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The defending champion Panthers scored three times in a 7:53 span of the second period to pull away for their third straight victory. Game 6 is Friday night in Sunrise.
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Vegas rallied in the first period after Golden Knights forward Mark Stone left because of an upper-body injury.
The Hurricanes dominated play in the series opener but needed Jaccob Slavin’s overtime goal to push through on the road.
Pickard, who took over as Edmonton’s starter during a first-round series against the Los Angeles Kings, was day to day.
Connor Hellebuyck made 21 saves and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Dallas Stars 4-0 on Friday night in Game 2 to tie the Western Conference second-round series.
Marchand has never lost a series to Toronto - he’s 4-0 from his Boston days - and his goal gave the Panthers hope.
The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced the fine of $7,813, the maximum allowed under the collective bargaining agreement.
Bettman added he’s optimistic a deal will be done long before the September 2026 expiration of the current deal between the league and its players.
Leon Draisaitl took a pass from McDavid and scored off the rush at 15:20 of overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a 5-4 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night and a 2-0 lead in the second-round series.
Tom Wilson produced the primary assist on John Carlson’s go-ahead goal on a power play early in the third period of Washington’s 3-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes to knot their Eastern Conference second-round playoff series at a game apiece.
Mikko Rantanen is showing exactly why Dallas was willing to pay such a hefty price to put him the roster.