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TORONTO — The Lightning knew one game doesn’t win a playoff series, not in the NHL and not against a team as talented as the Maple Leafs.

MORRISVILLE, N.C. — Frederik Andersen’s illness — which cropped up between the morning skate and Wednesday’s game, leaving Pyotr Kochetkov as the surprise backup on the bench — has made moot for the moment any discussion of the Carolina Hurricanes’ goaltending situation.

The Florida Panthers won Wednesday in a way only four teams did this year.

April 2014 was a different sports time around here. Ron Washington still managed the Rangers. “Dez Caught It” was nine months away from being a fan’s outcry. Monta Ellis played 82 games, one of five Mavericks (including Dirk Nowitzki) to play at least 80 that season — so the fans’…

The Play-Offs continue to trip up the Toronto Maple Leafs, although once again this year they've made it harder on themselves after Michael Bunting picked up a suspension

Goaltenders search for any activity to help them unwind and not constantly dwell on the game

PITTSBURGH — Penguins fans should know that when Fenway Sports Group executive Dave Beeston said there is “no limit” as to who the team will hire to lead its hockey operations department next, they were far from empty words.

EDMONTON, Alberta — Fact: The Kings held the NHL’s leading scorer, Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid, to one point in two playoff games on his home ice.

The Stars went 68 minutes in Game 1 against the Minnesota Wild without being able to beg, borrow or steal a goal.

The Florida Panthers traveled to Massachusetts for the first two games of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs eager to prove they could play with the Boston Bruins, even though the Bruins set a single-season record for wins and the Panthers didn’t qualify for the playoffs until the final days of…

RALEIGH, N.C. — The New York Islanders took their first lead over the Carolina Hurricanes just before the midway point of the third period Wednesday in Game 2 of the teams’ best-of-seven Stanley Cup Playoff series, converting on a Brock Nelson chance.