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Canadiens-Lightning series comes down to Game 7
Rob Maaddi, Associated Press | Posted May 2 - 3:10 p.m. | Save Story
Six one-goal games. Four overtime games. Now, Game 7.
Sabres headed to second round of playoffs with bigger goals in mind
Kyle Hightower, Associated Press | Posted May 2 - 4:00 a.m. | Save Story
Rasmus Dahlin arrived in Buffalo as the No. 1 overall pick of the 2018 NHL draft wanting to be part of the revival for a city rabid about a Sabres team that hadn't been to playoffs in the six years before his arrival.
Utah Mammoth season comes to an end after 5-1 loss to Golden Knights
Jaxon Wynder, KSL | Posted May 2 - 1:28 a.m. | Save Story
The Mammoth season ended with a game six loss to the Golden Knights at home as Mitch Marner scored two goals and added an assist in Vegas' 5-1 victory.
Goncalves scores in OT, Lightning beat Canadiens to force Game 7
The Associated Press | Updated May 2 - 12:23 a.m. | Save Story
Gage Goncalves scored off his own rebound at 9:03 of overtime and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 on Friday night to force a Game 7 in the first-round series.
Mitch Marner scores twice to help Golden Knights eliminate Mammoth with Game 6 win
John Coon, Associated Press | Updated May 2 - 12:04 a.m. | Save Story
Mitch Marner had two goals and an assist, Carter Hart made 21 saves and Vegas Golden Knights beat the Utah Mammoth 5-1 on Friday night in Game 6 to wrap up the first-round series. Vegas will face Anaheim in the second round. The Ducks advanced Thursday night with a 5-2 home victory over Edmonton in Game 6. Vegas has surged since John Tortorella took over as coach from the fired Bruce Cassidy, closing the regular season 7-0-1 after the change. Marner had two goals and five assists in the series. Brett Howden opened the scoring with his fourth goal of the series. Colton Sissons added a third-period goal for Vegas soon after Utah's Kailer Yamamoto cut it to 2-1. Cole Smith had an empty-netter.
Sabres beat Bruins 4-1 in Game 6 to reach 2nd round for 1st time since 2007
Kyle Hightower, Associated Press | Updated May 1 - 10:37 p.m. | Save Story
Alex Tuch and Mattias Samuelsson scored in the first period, Zach Benson added another early in the third and the Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Friday night in Game 6 to advance to the second round of the NHL playoffs for the first time since 2007.
Cam York threw his stick in the stands after scoring an OT winner, but the Flyers star got it back
The Associated Press | Posted May 1 - 2:02 p.m. | Save Story
Cam York threw his stick into the stands after he scored a playoff winner for the Flyers and, almost like a boomerang, it came back to him at practice.
Carlsson, Terry lead Ducks to 5-2 win in Game 6, eliminating the 2-time conference champ Oilers
Greg Beacham, Associated Press | Updated May 1 - 12:13 a.m. | Save Story
Leo Carlsson, Troy Terry and Chris Kreider had a goal and two assists apiece, and the Anaheim Ducks eliminated Connor McDavid and the two-time defending Western Conference champion Edmonton Oilers with a 5-2 victory in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series Thursday night.
Wild beat Stars 5-2 for first playoff series win in 11 years
Mike Cook, Associated Press | Updated April 30 - 9:59 p.m. | Save Story
Quinn Hughes led Minnesota to its first playoff series victory in 11 years, scoring twice in the Wild's 5-2 victory over the Dallas Stars in Game 6 on Thursday night.
Sabres, Golden Knights and Canadiens look to close out their 1st-round series in huge Game 6 slate
Greg Beacham, Associated Press | Posted April 30 - 4:48 p.m. | Save Story
Closeout time has arrived in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, and the pressure to avoid a Game 7 is squarely on Montreal, Buffalo and Vegas. A tantalizing tripleheader of Game 6 action begins with the Tampa Bay Lightning's visit to the Canadiens and the Sabres' trip to Boston, with the Golden Knights visiting the Utah Mammoth in the nightcap. Only Montreal has the chance to clinch its series at home, but its matchup with Tampa Bay has already included five one-goal games and three overtimes.
Cam do! Flyers are sky high after York scores OT winner, launches stick into stands and beat Pens
Dan Gelston, Associated Press | Updated April 30 - 4:44 p.m. | Save Story
when he slithered free from the mob of exuberant teammates and chucked his stick deep into the stands.
Howden's short-handed goal gives Golden Knights 5-4 double-OT win over Mammoth and 3-2 series lead
Mark Anderson, Associated Press | Updated April 30 - 1:24 a.m. | Save Story
Brett Howden scored a short-handed goal at 5:28 of the second overtime to give Vegas a 5-4 victory over the Utah Mammoth and put the Golden Knights one victory from winning the first-round series. The Golden Knights take a 3-2 series lead. Vegas' Pavel Dorofeyev's 6-on-5 goal with 52.7 seconds left in regulation forced overtime and gave him the sixth playoff hat trick in franchise history. Also for the Golden Knights, Shea Theodore has a goal and assist. Carter Hart stopped 34 shots. John Marino, Lawson Crouse and Guenther scored for the Mammoth. Karel Vejmelka made 31 saves.
Dorofeyev's hat trick, Howden's 2OT winner powers Vegas to 5-4 win
Jaxon Wynder, KSL | Posted April 30 - 1:13 a.m. | Save Story
Pavel Dorofeyev scored his third goal of the game in the final minute of regulation before Brett Howden sank a shorthanded goal in double overtime to give the Golden Knights a 5-4 victory over the Mammoth in game five.
Texier breaks 3rd-period tie, Canadiens beat Lightning 3-2 in Game 5 to take series lead
Rob Maaddi, Associated Press | Updated April 29 - 11:10 p.m. | Save Story
Alexandre Texier broke a tie 1:06 into the third period and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the first-round series.
Cam York scores in OT as Flyers beat Penguins 1-0 in Game 6, reach Round 2
Dan Gelston, Associated Press | Updated April 29 - 10:03 p.m. | Save Story
Cam York flicked a wrist shot from the point, chucked his stick into the stands and chased away years of bad hockey in Philadelphia.
Lightning on the brink of elimination after another home playoff loss
Rob Maaddi, Associated Press | Posted April 29 - 9:18 p.m. | Save Story
Another home loss in the playoffs has the Tampa Bay Lightning on the brink of an early vacation once again.
Wild going home against Stars with chance to advance in NHL playoffs for 1st time since 2015
Stephen Hawkins, Associated Press | Posted April 29 - 4:01 a.m. | Save Story
Mats Zuccarello and the Minnesota Wild are now in the position that they try to be in every season in the NHL playoffs.
Pastrnak scores 9:14 into OT and Bruins avoid elimination with 2-1 win over Sabres
John Wawrow, Associated Press | Updated April 28 - 10:29 p.m. | Save Story
When Hampus Lindholm got the puck inside Boston's blue line after teammate Fraser Minten broke up the Buffalo Sabres' rush, and the Bruins defenseman knew immediately who to look for.
McDavid in Edmonton lineup as the Oilers face elimination in Game 5 against the Ducks
The Associated Press | Updated April 28 - 8:10 p.m. | Save Story
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid will play Tuesday night against the Anaheim Ducks in Game 5 of the teams' first-round playoff series.
