• 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

  • The Canadian Press

    Miro Heiskanen scores 2 power-play goals and Stars beat Avs 5-3 in Game 2 to even series

    DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Stars built another multi-goal lead against high-scoring Colorado. This time, they held on to win and avoid another 0-2 hole in the NHL playoffs. “Found a way to win the game, and that's the most important thing,” Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen said. Heiskanen scored two power-play goals, Roope Hintz had a goal and three assists and the Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 in Game 2 on Thursday night to even the second-round Western Conference series. Tyler Seguin got