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Matthew Tkachuk can become the first American member of the Triple Gold Club.

Mikko Rantanen sustained a torn MCL in his knee during the Olympics, an injury that Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill says kept their standout forward from being himself the rest of the season.

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Beckett Sennecke, Leo Carlsson and Jansen Harkins scored, Lukas Dostal came 5.6 seconds from his first career playoff shutout and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-1 on Wednesday night to even their series at a game ...

Montreal has yet to win consecutive playoff games this postseason, and was coming off a series in which all seven games were decided by one goal, including four in overtime.

Most sportsbooks have stamped the Flyers with the worst odds of any of the eight teams left in the NHL playoffs to win the Stanley Cup.

Neither team particularly was happy following the Golden Knights' 3-1 Game 1 victory over the Ducks.

Sabres center and faceoff ace Sam Carrick resumed practicing and is in position to return for Buffalo's second-round playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens.

In between addressing the Sabres' anemic power play and needing to be better on home ice, coach Lindy Ruff took time to reflect on Buffalo's rich but relatively ancient playoff history against the Montreal Canadiens.

Wild coach John Hynes announced the goaltender swap several hours before puck drop.

His coach wants him to keep playing, and so does longtime teammate Tyler Seguin.