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AP Hockey Writer=Stars and Lightning going to 2nd OT in Game 5By STPEHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - The Tampa Bay Lightning and Dallas Stars are going to double overtime in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday night tied at 2.Tampa Bay is one goal away from...

AP Sports WritersAlmost no travel in NHL playoffs benefits Lightning, StarsBy STEPHEN HAWKINS and STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) The Dallas Stars have been inside the NHL bubble in Edmonton for two months, staying in a hotel connected to the arena.Tampa Bay's only trip since this unusual postseason began...

AP Hockey Writer=Palat scores, Stars tie Lighting at 1 in Game 4By STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Ondrej Palat scored to pull the Tampa Bay Lightning into a 1-1 tie with the Dallas Stars after two periods of Game 5 of the final Saturday night as they try to...

Red Wings sign Gagner to 1-year contract extensionDETROIT (AP) The Detroit Red Wings signed forward Sam Gagner to a one-year contract extension Saturday.The Red Wings acquired Gagner on Feb. 24 in a trade with Edmonton. He played six games for Detroit.In 42 games last season with the Red...

After 13 seasons, Rangers trade Staal to Red WingsDETROIT (AP) The Detroit Red Wings acquired defenseman Marc Staal and a second-round draft pick from the New York Rangers for future considerations Saturday.The draft pick is in 2021. The 33-year-old Staal had two goals and nine assists in 52...

AP Hockey Writer'Black Aces' in bubble have toughest job in NHL playoffsBy STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) When Joel Kiviranta capped a hat trick by scoring the series-clinching goal in overtime in his playoff debut in the second round, the young Finn had one real desire.''I hope I get...

AP Hockey Writer'Black Aces' in bubble have toughest job in NHL playoffsBy STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) When Joel Kiviranta capped a hat trick by scoring the series-clinching goal in overtime in his playoff debut in the second round, the young Finn had one real desire.''I hope I get...

AP Hockey Writer=Perry gives Stars 1-0 lead after 1 in Game 5By STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Corey Perry scored to give the Dallas Stars a 1-0 lead on the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday night as they try to avoid...

AP Hockey Writer'Black Aces' in bubble have toughest job in NHL playoffsBy STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) When Joel Kiviranta capped a hat trick by scoring the series-clinching goal in overtime in his playoff debut in the second round, the young Finn had one real desire.''I hope I get...

AP Sports WriterPavelski goals not enough for Stars, now in 3-1 Cup holeBy STEPHEN HAWKINSNo U.S.-born player has scored more playoff goals than Joe Pavelski. No player has put more pucks in the net during a single postseason this late in his career.That may not be enough for Pavelski...

AP Hockey WriterLike in 2009, back-to-back could tilt this Stanley Cup FinalBy STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Dan Bylsma sees some parallels between this Stanley Cup Final that features games on back-to-back nights and the last time it happened in 2009 when he was the winning coach.After the Tampa...

AP Sports WriterPavelski goals not enough for Stars, now in 3-1 Cup holeBy STEPHEN HAWKINSNo U.S. born-player has more playoff goals than Joe Pavelski. No player has scored in a single postseason more this late in his career.That may not be enough for Pavelski and the Dallas Stars, who...