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U.S. backup Jake Oettinger outplaying starter Connor Hellebuyck in NHL playoffs with Stars up 3-1 over Jets

Dallas is on the verge of its third consecutive trip to the Western Conference Final.

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Philadelphia Flyers hire Rick Tocchet as head coach, turning to alum to end their playoff drought

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Hurricanes and Stars ride stellar special teams to the verge of the conference finals

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Oilers beat Golden Knights 1-0 in overtime in Game 5 to reach Western Conference finals

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Panthers rout Maple Leafs 6-1 on road in Game 5 to take 3-2 series lead

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Florida in ‘difficult’ Game 5 spot against Toronto

Another hat trick by a Finnish player Dallas got in a trade. This time, it’s Mikael Granlund

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Miro Heiskanen has assist in playoff return for the Stars after missing 42 games with knee injury

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Evander Kane’s physicality helps Oilers push Golden Knights to brink of elimination

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NHL: Stanley Cup Playoffs-Winnipeg Jets at Dallas Stars

Mikael Granlund gets first career playoff hat trick as Stars beat Jets for 3-1 series lead

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Panthers vice chairman Doug Cifu suspended by NHL over comments on social media

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NHL: Dallas Stars at Vegas Golden Knights

Stars’ Miro Heiskanen activated from IR, could return in Game 4 after missing 42 games

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Timely 3rd-period goals from Hall, Walker keep Hurricanes in control of playoff win against Capitals

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Dallas Stars keep responding in NHL playoffs, now top-seeded Jets have to win Game 4 to get even

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NHL: Stanley Cup Playoffs-Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers

Henrique scores twice as Oilers beat Golden Knights 3-0 in Game 4

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NHL: Stanley Cup Playoffs-Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes

Walker, Svechnikov score late as Hurricanes push Capitals to brink of elimination in 5-2 win

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Stars get disputed goal off Alexander Petrovic’s skate to take series lead over top-seeded Jets

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Hurricanes’ Frederik Andersen, Oilers’ Stuart Skinner enter Game 4s on far different trajectories

Frederik Andersen has been playing so well in net for the Carolina Hurricanes that coach Rod Brind’Amour is staying with his hands-off approach when it comes to goaltenders. Things have been trickier for the Edmonton Oilers and Stuart Skinner.

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NHL: Stanley Cup Playoffs-Toronto Maple Leafs at Florida Panthers

Sergei Bobrovsky stops 23 shots, Panthers top Maple Leafs 2-0 in Game 4, even series

Joseph Woll stopped 35 shots for the Maple Leafs, who took a 2-0 series lead with a pair of home wins and now return there for Game 5 on Wednesday night with the series tied.

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Mikko Rantanen has goal, two assists for Stars in 5-2 win over Jets to take 2-1 series lead

Roope Hintz had a goal and an assist for the Stars, and Wyatt Johnston added a late goal. Sam Steel and Mikael Granlund each had two assists.

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Stars score without Mikko Rantanen getting a point, ending record streak at 13 goals in a row

The scoring streak by Rantanan included back-to-back games when he had four-point periods in the first round against Colorado, his former team. He was the first player to ever do that, in the playoffs or the regular season.

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Reilly Smith scores with 0.4 seconds left, Golden Knights stun Oilers 4-3 in Game 3

Vegas rallied in the first period after Golden Knights forward Mark Stone left because of an upper-body injury.

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Svechnikov, Andersen lead Hurricanes past Capitals 4-0 in Game 3 of 2nd-round playoff series

The Hurricanes dominated play in the series opener but needed Jaccob Slavin’s overtime goal to push through on the road.

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NHL: Stanley Cup Playoffs-Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings

Stuart Skinner replaces injured Calvin Pickard as Oilers’ starter for Game 3 vs. Golden Knights

Pickard, who took over as Edmonton’s starter during a first-round series against the Los Angeles Kings, was day to day.

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NHL: Stanley Cup Playoffs-Dallas Stars at Winnipeg Jets

Connor Hellebuyck makes 21 saves, Jets beat Stars 4-0 in Game 2 to tie series

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.