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Wennberg scores in OT, Rangers top Panthers 5-4 to take lead in East finals
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Igor Shesterkin gave the New York Rangers a chance. Alex Wennberg got just enough of his stick on the puck to become the hero. And just like that, the Rangers reclaimed home-ice advantage in the Eastern Conference finals. Wennberg deflected the...
Florida Panthers lose Game 3 of East finals despite mostly dominant performance
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — By most measures, the Florida Panthers dominated the New York Rangers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals. Florida had 108 shot attempts to New York's 44, with 37 shots on goal to New York's 23. The Panthers scored two power play goals, while killing off...
Oilers and Stars have different feelings about West final being tied going into Game 3
DALLAS (AP) — There is a big difference in how the Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers feel about the Western Conference Final being even going into Game 3. Edmonton senses that it let a big opportunity slip away early in this best-of-seven series. The Stars had another bounce-back...
Kaapo Kakko back in lineup for Rangers, taking spot of injured Jimmy Vesey
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Kaapo Kakko was back in the New York Rangers' lineup for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Florida Panthers on Sunday, replacing injured winger Jimmy Vesey. It was Kakko's second appearance of the series. Vesey is listed as week-to-week after...
Mason Marchment breaks 3rd-period tie, Stars beat Oilers 3-1 in Game 2 to even West final
DALLAS (AP) — Mason Marchment and the Dallas Stars were playing with a Game 7 mindset, even though it was only the second game of the Western Conference Final and it took them a bit to really get in that mode. Jake Oettinger withstood a flurry of shots by Edmonton in the first...
Bobrovsky, Shesterkin matching each other save-for-save in Panthers-Rangers series for East title
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Eastern Conference Finals have been a goaltender duel, and nobody should have expected otherwise. Seems fitting that the Florida Panthers and New York Rangers are knotted at one game apiece heading into Game 3 on Sunday afternoon, given that a pair of...
Stars center Hintz and Oilers forward Henrique again scratches for Game 2 of West final
DALLAS (AP) — Dallas front-line center Roope Hintz and Oilers forward Adam Henrique both missed another game in these NHL playoffs after being scratched in Game 2 of the Western Conference Final on Saturday night. Both players had been described by their coaches as game-time...
Goodrow scores in overtime, Rangers outlast Panthers 2-1 in Game 2 to even Eastern Conference final
NEW YORK (AP) — Tough guy Matt Rempe added the excitement the Rangers lacked in Game 1 against the defending Eastern Conference champion Florida Panthers. Linemate Barclay Goodrow gave New York and its fans something even more important — an overtime goal. Goodrow scored 14:01...
Winnipeg Jets promote associate coach Scott Arniel to head coach, replacing the retired Rick Bowness
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — The Winnipeg Jets promoted associate coach Scott Arniel to head coach Friday, replacing the retired Rick Bowness The move comes almost three weeks after Bowness retired. A former Jets left wing, Arniel joined Bowness' staff in 2022. The...
Goalie Stuart Skinner has gone from pulled to praised as Oilers seek 2-0 lead over Stars in West
DALLAS (AP) — Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner has gone from getting pulled to being praised again this postseason. “He’s a huge part of this team. Ever since he let ‘Picks’ get in there for two games against Vancouver he’s come back and he’s been on fire,”...
