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Associated PressBlue Jackets stun Lightning 5-1 to take 2-0 series leadBy MARK DIDTLERTAMPA, Fla. (AP) The Columbus Blue Jackets are making a serious bid to knock the team with the best regular-season record out of the playoffs.Matt Duchene had a goal and three assists, Sergei Bobrovsky made 23...

AP Sports WriterGolden Knights tie series with Sharks with 5-3 win in Game 2By JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Mark Stone scored the tiebreaking goal on a power play created by a penalty that negated an apparent San Jose goal and the Vegas Golden Knights responded after blowing...

AP Hockey WriterYouth is being served early in Stanley Cup playoffsBy STEPHEN WHYNOFor all the value of postseason experience, youth is off to a nice start in the Stanley Cup playoffs.Teenage defenseman Miro Heiskanen built on his stellar rookie season in his playoff debut with Dallas, 19-year-old Andrei Svechnikov...

AP Sports WriterLightning look to bounce back from Game 1 collapseBy JOSH DUBOWThe Tampa Bay Lightning faced little adversity in the regular season on the way to a record-tying 62 wins and the most points in a season in 23 years.That all changed as fast as the Lightning squandered...

Tkachuk, Smith lift Flames over Avalanche 4-0 in Game 1CALGARY, Alberta (AP) Matthew Tkachuk scored twice and Mike Smith made 26 saves for his first playoff shutout in nearly seven years, and the Calgary Flames blanked the Colorado Avalanche 4-0 on Thursday night in Game 1 of their...

Associated PressBlue Jackets stun Lightning 5-1 to take 2-0 series leadBy MARK DIDTLERTAMPA, Fla. (AP) The Columbus Blue Jackets are making a serious bid to knock the team with the best regular-season record out of the playoffs.Matt Duchene had a goal and three assists, Sergei Bobrovsky made 23...

AP Sports WriterRookie scores in debut, Stars beat Preds for 1-0 series leadBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Miro Heiskanen turned in a postseason debut to remember, even if the Dallas rookie defenseman didn't wind up writing himself into the NHL's record book because of a late scoring...

AP Sports WriterPavelski's painful goal leads Sharks past Golden Knights 5-2By JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Joe Pavelski took a puck off his chin to score the opening goal and the San Jose Sharks raced past the Vegas Golden Knights with a 5-2 victory Wednesday night in Game...

AP Sports WriterHeiskanen scores 2, Stars beat Predators for 1-0 series leadBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Rookie Miro Heiskanen scored two goals in his first postseason game, and the Dallas Stars beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Wednesday night in Game 1 of their first-round Western Conference...

Bozak's late goal lifts Blues over Jets 2-1 in Game 1WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Tyler Bozak scored with 2:05 left in the third period to give the St. Louis Blues a 2-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday night in Game 1 of their Western Conference opening-round playoff...

Associated PressBlue Jackets rally from 3-goal deficit to beat Lightning 4-3By MARK DIDTLERTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Seth Jones scored the go-ahead goal on the power play to cap Columbus' three-goal third period, and the Blue Jackets rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in Game 1 of the...

AP Sports WriterWith 2011 title team aging, Bruins hope to make another runBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand doesn't believe for a second that the window is closing on the team's chances to win another Stanley Cup championship with the core that etched its name...