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Canucks visit the Oilers with 2-1 series lead

Vancouver Canucks (50-23-9, first in the Pacific Division) vs. Edmonton Oilers (49-27-6, second in the Pacific Division)Edmonton, Alberta; Tuesday, 9:30 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Oilers -213, Canucks +175; over/under is 6.5NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Canucks lead series 2-1BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks visit the Edmonton Oilers in the second round of the NHL Playoffs with a 2-1 lead in the series. The teams meet Sunday for the eighth time this season. The Canucks won 4-3 in the previou

Boeser, Lindholm score twice, Canucks hold off Oilers for 4-3 win in Game 3

EDMONTON — He's played just six NHL playoff games, but Arturs Silovs is already earning a reputation for stepping up in big moments. The Vancouver Canucks' rookie goalie put in another impressive performance on Sunday, making 42 saves and backstopping his team to a 4-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers in second-round playoff action. The victory gave Vancouver a 2-1 edge in the best-of-seven matchup. "The kid has given us game," Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet said of the netminder. "It’s a big stage

NHL roundup: Panthers grab 3-1 lead in East series with 3-2 win over Bruins

BOSTON (AP) — Aleksander Barkov slipped through three Bruins defenders to score the go-ahead goal on Sunday night, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 16 shots to give the Florida Panthers a 3-2 victory over Boston and a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series. One year after Florida knocked out the record-setting Bruins in the first round on its way to the Stanley Cup final, the Panthers won their third straight to send Boston to the brink of elimination. Sam Bennett and Anton Lundell al

Panthers rally to beat Bruins 3-2, take 3-1 lead in East series

BOSTON (AP) — One game after Sam Bennett punched Brad Marchand out of the playoffs, the Panthers forward sent the rest of the Bruins to the brink of elimination with an equally controversial shove to Charlie Coyle's back. Already drawing boos in the Garden because of a hit on Marchand that the Bruins are calling a sucker punch, Bennett scored the game-tying goal in Game 4 on Sunday night after sending Coyle tumbling into Boston goalie Jeremy Swayman. The goal was upheld by the NHL replay centre

Bruins captain Marchand scratched from Game 4 of Eastern Conference semifinals against Panthers

BOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand, the Boston Bruins captain and the team's leading scorer in the playoffs, was scratched from Sunday night's game against the Florida Panthers, two days after he left Game 3 in the third period with an undisclosed injury. Marchand, who turned 36 on Saturday, was shaken by a collision with Florida's Sam Bennett early in the first period of the 6-2 loss. He struggled to get off the ice and appeared to be in pain on the bench; he did not take the ice in the third period.

Bedard’s three-point effort leads Canada past Denmark 5-1 at hockey worlds

PRAGUE, Czechia — Connor Bedard had two goals and one assist in helping lead Canada to a 5-1 win over Denmark on Sunday at the world hockey championship. Dylan Cozens, Dawson Mercer and Pierre-Luc Dubois also scored for Canada, which moved to 2-0 at the tournament to sit atop Group A. Jordan Binnington made 19 saves. After scoring twice in the opening period and going into the third just up 2-1, Canada put the heat on Denmark in the final 20 minutes scoring three more times. “I liked our third p

Rangers look to regroup as they return home with 3-1 series lead against Hurricanes

The New York Rangers aren't dwelling on their first loss of the postseason. They still have plenty of confidence. The Presidents' Trophy-winning Rangers now head home with a 3-1 series lead as they face the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 of their second-round playoff series on Monday night (7 p.m., ESPN). “When we play our game we can play pretty well, generate offense," captain Jacob Trouba said. “Turn the page pretty quick and focus on Game 5.” The Rangers had won their first seven games of the

Seguin, Stankoven each score twice to power Stars’ 4-1 win over Avalanche

DENVER (AP) — Tyler Seguin and Logan Stankoven scored two goals each and goaltender Jake Oettinger thwarted Colorado's high-powered offence, stanching the Avalanche's third-period comeback prowess in a 4-1 win Saturday night that gave the Dallas Stars the upper hand in their Western Conference second-round series. “I don't think a coach has ever seen a perfect game, but I'll tell you that's as close to a perfect road game as you can play, in my mind, in this situation," Stars coach Peter DeBoer

NHL roundup: Hurricanes avoid being swept with 4-3 win over Rangers

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Brady Skjei scored on the power play with 3:11 left in the third period to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 4-3 on Saturday night, staving off a sweep by winning Game 4 of the second-round playoff series. Skjei’s shot from the point came off a feed from Tuevo Teravainen, with the puck zipping past Igor Shesterkin to catch the post and bang into the net. That was Carolina’s first goal with the man advantage in 17 attempts in the series, and it finally pu

Sports scoreboard for Saturday, May 11, 2024

Saturday's Scoreboard NHL Playoffs Second Round Carolina 4 N.Y. Rangers 3 (Rangers lead best-of-seven series 3-1) Dallas 4 Colorado 1 (Dallas leads best-of-seven series 2-1) --- PWHL Playoffs Semifinals Boston 2 Montreal 1 (3OT) (Boston leads best-of-five series 2-0) --- IIHF World Hockey Championship Group Stage At Prague Canada 4 Britain 2 Denmark 5 Austria 1 Czechia 6 Norway 3 At Ostrava, Czechia Kazakhstan 3 France 1 Latvia 5 Poland 4 (OT) United States 6 Germany 1 --- AHL Playoffs Division