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AP Sports WriterBruins put away Blue Jackets to advance to conference finalBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Tuukka Rask was impenetrable when it counted in Game 6, and the Boston Bruins are on their way to the Eastern Conference final.Rask made 39 saves and recorded his sixth career playoff...

AP Sports WriterBruins put away Blue Jackets to advance to conference finalBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Tuukka Rask was impenetrable when it counted in Game 6, and the Boston Bruins are on their way to the Eastern Conference final.Rask made 39 saves and recorded his sixth career playoff...

Hurricanes injured goalie Petr Mrazek returns to practiceRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Carolina Hurricanes goalie Petr Mrazek was back at practice after leaving a playoff game early with a lower body injury.Coach Rod Brind'Amour said Monday there were ''no limitations'' on his goalie and Mrazek said he felt ''120%, to...

Red Wings hire Verbeek as NHL teams shuffle front officesBy The Associated PressThe Detroit Red Wings have hired Pat Verbeek as assistant general manager to work with Steve Yzerman.Verbeek joins Yzerman, the longtime Red Wings captain who was recently named GM, after working for him with the Tampa Bay...

AP Sports WriterBlues, Stars meet again in Game 7 for spot in West finalsBy SCHUYLER DIXONThe Blues and Stars are set for Game 7 in a second-round series again, three years after St. Louis dominated a winner-take-all matchup in Dallas for a spot in the Western Conference finals.Deja vu...

Red Wings hire Verbeek as NHL teams shuffle front officesBy The Associated PressThe Detroit Red Wings have hired Pat Verbeek as assistant general manager to work with Steve Yzerman.Verbeek joins Yzerman, the longtime Red Wings captain who was recently named GM, after working for him with the Tampa Bay...

AP Sports WriterBlues force Game 7 with 4-1 win over Stars, stunned BishopBy STEPHEN HAWKINSDALLAS (AP) Colton Parayko was shooting to score for the St. Louis Blues, and delivered a stunning blow to the Dallas Stars even without getting the puck in the net.Parayko's hard shot from the...

AP Sports WriterTortorella says Columbus-Boston series will go to Game 7By MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The Columbus Blue Jackets are one loss away from being eliminated from the playoffs by the Boston Bruins.But Columbus coach John Tortorella said it's not going to occur on home ice in Game...

AP Hockey WriterParity party: 2019 NHL playoffs showcase Bettman's visionBy STEPHEN WHYNONEW YORK (AP) There's a P-word on players' and coaches lips this playoffs, and it has nothing to do with getting pucks in deep.''Parity in the league, it's insanely tight,'' Colorado coach Jared Bednar said.This has been...

AP Sports WriterHertl scores 2 to lead Sharks past Avalanche 2-1 in Game 5By JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) As loud as the Shark Tank got following Tomas Hertl's two goals, the roar was even more deafening when injured captain Joe Pavelski emerged from the tunnel to wave...

AP Sports WriterBlues still desperate and trailing Stars going into Game 6By STEPHEN HAWKINSThe St. Louis Blues have been playing desperate hockey all of 2019 - since being in last place at the start of January and making an incredible comeback to make the playoffs.Now they are trailing in...

Canes' van Riemsdyk out 4-6 months after shoulder surgeryRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk is expected to miss the rest of the playoffs after having shoulder surgery.General manager Don Waddell said Saturday that the 27-year-old van Riemsdyk underwent surgery on his left shoulder and is...