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MORRISVILLE, N.C. — It had to end sometime, and it ended the way it always does, with bad goals and weird penalties and the deep echo of bad memories — in this case, the increasingly dark shadow of Madison Square Garden.

A lot of talk in the Florida Panthers’ dressing room nowadays has focused on the need to go on an extended run, to rack up as many wins as possible as quickly as possible to keep their hopes for a Stanley Cup Playoff berth alive.

Kane aggravated a lower-body injury he suffered Sunday and Tyler Johnson came down sick, leaving the Hawks with just 10 forwards available for the third period of their 4-1 defeat Tuesday.

EDMONTON, Alberta — The Kraken scored five unanswered goals and took Tuesday’s rematch against the Oilers, 5-2.

CHICAGO — Opening their three-game road trip Tuesday night against the league’s worst team, the Lightning had plenty of opportunities to pull away from the Blackhawks at the United Center, but found themselves going into the final period of regulation still deadlocked at 1.

NEW YORK — Home sweet home hasn’t been so sweet for the Rangers this season.

TORONTO — Ryan O’Reilly and Vladimir Tarasenko have combined for more than 500 goals and more than 1,200 points over their distinguished NHL careers. This season, they represent two of the four Blues’ players who have scored at least 10 goals this season.

SUNRISE, Fla. — The sequence — and the reaction — was a sight to see. Florida Panthers All-Star winger Matthew Tkachuk took a cross-ice pass from Sam Reinhart, flicked the puck toward the net from up close, chased after and corralled his own rebound, scooped the puck back on his…

Now working hands-on with the Hawks’ forwards instead of being pulled in a hundred directions as interim head coach, King is back where he’s most comfortable. But he’s understandably disappointed by the offensive results so far.