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Another deep playoff run for Stars coach Pete DeBoer, who's in NHL 3rd round for 5th time in 6 years

May. 20, 2024 18:43 PM EDT

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Pete DeBoer has gotten used to deep runs in the NHL playoffs, even though he never takes them for granted. The only thing that could make that any better for the veteran coach would be to win it all. With the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference Final for...

Today in History: May 20, Charles Lindbergh takes off on solo flight to France

May. 20, 2024 00:03 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Monday, May 20, the 141st day of 2024. There are 225 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 20, 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York, aboard the Spirit of St....

Aleksander Barkov, the Panthers' reluctant star, leads without having to say much

May. 19, 2024 15:22 PM EDT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Here’s the list of Aleksander Barkov’s top highlights from the Florida-Boston series: the go-ahead goal that sparked a Game 2 victory, scoring a spectacular game-winning goal to cap a comeback in Game 4, then blocking a shot late in Game 6 to keep things tied about 90...

Dallas Stars into their 2nd West final in a row after knocking out last two Cup champions

May. 19, 2024 01:34 AM EDT

DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Stars finally get a little bit of a breather after avoiding another Game 7 on the way to their second Western Conference final in a row. They knocked out the last two Stanley Cup champions while playing 13 games in 26 nights. The last one stretched past...

Panthers reach Eastern Conference final for second straight year, eliminating Bruins in 6 games

May. 18, 2024 09:54 AM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice watched his team escape one breakaway after another and still manage to eliminate the Boston Bruins in six games. So he didn’t want to overanalyze the team’s second straight trip to the Eastern Conference final. ...

Toronto Maple Leafs hire Craig Berube as coach, hoping veteran can turn around longtime playoff woes

May. 17, 2024 17:42 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs hired Craig Berube as their coach on Friday, bringing in someone with Stanley Cup-winning experience to try to help the storied franchise end the longest championship drought in the NHL. Berube coached the St. Louis Blues to the Cup in 2019....

Disputed tying goal helps Panthers beat Bruins 3-2 and take 3-1 lead in East semifinal series

May. 12, 2024 23:09 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — One game after Sam Bennett punched Brad Marchand out of the playoffs, the Panthers forward sent the rest of the Bruins to the brink of elimination with an equally controversial shove to Charlie Coyle's back. Already drawing boos in the Garden because of a hit on...

Dallas Stars in familiar hole after 6th Game 1 1oss. Avs look to put them down 0-2 again

May. 08, 2024 18:36 PM EDT

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...

Avalanche got legs under them in another comeback to beat fading Stars in 2nd-round opener

May. 08, 2024 03:12 AM EDT

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...

St. Louis Blues remove interim tag and name Drew Bannister full-time coach

May. 07, 2024 17:50 PM EDT

Drew Bannister is returning as coach of the St. Louis Blues after getting the interim tag removed from his title and being named Tuesday to the full-time role. He signed a two-year contract that gives him the chance to oversee a bit of organizational retooling but also show he can...