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Mark Scheifele's father unexpectedly passed away on Friday night, leaving the availability of the Winnipeg Jets' star forward in doubt for Saturday's Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinal series against the host Dallas Stars.

The United States blew a three-goal first-period lead before beating Germany 6-3 at the ice hockey world championship on Saturday in Denmark.

It's win or go home for Winnipeg, as Dallas eyes the conference finals. Here are the keys to the showdown.

- Auston Matthews got his first goal of the series to break a scoreless tie in the third period, Joseph Woll stopped 21 shots and the Toronto Maple Leafs kept their season alive by beating the Florida Panthers 2-0 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference ...

The Hurricanes advanced to the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday night, dispatching the Washington Capitals in five games.

Live coverage of the Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Florida Panthers NHL game on ESPN, including live score, highlights and updated stats.

Elias Lindholm scored a hat trick as Sweden blanked newcomer Slovenia 4-0 to keep a perfect record of five wins from five games at the ice hockey world championship on Friday.

The judge handling the trial of five Canadian hockey players accused of sexual assault dismissed the jury Friday after a complaint that defense attorneys were laughing at some of the jurors.

Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn was fined $5,000 by the NHL on Friday after his exchange with Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele during the third period of Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinal series.

Only one out of 32 prospect pools is truly balanced. For the rest, here's what they need to do on June 27-28.