on Friday night.,Colorado took a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference quarterfin...

Casey DeSmith backstops Canucks to win over Predators
Casey DeSmith made 29 saves for his first career playoff win as the visiting Vancouver Canucks beat the Nashville Predators 2-1 on Friday night.,Vancouver grabbed a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference first-round playoff series. Game 4 of the best-of-seven set is set for Sunday in Nashville.,DeSmith ...

Stars hope road success continues in playoffs vs. Knights
Despite losing twice at home and trailing 2-0 in their Western Conference first-round series against the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights, the Dallas Stars don't feel defeated heading into Game 3 on Saturday night in Las Vegas.,"I think we're a confident group," Stars coach Peter ...

Under-performing Lightning look to avoid sweep by Panthers
The Florida Panthers are one victory away from ending their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series in as little time as possible.,The Atlantic Division champions won 5-3 Thursday night over the Tampa Bay Lightning on the state's Gulf Coast and put themselves ahead 3-0 in the best-of-seven ser...

Rangers roll again, take 3-0 edge over Capitals
Vincent Trocheck had a goal and an assist as the New York Rangers beat the host Washington Capitals 3-1 on Friday to close in on a berth in the Eastern Conference semifinals.,Chris Kreider and Barclay Goodrow added goals, Mika Zibanejad had two assists and Igor Shesterkin made 28 saves for the Range...

NHL roundup: Jack Eichel's OT goal caps Knights' rally past Kraken
Jack Eichel scored on a breakaway at 3:01 of overtime, his 200th career NHL goal, as the Vegas Golden Knights rallied to defeat the host Seattle Kraken 5-4 Tuesday night....

Surging Oilers open homestand against Capitals
The Edmonton Oilers open a four-game homestand when they host the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night....

Golden Knights rally late, down Kraken in OT
Jack Eichel scored on a breakaway at 3:01 of overtime, his 200th career NHL goal, as the Vegas Golden Knights rallied to defeat the host Seattle Kraken 5-4 Tuesday night....

5-goal second period shoots Avalanche past Flames
Mikko Rantanen collected two goals and two assists, while Valeri Nichushkin scored once in a three-point outing as the visiting Colorado Avalanche rode a five-goal second period to a 6-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night....

Blackhawks' suddenly clicking offense overwhelms Ducks
Philipp Kurashev scored twice and added two assists, Connor Bedard had a goal and four assists and Nick Foligno logged four assists to boost the host Chicago Blackhawks to a 7-2 rout of the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday....

Panthers stop Stars with dominant third period
Aleksandr Barkov tallied two goals and an assist to lead the Florida Panthers to a wild 4-3 comeback win over the host Dallas Stars on Tuesday....

Kirill Kaprizov's 3-point night leads Wild past Coyotes
Kirill Kaprizov had two goals and one assist, and the Minnesota Wild pulled away for a 4-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday night in Saint Paul, Minn....

Flyers add to Sharks' misery with a narrow victory
Morgan Frost had one goal and one assist to lift the host Philadelphia Flyers past the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Tuesday....

Senators end seven-game skid by beating Penguins in OT
Drake Batherson scored on a one-timer from the bottom of the left circle at 3:13 of overtime Tuesday as the Ottawa Senators snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins....

Igor Shesterkin gets another shutout as Rangers blank Hurricanes
Igor Shesterkin made 28 saves for his second shutout in a row as the New York Rangers defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 1-0 on Tuesday night in a battle of the top two teams in the Metropolitan Division in Raleigh, N.C....

Cayden Primeau, Canadiens shut out Blue Jackets
Cayden Primeau made 22 of his 41 saves in the first period as the host Montreal Canadiens rode a fast start to a 3-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday....

Bowen Byrum leads Sabres in rout of Red Wings
Bowen Byram scored two goals and the host Buffalo Sabres handed the Detroit Red Wings their sixth consecutive loss, 7-3, on Tuesday night....