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LA Kings win Game 7 in OT, eliminate Chicago and advance to Stanley Cup Final
Game 7 of the Western Conference Final
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Patrick Kane, Blackhawks force Game 7 with win over LA Kings
Two games later, and that line is the reason the Chicago Blackhawks have pushed their series with the Los Angeles Kings to a Game 7.
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Dominic Moore's goal helps Rangers beat Canadiens 1-0, advance to Stanley Cup Final
The New York Rangers advanced to the Stanley Cup Final after defeated the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final.
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'Hawks beat Kings in 2OT to force Game 6
Michal Handzus scored at 2:04 of the second overtime, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-4 in Game 5 on Wednesday night to stay alive in the Western Conference final. Brandon Saad made a nice pass to the middle, and Handzus beat goali
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Kings' Never-Say-Die Attitude Will Prevail
One of my favorite hockey memories is of Larry Robinson and his futility as coach of the Los Angeles Kings. Not that I reveled in Robinson’s misery...
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Kings' fast start leads to Game 7 victory, conference final berth
In a series that had featured plenty of excitement, Los Angeles built a huge lead against Anaheim and rendered the final game a formality
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Kings fight off Ducks 2-1, force Game 7
Trevor Lewis scored his fourth goal of the postseason, Jonathan Quick made 21 saves, and the Los Angeles Kings forced a seventh game in the Freeway Faceoff series with a 2-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks in Game 6 on Wednesday night. Jake Muzzin scored a
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Canadiens stun Bruins 3-1 in Game 7
Even as the Montreal Canadiens swept through the opening round of the playoffs - their first postseason series victory in four years - they knew that a more difficult challenge was next. The defending Eastern Conference champions and the NHL's top tea
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Wild dominate 'Hawks to even series at 2
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- The Minnesota Wild have turned their home ice into a deafening, discouraging place for opponents to play in the playoffs. For the second straight game, they dominated the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks. Jason Pom
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Rangers fend off elimination, top Penguins in Game 5
Derick Brassard scored twice, including New York's first power-play goal in 10 games, and the Rangers avoided elimination with a 5-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Friday night.
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Ducks slip past Kings, pull within 2-1
Teemu Selanne scored the tiebreaking power-play goal late in the second period, Corey Perry got his first goal of the series, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Kings 3-2 on Thursday night to trim Los Angeles' series lead to 2-1. Jonas Hiller made seven s
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Matt Fraser lifts Bruins past Canadiens, 1-0 in OT
Matt Fraser scored at 1:19 of overtime to give the Boston Bruins a 1-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night, tying the Eastern Conference semifinal series 2-2. Making his NHL playoff debut after being called up Wednesday from Providence o
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Penguins top Rangers for 3-1 series lead
Brandon Sutter scored a short-handed goal to break a second-period tie, and the Pittsburgh Penguins moved within one win of the Eastern Conference finals with a 4-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Wednesday night. Pittsburgh, which has won three stra
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Wild blank Blackhawks 4-0, now down 2-1
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Erik Haula and Mikael Granlund scored goals less than 3 minutes apart early in the third period, and the Minnesota Wild recovered from a sluggish start for a 4-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday in Game 3 of the Weste
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Canadiens down Bruins, take 2-1 lead in semifinal series
P.K. Subban and Dale Weise each had a goal and an assist, Carey Price made 26 saves, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins 4-2 on Tuesday night to take the lead in their NHL Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series.
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LA Kings shut down Ducks to take 2-0 series lead
Jonathan Quick made 36 saves, Marian Gaborik scored his third goal in two games, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-1 Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in their second-round series.
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Fleury, Crosby lift Pens over Rangers, take 2-1 series lead
Sidney Crosby scored his first goal of these playoffs, and Marc-Andre Fleury earned his second shutout of the New York Rangers in two nights as the Pittsburgh Penguins regained home-ice advantage with a 2-0 victory in Game 3 on Monday night.
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Penguins blank Rangers to even series at 1-1
Kris Letang broke a scoreless tie in the second period and Marc-Andre Fleury made 22 saves for his seventh playoff shutout to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-0 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday night, tying the second-round series one game a
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Bickell, 'Hawks take 2-0 lead over Wild
Bryan Bickell had an open look on a break in the third period, and shot the puck off the crossbar. He then tried the other side of the ice, and that worked out quite well for him and the Chicago Blackhawks. Bickell had a goal and two assists, and the Blac
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Gaborik fuels Kings past Ducks in OT for 1-0 series lead
Marian Gaborik scored with seven seconds left in regulation to force overtime, and then scored 12:07 into the extra period to lift the Los Angeles Kings to a 3-2 win Saturday night against the Anaheim Ducks in the opener of the first playoff series betwee
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Late rally gets Bruins even with Habs
The Boston Bruins rallied from two goals down to avoid another two-game deficit against the archrival Montreal Canadiens. Reilly Smith scored the go-ahead goal with 3:32 left and Boston scored four times in eight minutes to beat the Canadiens 5-3 on Satur
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Stanley Cup Playoffs: What You Need to Know, May 3
Every night during the playoffs, we will wrap up all the exciting action and tell you what you need to know about the 2013-14 Stanley Cup playoffs. Welcome to What You Need To Know.
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Kane lifts Blackhawks over Wild 5-2 in Game 1
Right about the time the Chicago Blackhawks got into trouble Friday night, it was showtime for Patrick Kane. Kane scored two goals in the third period, including a terrific dash through the Minnesota zone for the tiebreaking score, and the Blackhawks beat
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Brassard's goal lifts Rangers over Pens in OT in Game 1
Derick Brassard scored 3:06 into overtime to give the New York Rangers a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Friday night.
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Subban nets winner in 2OT as Candiens edge Bruins
P.K. Subban scored his second goal of the game at 4:17 of the second overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
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Kings cap comeback with 5-1 Game 7 win vs Sharks
Anze Kopitar scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period and Jonathan Quick made 39 saves to cap the Los Angeles Kings' historic comeback from three games down with a 5-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks in Game 7 of their first-round serie
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Wild beat Avs 5-4 in OT in Game 7 to advance
DENVER (AP) -- Nino Niederreiter scored his second goal of the game 5:02 into overtime and Ilya Bryzgalov made a big save filling in for an injured Darcy Kuemper, leading the Minnesota Wild to a 5-4 win over the Colorado Avalanche in Game 7 on Wednesday n
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Rangers top Flyers in Game 7, Pens next
Daniel Carcillo and Benoit Pouliot scored second-period goals, and the New York Rangers advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 7 on Wednesday night. The Rangers shook off a 5-2 thra
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Simmonds helps Philadelphia force Game 7
Wayne Simmonds and the Philadelphia Flyers are going back to New York for Game 7. Simmonds scored three goals, Steve Mason stopped 34 shots and the Flyers beat the Rangers 5-2 on Tuesday night to even their first Eastern Conference playoff series at three
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LA Kings surge past Sharks 4-1, force Game 7
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Justin Williams forced the tiebreaking goal underneath Alex Stalock with 8:04 to play, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 on Monday night, rallying all the way back from an 0-3 series deficit to force a decisive Gam
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Parise lifts Wild past Avs 5-2, to tie series at 3
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Zach Parise scored early and late on tipped shots, and the Minnesota Wild tacked on two empty-net goals for a 5-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Monday night that sent the first-round playoff series to a decisive Game 7. Pa
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Malkin's 3 goals power Pens to Game 6 clincher
Evgeni Malkin and the Pittsburgh Penguins finally flexed their offensive muscles. Malkin had a hat trick and the Penguins almost blew a four-goal lead before holding off the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Monday night to clinch their first-round playoff ser
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Rangers dump Flyers in Game 5 for 3-2 series lead
Brad Richards and Dominic Moore scored second-period goals and Henrik Lundqvist made 24 saves as the New York Rangers pushed the Philadelphia Flyers to the brink of elimination with a 4-2 victory in Game 5 on Sunday.
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'Hawks finish off Blues with 4-goal 3rd
First, it was Jonathan Toews on a power play, and then Patrick Sharp got loose on a breakaway. Andrew Shaw tipped one home, and it was all over. One dazzling stretch for the Chicago Blackhawks put an end to their tight first-round series against the St. L
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Ducks beat Stars in OT to clinch series
Nick Bonino scored 2:47 into overtime, after getting one of Anaheim's two goals late in regulation, and the Ducks beat the Dallas Stars 5-4 in Game 6 on Sunday night to clinch the first-round series. Bonino took a wrist shot from in front of the net
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Kings beat Sharks 3-0 to force Game 6
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Now that the Los Angeles Kings have made it halfway to a historic comeback, the task actually seems even more difficult now that they know how close they are.
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Pens bounce back, go up 3-2 on Jackets
Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma wanted to send a message to his team, putting Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin exclusively on the same line. Attacking on offense early and often, the Penguins topped the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 on Saturday night as J
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Bruins beat Red Wings 4-2, Habs up next
Tuukka Rask made 31 saves to help the defending Eastern Conference champion Boston Bruins beat the Red Wings 4-2 in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Saturday and eliminate Detroit from the postseason. The Bruins, who finished the regular seas
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Flyers even series with win over Rangers in Game 4
Steve Mason stopped 37 shots in his first start of the series, Matt Read and Jakub Voracek scored and the Philadelphia Flyers evened the first-round matchup with a 2-1 win over the New York Rangers in Game 4 on Friday night.
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Toews lifts Blackhawks past Blues with OT winner
Jonathan Toews scored on a breakaway at 7:36 of overtime Friday night, giving the Chicago Blackhawks a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues and a 3-2 series lead.
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Wild even series at two with victory over Avalanche
Charlie Coyle scored his third goal of the series for Minnesota, and the Wild dominated the Colorado Avalanche for the second straight game on their way to a 2-1 win Thursday night that evened the first-round matchup at two apiece.
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Kings avoid elimination with rout over San Jose
Justin Williams and Marian Gaborik scored two goals apiece, and the Los Angeles Kings emphatically avoided first-round playoff elimination with a 6-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks in Game 4 on Thursday night.
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Bruins top Wings in OT, lead series 3-1
The Boston Bruins took a couple punches, then hit back hard and put the Detroit Red Wings on the brink of elimination. Jarome Iginla scored with 6:28 left in overtime on a redirected shot that went off an opponent, lifting the Bruins to a 3-2 win over Det
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Stars rally past short-handed Ducks, level the series at 2
Cody Eakin and Alex Goligoski scored on Dallas' first two shots in the third period and the Stars beat the top-seeded Anaheim Ducks 4-2 on Wednesday in Game 4 of the best-of-7 series that is all even now.
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Kane scores in OT, 'Hawks tie Blues at 2
Patrick Kane scored his second goal of the game at 11:17 of overtime, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the St. Louis Blues 4-3 on Wednesday night to even their first-round playoff series at two games apiece. Kane carried the puck down the left side as team
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Down 3 goals, Jackets top Penguins in OT
In the dressing room after Brandon Dubinsky's late goal forced overtime, Columbus Blue Jackets forward Nick Foligno half-jokingly said he'd get the winner. Dubinsky scored with 22.5 seconds left in regulation and Foligno's wrist shot just i
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Rangers beat Flyers 4-1, lead series 2-1
Never afraid to raise his fists, Dan Carcillo made his mark in the league as a puncher more than a postseason star. Derek Stepan, Martin St. Louis, Dan Girardi and Carcillo scored goals, leading the Rangers to a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tue
