• The Canadian Press

    Five things to know about the NHL playoffs

    The Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers are set to clash on Wednesday after a two-game slate on Tuesday that saw an overtime and double overtime game. Here are five things to know entering Wednesday’s post-season action: ALL-CANADIAN SERIES Vancouver will host Edmonton for Game 1 of their second-round series. The all-Canadian series guarantees that a Canadian team will be in the Western Conference finals this season. A Canadian team hasn't won a Stanley Cup since the Montreal Canadiens did so

  • The Canadian Press

    Rangers visit the Hurricanes with 2-0 series lead

    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; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Hurricanes -169, Rangers +142; over/under is 5.5NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Rangers lead series 2-0BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers visit the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round of the NHL Playoffs with a 2-0 lead in the series. The teams meet Tuesday for the sixth time this season. The Ranger

  • The Canadian Press

    Avalanche bring 1-0 lead into game 2 against the Stars

    Colorado Avalanche (50-25-7, third in the Central Division) vs. Dallas Stars (52-21-9, first in the Central Division)Dallas; Thursday, 9:30 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Stars -131, Avalanche +110; over/under is 6.5NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Avalanche lead series 1-0BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche visit the Dallas Stars in the second round of the NHL Playoffs with a 1-0 lead in the series. The teams meet Tuesday for the sixth time this season. The Avalanche won 4-3 in overtime in the previ

  • The Canadian Press

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

    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 things Tuesday night, the Dallas Stars seemed to suddenly get hit by the fatigue from closing out their tough opening Western Conference series with a Game 7 win just two nights earlier. "Was definitely tough taking a week