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Makar scores 2 goals and Avalanche beat Stars 5-3 in Game 5 to stay alive in playoffs
DALLAS (AP) — Colorado finally got to play with the lead against the Dallas Stars, though the Avalanche are still behind in the series. Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar scored two goals, the second after Casey Mittelstadt’s go-ahead tally in the third period, and they beat...
The New York Rangers were headed for another sweep. Now they're fighting to close out Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The New York Rangers looked headed for an easy push through the second round of the NHL playoffs when they quickly moved within a win of a sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes. Instead, the Hurricanes have grinded their way back in the series, and the pressure is...
Stars center Roope Hintz out for Game 5 against the Avalanche with upper-body injury
DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Stars center Roope Hintz is out for Game 5 of their Western Conference playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night because of an upper-body injury. Stars coach Pete DeBoer said after the morning skate that Radek Faksa will be back in the...
Gonzalez's RBI single in 12th lifts Red Sox past Rays 5-4
BOSTON (AP) — Romy Gonzalez singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 12th as the Boston Red Sox rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 on Tuesday night. Gonzalez dropped a hit to shallow right off reliever Manuel Rodríguez, who had intentionally walked Tyler O'Neill to...
Swayman delivers on vow, Bruins top Panthers 2-1 in Game 5 to stave off elimination
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Jeremy Swayman said the series would return to Boston. And he backed up that claim in a big way. Swayman made 28 saves, Charlie McAvoy added to the list of disputed goals in this matchup with the go-ahead score and the Bruins staved off elimination by beating...
Johnston finally turns 21 for the Stars, who get a chance at home to knock out Avs in 5 games
Wyatt Johnston accomplished a lot for the Dallas Stars before his 21st birthday. He has already appeared in 30 NHL playoff games, with four game-winning goals over those two postseasons, and matched a single-game mark accomplished only by Wayne Gretzky. “It's unreal for sure. It's...
The Hurricanes stuck with their plan. It's helped them climb back into their series with the Rangers
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes kept losing close games to come within 60 minutes of exiting the NHL playoffs in an embarrassing sweep. Yet coach Rod Brind'Amour kept insisting his team was playing well in key areas and they had to stick with things. ...
Bruins captain Brad Marchand is out for Game 5 against the Panthers
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Bruins captain Brad Marchand will not play in Game 5 of Boston’s Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night, coach Jim Montgomery said. Marchand traveled with the team to Florida but is “not an option tonight,”...
Hurricanes score 4 in third period, rally to beat Rangers 4-1 in Game 5 to avoid elimination
NEW YORK (AP) — Trailing by a goal with 20 minutes to go and their season on the line, the Carolina Hurricanes weren't discouraged. They knew they could turn the game around. Jordan Staal and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored 3:06 apart early in the third period, and the Hurricanes got four...
Panthers heading home looking to close out Bruins. Oilers looking to tie series with Canucks
Boston knows a 3-1 lead in a playoff series guarantees nothing. It's a lesson the Bruins learned last year, when they had such an edge over the Florida Panthers. And they lost in seven. This year, it's Florida with a 3-1 lead on Boston — a deficit that the Bruins...
