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NHL
Bruins beat Maple Leafs 4-2 to lead series
TORONTO (AP) — Brad Marchand broke a tie midway through the third period and the Boston Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Wednesday night to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round playoff series.
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Defending champion Golden Knights beat Stars 3-1 to take 2-0 series lead home to Vegas
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Bruins beat Maple Leafs 4-2 in Game 3 to take series lead
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Maple Leafs forward William Nylander sits out 3rd straight game to open the playoffs
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Lightning and Islanders searching for answers to rebound from 2-0 deficits in NHL playoffs
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Avalanche, Jets square off with series tied 1-1
The Colorado Avalanche host the Winnipeg Jets in game three of the first round of the NHL Playoffs with the series tied 1-1.
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Predators, Canucks square off with series tied 1-1
The Nashville Predators host the Vancouver Canucks in game three of the first round of the NHL Playoffs with the series tied 1-1.
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New York visits Washington with 2-0 series lead
The New York Rangers visit the Washington Capitals in the first round of the NHL Playoffs with a 2-0 lead in the series.
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Kings, Oilers meet with series tied 1-1
The Los Angeles Kings host the Edmonton Oilers in game three of the first round of the NHL Playoffs with the series tied 1-1.
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Pesce’s injury could mean a larger role for DeAngelo in the playoffs for the Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Tony DeAngelo could be set for a larger role given an injury to fellow blue-liner Brett Pesce.
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Rebuilding Sharks fire coach David Quinn after 2 disappointing seasons
The San Jose Sharks have fired coach David Quinn after two rough seasons as part of a massive rebuilding project.
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A day later, ‘The Save’ still had Panthers marveling at Bobrovsky’s NHL playoff heroics
In the moment, The Save kept the game tied. By night’s end, it became a game-saver since Florida went on to prevail in overtime.
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Today in Sports - For 2nd time, Wayne Gretzky, scores 7 points in a Cup game (3 goals, 4 assists)
Today in Sports, April 25 - For 2nd time, Wayne Gretzky, scores 7 points in a Cup game (3 goals, 4 assists)
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Panthers visit the Lightning with 2-0 series lead
The Florida Panthers visit the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the NHL Playoffs with a 2-0 lead in the series.
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Hurricanes visit the Islanders with 2-0 series lead
The Carolina Hurricanes visit the New York Islanders in the first round of the NHL Playoffs with a 2-0 lead in the series.
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Forsberg and Beauvillier each get a goal and an assist and Predators knock off Canucks 4-1
Filip Forsberg scored a goal and had an assist, and the Nashville Predators beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 to level the best-of-seven playoff series at 1-1.
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Avalanche score 4 in 2nd period, beat Jets 5-2 and even first-round playoff series at 1-1
Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and assist and the Colorado Avalanche scored four goals in the second period in a 5-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night to tie the first-round playoff series at a game apiece.
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Rangers win 4-3 over Capitals for 2-0 series lead
NEW YORK (AP) — Vincent Trocheck and Mika Zibanejad each had a goal and an assist and the Presidents’ Trophy-winning New York Rangers held on to beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 Tuesday night for a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.
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Verhaeghe scores OT winner, Bobrovsky makes some fantastic saves, and Panthers top Lightning 3-2
Carter Verhaeghe lifted a backhander just under the crossbar 2:59 into overtime, and the Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 for a 2-0 lead in their NHL first-round playoff series.
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Defending Cup champ Vegas has new Knights while seeking 2-0 series lead over top seed Dallas
Golden Knights newcomers Tomas Hertl and Noah Hanifin have finally gotten in a game with captain Mark Stone.
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Lindy Ruff becomes Sabres coach again a little grayer, wiser and more motivated to restore success
Lindy Ruff returns to Buffalo as the Sabres coach appearing a little grayer and referring to himself as a bit wiser.
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Goaltender Ivan Fedotov signs a two-year, $6.5M deal with the Flyers after long journey to the NHL
Goaltender Ivan Fedotov has signed a two-year, $6.5 million contract with the Philadelphia Flyers. The deal comes less than a month after he joined the team and nine years after his complicated and secretive journey to the NHL began.
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New Jersey Devils forward Timo Meier has post-season surgery on his shoulder
New Jersey Devils leading scorer Timo Meier has had elective arthroscopic surgery on his shoulder. The Devils said Meier had the surgery on Tuesday, eight days after their highly-anticipated season ended without a playoff berth.
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Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko will miss Game 2 against Predators
The Vancouver Canucks will be without goalie Thatcher Demko when they face the Nashville Predators in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday.
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Defensemen injuries are already piling up early in the NHL playoffs
Defenses around the NHL playoffs have been depleted by existing and new injuries, from Tampa Bay’s Mikhail Sergachev and Colorado’s Samuel Girard being out long term to Carolina’s Brett Pesce going down Monday night and Washington being down to minor leaguers to fill its many voids.
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Oilers host the Kings with 1-0 series lead
The Edmonton Oilers host the Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the NHL Playoffs with a 1-0 lead in the series.
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Toronto and Boston meet with series tied 1-1
The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Boston Bruins in game three of the first round of the NHL Playoffs with the series tied 1-1.
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Golden Knights take 1-0 lead into game 2 against the Stars
The Vegas Golden Knights visit the Dallas Stars in the first round of the NHL Playoffs with a 1-0 lead in the series.
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Hyman gets 1st playoff hat trick, McDavid has 5 assists as Oilers beat Kings 7-4 in Game 1
Zach Hyman had three goals and an assist in his first postseason hat trick, Connor McDavid had five assists and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 7-4 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.
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Vegas captain Stone scores quick in return and defending Cup champions open with 4-3 win at Dallas
Vegas captain Mark Stone scored quickly after missing two months, Tomas Hertl had a goal in his playoff debut for the Golden Knights and the reigning Stanley Cup champions opened defense of their title with a 4-3 win over the top-seeded Dallas Stars.
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Hurricanes lose defenseman Brett Pesce to lower-body injury in Monday’s Game 2 win vs. Islanders
Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour didn’t sound optimistic about the status of Brett Pesce after the defenseman exited Monday’s playoff win in the second period due to a lower-body injury.
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Toronto beats Boston to tie the series 1-1
BOSTON (AP) — Auston Matthews scored on a breakaway to snap a third-period tie with eight minutes left, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Monday night to knot their first-round playoff series at one game apiece.
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Matthews scores as Maple Leafs beat Bruins 3-2 to tie their series at 1 game apiece
Auston Matthews scored on a breakaway to snap a third-period tie and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 to knot their first-round playoff series at one game apiece.
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Sabres hire Lindy Ruff as coach. He guided Buffalo to the playoffs in 2011
Lindy Ruff is returning to Buffalo for a second stint as coach of the Sabres. General manager Kevyn Adams announced the hiring Monday.
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Defending Cup champion Vegas goes with Thompson in net for Game 1 in Dallas; Stone scores in return
Logan Thompson made his postseason debut in net for the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights in Game 1 of their opening-round playoff series against the Dallas Stars.
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