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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Linesman Bryan Pancich left Sunday night's Minnesota-Vegas playoff game 3:37 into the second period after a collision with Golden Knights forward Brett Howden.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Linesman Bryan Pancich left Sunday night's Minnesota-Vegas playoff game 3:37 into the second period after a collision with Golden Knights forward Brett Howden.

TORONTO (AP) — Mitch Marner had a goal and two assists as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Ottawa Senators 6-2 on Sunday night in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Logan Stankoven provided an immediate jolt in his first playoff game with the Carolina Hurricanes.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes just wanted to be healthy going into the Stanley Cup playoffs, even if it meant resting key players and stumbling down the stretch of the regular season. The first payoff came Sunday.

WINNIPEG — Head coach Scott Arniel keeps the Winnipeg Jets’ Game 2 playoff struggles in the past, but fans hold memories that still sting. The Jets host the St.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes just wanted to be healthy going into the Stanley Cup Playoffs, even as it meant resting key players and stumbling down the stretch of the regular season. The first payoff came Sunday.

Jack Gurevitch is a Montreal Canadiens superfan and a proud Canadian who's upset by United States President Donald Trump's tariffs and threats to annex Canada, but he says he won't let the political situation influence whether he travels to U.S.

LOS ANGELES — Like tulips poking their heads out of the dirt, playoff matchups between the Edmonton Oilers and L.A. Kings have become a sure sign of spring.

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — When Alex Ovechkin hosted Washington Capitals teammates for his 39th birthday dinner in September, he made it clear his focus for the next several months was on Stanley, not Wayne Gretzky.