• The Canadian Press

    Five things to know about the NHL playoffs

    The Toronto Maple Leafs showed coach Sheldon Keefe the door yesterday, the New York Rangers pushed the Carolina Hurricanes closer to one, and Brad Marchand and the Bruins would like to slam one on the visiting Florida Panthers as their nasty series resumes tonight in Boston. In Vancouver, the Edmonton Oilers are aiming to earn a split tonight in the Great White North series after blowing a 4-1 lead and losing 5-4 to the resilient Canucks at packed and super loud Rogers Arena. Here are five thing

  • The Canadian Press

    Avalanche and Stars square off with series tied 1-1

    Dallas Stars (52-21-9, first in the Central Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (50-25-7, third in the Central Division)Denver; Saturday, 10 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Avalanche -129, Stars +109; over/under is 6.5NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Series tied 1-1BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche and the Dallas Stars are in a 1-1 series tie in the second round of the NHL Playoffs. The teams meet Thursday for the seventh time this season. The Stars won the last meeting 5-3. Miro Heiskanen scored two g

  • The Canadian Press

    New York tries to clinch series win against Carolina

    New York Rangers (55-23-4, first in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (52-23-7, second in the Metropolitan Division)Raleigh, North Carolina; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Hurricanes -149, Rangers +126; over/under is 5.5NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Rangers lead series 3-0BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers look to clinch the second round of the NHL Playoffs over the Carolina Hurricanes in game four. The teams meet Thursday for the seventh time this season. The Rangers w

  • The Canadian Press

    Rangers beat Hurricanes 3-2 in OT

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Artemi Panarin redirected a pass between his legs at the crease to beat Pyotr Kochetkov just 1:43 into overtime and the New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Thursday night to take a 3-0 lead in the second-round playoff series. Panarin scored after Carolina defenseman Dmitry Orlov lost control of a puck in the corner in the defensive zone. Vincent Trocheck collected it on the right side and sent it toward the crease to Panarin, who tipped the puck behind him a