• The Canadian Press

    Florida takes 3-2 series lead into game 6 against Boston

    Florida Panthers (52-24-6, first in the Atlantic Division) vs. Boston Bruins (47-20-15, second in the Atlantic Division)Boston; Friday, 7 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Panthers -146, Bruins +123; over/under is 5.5NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Panthers lead series 3-2BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers visit the Boston Bruins in the second round of the NHL Playoffs with a 3-2 lead in the series. The teams meet Tuesday for the 10th time this season. The Bruins won 2-1 in the previous matchup.Boston i

  • The Canadian Press

    Dallas looks to clinch second round series over Colorado in game 6

    Dallas Stars (52-21-9, first in the Central Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (50-25-7, third in the Central Division)Denver; Friday, 10 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Avalanche -119, Stars +100; over/under is 6.5NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Stars lead series 3-2BOTTOM LINE: The Dallas Stars look to clinch the second round of the NHL Playoffs over the Colorado Avalanche in game six. The teams meet Wednesday for the 10th time this season. The Avalanche won the last meeting 5-3. Cale Makar scored tw

  • The Canadian Press

    Miller scores late, Canucks grind out 3-2 win over Oilers in Game 5

    VANCOUVER — Rick Tocchet challenged his Vancouver Canucks to up their game. The team responded to the head coach in a big way Thursday, coming back from an early deficit to grind out a crucial 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 5 of their second-round playoff series. Tocchet wasn't surprised his players answered the call. “The bounce back or whatever you want to call it, it's been all year," he said. "I mean, it happened a few times this year where we didn't like our effort and we dealt wi

  • The Canadian Press

    Rangers reach Eastern Conference Final with 5-3 win over Hurricanes in Game 6

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Chris Kreider had a third-period hat trick to help the New York Rangers erase a two-goal deficit and beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 in Game 6 on Thursday night to advance to the Eastern Conference Final. Kreider single-handedly erased the Hurricanes’ 3-1 lead entering the final period. The go-ahead score came when he got position on Jalen Chatfield at the top of the crease and tipped in Ryan Lindgren’s pass to make it 4-3 at the 15:41 mark. That finally allowed the Preside