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Superstitions are not rare in sports, often time athletes eat the same meal before games or stick to a regimented routine to maintain continuity. Tiger Woods famously only wears red on Sundays, Michael Jordan wore his University of North Carolina college basketball shorts under his Chicago Bulls shorts and slugger…

EDMONTON, Alberta — Colorado’s Artturi Lehkonen scored on a rebound 1:19 into overtime in Game 4 here Monday night against Edmonton as the Avs swept the Western Conference Finals and advanced to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since winning it all in 2001.

DENVER — On eight occasions this season, the Blues put together winning streaks of three games or more. They won five in a row to start the season and won nine straight in April.

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NASHVILLE — A month ago, Calgary coach Darryl Sutter said playing the Western Conference-leading Avalanche in the first round of the playoff would “be a waste of eight days.”

NASHVILLE — A month ago, Calgary coach Darryl Sutter said playing the Western Conference-leading Avalanche in the first round of the playoff would “be a waste of eight days.”

NASHVILLE — The Avalanche scored on its first four power-play opportunities Saturday to wipe out Nashville, 7-3, and take a 3-0 lead in the first-round Western Conference playoff series.

Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar scored at 8:31 into overtime to give the Avalanche a 2-1 victory over Nashville late Thursday in Game 2 of their opening-round playoff series at Ball Arena.

The postseason slogan is “Find A Way.”