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  Analysis: The NHL playoffs are off to an odd start, from the net out
  The greatest goal-scorer of his generation was held without a point for the first time in a series in his nearly two-decade NHL career.

  April 29, 2024 5:32 p.m. EDT
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  Nichushkin records 1st career hat trick, Avalanche beat Jets 5-1 in Game 4 to take 3-1 series lead
  DENVER (AP) — In his postgame on-ice interview, Valeri Nichushkin described his day in as many words as he had goals: “I feel amazing.”

  April 28, 2024 7:04 p.m. EDT
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  Golden Knights have limited Stars' scoring chances to take 2-0 series lead
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The problems for Dallas are two-fold — the Stars aren't getting great scoring chances and for long stretches aren't even putting the puck on net.

  April 26, 2024 6:34 p.m. EDT
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  Rebuilding Sharks fire coach David Quinn after 2 disappointing seasons
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks fired coach David Quinn on Wednesday following two rough seasons as part of a massive rebuilding project.

  April 24, 2024 4:38 p.m. EDT
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  Panthers, Rangers, Jets and Canucks back home for Game 2s, all seeking 2-0 NHL playoff series leads
  SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — A slew of big NHL names will be heading back onto NHL playoff ice on Tuesday night with 1-0 series leads. Among them: Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk in Florida, Connor Hellebuyck in Winnipeg and Brock Boeser in Vancouver.

  April 22, 2024 9:59 a.m. EDT
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  At playoff time, NHL teams march to the beat of their goaltenders and count on them to save the day
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado goaltender Alexandar Georgiev went home after a recent shaky outing and immediately watched film — the car-racing thriller “The Fast and the Furious.”

  April 19, 2024 3:18 p.m. EDT
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  Flames beat NHL-worst Sharks 5-1 in the season finale for the non-playoff teams
  CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Blake Coleman scored his 30th goal and MacKenzie Weegar netted his 20th as the Calgary Flames beat the San Jose Sharks 5-1 on Thursday night in the season-ending game for both teams.

  April 19, 2024 2:02 a.m. EDT
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  NHL team moving from Arizona to Salt Lake City will have a name starting with Utah
  The NHL team moving from Arizona to Salt Lake City will be known as Utah, at least initially, until a long-term name is determined.

  April 18, 2024 10:10 p.m. EDT
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  Kucherov is 5th player in NHL to reach 100 assists as Lighting beat Matthews, Maple Leafs 6-4
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Auston Matthews came up empty in his bid to become the ninth player in NHL history to score 70 goals in a season, but Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov became the fifth player to have a 100-assist season as the Lightning beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-4 on Wednesday night.

  April 17, 2024 11:17 p.m. EDT
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  NHL has no appetite to expand playoffs beyond its 16-team tournament for the Stanley Cup
  Sixteen teams, each one needing to win 16 games over four rounds of best-of-seven series to lift the Stanley Cup, has been the way the NHL decides its champion for nearly four decades. That isn't changing any time soon.

  April 17, 2024 1:19 p.m. EDT
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  Gov. Roy Cooper celebrates start of mobile sports betting in NC by picking Canes to win it all
  North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper's first sports bet came on Monday as he placed a wager on the Carolina Hurricanes to win the Stanley Cup.

  March 11, 2024 6:12 p.m. EDT
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  Connor Bedard, as expected, taken first in the NHL draft by the Chicago Blackhawks
  The Chicago Blackhawks selected Connor Bedard with the first pick in the NHL draft on Wednesday night, kick-starting a hopeful new era with a highly skilled offensive forward who's drawn comparisons to Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby.

  June 29, 2023 11:43 a.m. EDT
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  Vegas Golden Knights come back to beat Florida Panthers in Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final
  Back in the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in five years and trailing the Florida Panthers less than 10 minutes into Game 1, the Vegas Golden Knights sent a very clear message.

  June 4, 2023 9:10 a.m. EDT
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  Golden Knights advance to 2nd Stanley Cup Final after G6 win over Stars
  William Karlsson scored two goals and had an assist as the Vegas Golden Knights advanced to their second Stanley Cup Final with a 6-0 rout Monday night over the Dallas Stars, who had extended the Western Conference Final to six games after losing the first three.

  May 29, 2023 11:41 p.m. EDT
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  Roope Hintz, Wyatt Johnston score as Stars beat Kraken 2-1 in Game 7 to advance to West final
  Roope Hintz and Wyatt Johnston scored goals and the Dallas Stars advanced to the Western Conference final with a 2-1 win over the Seattle Kraken in Game 7 on Monday night.

  May 15, 2023 11:51 p.m. EDT
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  Jonathan Marchessault scores 3 to lead Golden Knights past Oilers 5-2 to advance to West final
  The Vegas Golden Knights are back in familiar territory in the Western Conference final.

  May 15, 2023 7:37 a.m. EDT
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  Seattle Kraken beat the Dallas Stars 6-3 to force game 7
  Jordan Eberle scored twice, Eeli Tolvanen had a goal and two assists, and the Seattle Kraken beat the Dallas Stars 6-3 on Saturday night to force a deciding Game 7 in their Western Conference semifinal series.

  May 13, 2023 11:44 p.m. EDT
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  Stanley Cup comes to WRAL News Wednesday
  The prized Stanley Cup will be making a visit to the WRAL News studio Wednesday morning.

  May 10, 2023 10:30 a.m. EDT
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  Devils shutout Rangers in game 7, advance to play at Hurricanes Wednesday
  Unexpected hero Akira Schmid rebounded from his only bad game and made 31 saves in Game 7 to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 4-0 victory over the New York Rangers on Monday night in an entertaining first-round playoff series.

  May 1, 2023 11:51 p.m. EDT
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  Canes match the Islanders, 2-1
  Jordan Martinook scored for the first time in more than two months to break a third-period tie as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 2-1.

  April 2, 2023 10:35 p.m. EDT

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