• The Canadian Press

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

    VANCOUVER — J.T. Miller scored in the final minute of the game and the Vancouver Canucks came back for a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 5 of their second-round playoff series Thursday. The win gave the Canucks a 3-2 edge in the best-of-seven series with Game 6 scheduled for Saturday in Edmonton. Carson Soucy and Phillip Di Giuseppe both returned to the lineup and contributed goals for the Canucks. Soucy sat out Game 5 due to a suspension and Di Giuseppe missed the game for a person

  • The Canadian Press

    Kreider's 3rd-period hat trick lifts Rangers into Eastern Conference Final with win over Hurricanes

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The New York Rangers went from cruising through the NHL playoffs with an unbeaten record to suddenly struggling to close out a second-round series despite having a huge lead. Worse, they found themselves down entering the third period with the prospect of having to play a Game 7. Instead, Chris Kreider took over to ensure the Presidents' Trophy winners finally closed out the Carolina Hurricanes and earned their spot in the Eastern Conference Final. Kreider had a third-period

  • The Canadian Press

    Calvin Pickard to start in net for Oilers in Game 5 vs. Canucks

    VANCOUVER — The Canucks and Oilers are taking different approaches to their lineups ahead of Thursday's pivotal Game 5. The Oilers are opting to stick with Calvin Pickard as their starting goalie after the journeyman netminder stopped 19 shots in Edmonton's 3-2 victory on Tuesday. "I thought he looked really comfortable the other day," Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch said after Thursday's morning skate. "He just made some solid saves, played the puck really well. … He made all the right decisio

  • The Canadian Press

    Marchand may return from injury for Game 6, says part of playoff hockey is 'trying to hurt someone'

    Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand wasn't too outraged over the disputed hit he took that's sidelined him for the past two games. Because in his view, hurting players comes with the territory in the postseason. “The more guys you take out, the more advantage your team has," Marchand said Thursday on the eve of Game 6 against Florida as the Bruins try to avoid playoff elimination. "People don’t say that but that’s just a fact of the game. So every time you step on the ice, someone’s trying to hu