• The Canadian Press

    Panthers beat Bruins with late game-winner, advance to Eastern Conference final

    BOSTON (AP) — Gustav Forsling scored the tiebreaking goal on a rebound with 1:33 left, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 22 shots for the Florida Panthers to beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Friday night and win their second-round playoff series in six games. The Panthers advanced to the Eastern Conference finals, where they will face the New York Rangers. Game 1 is on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden. Anton Lundell scored for the Panthers and also set up the game-winner when his shot was deflec

  • The Canadian Press

    Heise scores twice, Minnesota beats Toronto 4-1 to take PWHL semifinal 3-2

    TORONTO — Taylor Heise scored twice, including the winner in the third period, as Minnesota downed Toronto 4-1 on Friday to win a best-of-five Professional Women's Hockey League semifinal 3-2. Denisa Krizova and Sophia Kunin had the other goals for Minnesota, which fell behind 2-0 in the series before winning three straight, including Wednesday's 1-0 double-overtime victory. Maddie Rooney stopped 27 shots. Minnesota will take on Boston in the six-team PWHL's inaugural Walter Cup final. The best-

  • The Canadian Press

    Boston captain Brad Marchand returns for must-win Game 6 against Panthers

    BOSTON (AP) — Boston captain Brad Marchand was dressed and back in the lineup for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Florida Panthers on Friday night with the Bruins needing a victory to keep their playoff season alive. Marchand missed two games with an undisclosed injury after getting hit in the head by Panthers forward Sam Bennett. The team's longest-tenured player and No. 2 scorer this season returned to practice on Friday morning and was deemed a game-time decision

  • The Canadian Press

    Craig Berube named head coach of Toronto Maple Leafs

    TORONTO — Craig Berube has been handed the keys to the Toronto Maple Leafs. It will be up to the 58-year-old to deliver something the Original Six franchise hasn't experienced in more than a generation — sustained playoff success. The Leafs named Berube their new head coach Friday after another post-season flop that cost predecessor Sheldon Keefe his job last week. He will be tasked with getting the Leafs' offensively gifted — and playoff-challenged — core led by Auston Matthews to the next leve