• The Canadian Press

    The Canucks ready for all-Canadian second-round after eliminating Nashville

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vancouver coach Rick Tocchet won't deny being one of the NHL's final eight teams still alive means a lot. An all-Canadian showdown against the Edmonton Oilers in the second round? Even better. “We know the next series will be tough," Tocchet said Friday night after his Canucks advanced by downing Nashville 1-0 in Game 6. The Jack Adams finalist for NHL coach of the year took the Canucks from a team that missed the postseason a year ago by finishing 11th in the Western Con

  • The Canadian Press

    Vegas use of injured reserve prompts questions about salary cap. Other NHL teams do same thing

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Boos began raining down on Golden Knights captain Mark Stone at American Airlines Center in Dallas the moment he first touched the puck. They didn't let up whenever the first-round series was in Dallas. Stars fans weren't happy that the poster boy of all that is questionable with how long-term injured reserve operates was back on the ice just in time for the playoffs. Again. No team is more scrutinized than Vegas for how it uses LTIR. To critics and skeptical fans, it looks very

  • The Canadian Press

    Kyrie Irving is still perfect in elimination games, and moving on with Luka Doncic and the Mavs

    DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving wowed the crowd with a crossover move that helped create just enough space for him to let fly with a leaning 3-pointer. Luka Doncic's co-star with the Dallas Mavericks was bumped and fell with the shot in the air, and his teammates were right there to mob him when the shot went in as the whistle blew. The four-point play was a punctuating moment in a 114-101 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night that sent the Mavericks into the second round of the playo

  • The Canadian Press

    Five things to know about the NHL playoffs

    The Vancouver Canucks made it out of the first round Friday night, while the Toronto Maple Leafs look to accomplish something they haven't done in decades on Saturday. Here are five things to know entering Saturday’s post-season action: ALL-CANADIAN SERIES It was a close call, but the Vancouver Canucks pulled through. Pius Suter scored the winning marker with 1:39 remaining to give Vancouver a 1-0 victory over the Nashville Predators in Game 6 to take the opening-round series. Now the Canucks wi