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Canucks overcome 3-goal deficit to stun Oilers 5-4 in Game 1
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Conor Garland broke a tie with 5:34 left and the Vancouver Canucks overcame a three-goal deficit to beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the second-round playoff series. Garland took a short pass from Dakota Joshua, faked a...
Aleksander Barkov scores twice, Panthers rout Bruins 6-1 in Game 2 to tie series
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Florida showed some fight, then got in some fights. And the Panthers were thrilled by all the outcomes. Aleksander Barkov had two goals and two assists, Sam Reinhart added four assists and the Panthers beat the Boston Bruins 6-1 on Wednesday night to tie the...
What will Utah's NHL team be called? Here are 20 options
Ownership of the NHL’s team in Utah has given fans 20 choices to vote on for the franchise’s new name, according to a survey sent out Wednesday by Smith Entertainment Group. Owner Ryan Smith has told The Associated Press the team will have a name starting with Utah. The inaugural...
Dallas Stars in familiar hole after 6th Game 1 1oss. Avs look to put them down 0-2 again
The Dallas Stars are in an all-too familiar hole. This is their sixth consecutive playoff series over three postseasons, the fourth at home, that they go into Game 2 after losing the opener. “It's not ideal, we know that. And it's definitely not the plan,” Stars...
Goaltender interference debate is alive and well in the NHL playoffs after 1st-round controversy
Minutes after his team was knocked out of the NHL playoffs in a game that included two disallowed goals because of goaltender interference, Jon Cooper was careful to say those calls weren't the reason the Tampa Bay Lightning lost the series. He still had a problem with them. Cooper,...
Wood scores 11:03 in OT as Avalanche finish off 3-goal comeback to beat Stars 4-3 to open 2nd round
DALLAS (AP) — Miles Wood screamed for the puck, and delivered the game-winner in overtime for the Colorado Avalanche once he got it. Wood scored on a hard-charging backhander 11:03 into OT after getting the puck from Andrew Cogliano, and the Avalanche, after trailing by three...
Avalanche got legs under them in another comeback to beat fading Stars in 2nd-round opener
DALLAS (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche had gone a full week since wrapping up their first-round series, and were down three goals in the first period on the road against the top seed. But once league MVP finalist Nathan MacKinnon and the Avs started getting back into the flow of...
Trocheck's power-play goal lifts Rangers to 4-3 win over Hurricanes in 2OT for 2-0 series lead
NEW YORK (AP) — Vincent Trocheck couldn't describe the feeling when he finally scored in the second overtime to give the New York Rangers another big win. Trocheck scored a power-play goal off a rebound at 7:24 of the second extra period and the Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes...
Hurricanes shut down on power play again, fall into 0-2 series hole against Rangers
NEW YORK (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes had the NHL's second-best power play during the regular season. They've been bottled up the New York Rangers and that's been the difference in their second-round playoff series. The Hurricanes converted at 26.9% during the season — behind...
Blackhawks re-sign forward Lukas Reichel to a 2-year contract
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks have re-signed forward Lukas Reichel to a two-year contract. The team announced the deal on Tuesday. It runs through the 2025-26 season with a $1.2 million cap hit. The Blackhawks were hoping for a breakout performance from...
