Pro Hockey

Canadiens beat the Capitals 6-3 to cut their series deficit to 2-1

Christian Dvorak broke a tie at 4:17 of the third period and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Washington Capitals 6-3 on Friday night to cut their deficit in the first-round series to 2-1.

Panthers waiting to see if Barkov will be available for Game 3 against Lightning on Saturday

The Florida Panthers are waiting to see if captain Aleksander Barkov will be able to play Saturday when their playoff series resumes against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Capitals goalie Thompson and Canadiens counterpart Montembeault each leave Game 3 with injuries

The Washington Capitals and Montreal Canadiens each lost their No. 1 goaltender in Game 3 of their first-round series.

Wild playing above playoff status as only wild-card team with series lead, entering Game 4 vs Vegas

The wild-card berth has suited Minnesota well.

Kaprizov scores 2 power-play goals to help the Wild beat Vegas 5-2 for a 2-1 series lead

Kirill Kaprizov had two power-play goals and the Minnesota Wild beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-2 on Thursday night to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round series.

Schmidt scores again, Bobrovsky has 19 saves as Panthers beat Lightning 2-0 for 2-0 series lead

Nate Schmidt scored his third goal in two games, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 19 shots and the Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round playoff series.

Barkov misses final 10 minutes of Panthers' win after taking hit from Lightning's Hagel

Florida captain Aleksander Barkov missed the final 10:09 of the Panthers’ win in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first-round series at Tampa Bay on Thursday night, after taking a hit from the Lightning’s Brandon Hagel.

Avalanche captain Gabe Landeskog returns to lineup for Game 3 after missing 3 years with knee injury

Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog strongly hinted he will play his first NHL game in nearly three years on Wednesday night against the Dallas Stars.

Adrian Kempe leads the LA Kings' offensive spree in a 6-2 win over Oilers for a 2-0 series lead

Adrian Kempe had two goals and two assists, captain Anze Kopitar added a goal and three assists, and the Los Angeles Kings routed the Edmonton Oilers 6-2 to seize a 2-0 lead in their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series.

Tyler Seguin scores in OT as Stars withstand late double-minor penalty to beat Avalanche 2-1

Tyler Seguin scored at 5:31 of overtime after Dallas killed a late double-minor penalty, and the Stars beat Colorado 2-1 in Game 3 on Wednesday night in a game that featured the return of Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog.

Kings serenaded by another national anthem by harmonica chorus from Koreatown senior citizen center

The Los Angeles Kings have brought back the harmonica-playing senior citizens whose rendition of the national anthem caused a sensation before their playoff opener.

Thompson dazzles late as the Capitals beat the Canadiens in Game 2 to take a 2-0 series lead

Connor McMichael and Dylan Strome scored a minute apart early in the second period, Logan Thompson made some spectacular stops among his 25 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 in Game 2 to take a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven first-round series.

Home-ice advantage seems to be a real thing so far in the NHL playoffs

Home-ice advantage hasn’t really existed over the past couple of years in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Czech leaders condemn Russian threats against NHL great Dominik Hasek

Czech leaders have condemned threats made by a former Russian president and prime minister against NHL great Dominik Hasek for his critical stance on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Wild's top line more than the Golden Knights can handle through first 2 games

If the Wild finally break through and win their first playoff series in a decade, Minnesota’s top line likely will be the reason.