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Associated PressTampa Bay, Vegas look to bounce back off lossesBy W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) The Tampa Bay Lightning and Vegas Golden Knights were favored to win their second-round matchups.After losses Saturday, the Lightning and Golden Knights will be happy just to reclaim home-ice advantage.Hours after Boston beat Tampa...

AP Hockey WriterSabres follow last place-finish by landing No. 1 draft pickBy JOHN WAWROWThe Buffalo Sabres followed a season filled with losses by finally winning something - the NHL draft lottery - and landing the No. 1 pick for just third time in franchise history.The Sabres became the first...

AP Hockey WriterSabres follow last place-finish by landing No. 1 draft pickBy JOHN WAWROWThe Buffalo Sabres followed a season filled with losses by finally winning something - the NHL draft lottery - and landing the No. 1 pick for just third time in franchise history.The Sabres became the first...

AP Sports WriterNash, Bergeron score twice, Bruins beat Lightning in Game 1By FRED GOODALLTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Rick Nash and Boston's high-scoring line of Patrice Bergeron, David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand are off to a flying start in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.Nash had two goals...

The Latest: Buffalo Sabres win NHL draft lotteryTORONTO (AP) The Latest on the NHL draft lottery (all times local):10:15 p.m.The Buffalo Sabres followed a season filled with losses by finally winning something - the NHL draft lottery - and landing the No. 1 pick for just third time...

AP Hockey WriterCup finalist Pens, Predators face different tests in round 2By STEPHEN WHYNOThe road back to the Stanley Cup Final took two very different turns for the Penguins and Predators at the start of the second round.Back-to-back defending champion Pittsburgh roared back from a two-goal, third-period deficit to...

AP Hockey WriterHurricanes, Sabres, Canadiens vying for NHL's top draft pickBy JOHN WAWROWThe Carolina Hurricanes vaulted into a position to land one of the top three picks of this year's NHL draft.They're joined by the Montreal Canadiens and the last-place finishing Buffalo Sabres as the three teams still in...

AP Sports WriterEvenly-matched Lightning, Bruins expect long, tough seriesBy FRED GOODALLTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Tampa Bay hasn't played in a week, while Boston is coming off a hard-fought, seven-game playoff series.Neither the Lightning nor the less-rested Bruins expect that to mean anything when their second-round playoff series begins Saturday.A...

AP Hockey WriterHurricanes, Sabres, Canadiens vying for NHL's top draft pickBy JOHN WAWROWThe Carolina Hurricanes have vaulted into a position to land one of the top three picks of this year's NHL draft.They're joined by the Montreal Canadiens and the last-place finishing Buffalo Sabres as the three teams still...

AP Hockey WriterHurricanes, Sabres, Canadiens vying for NHL's top draft pickBy JOHN WAWROWThe Carolina Hurricanes have vaulted into a position to land one of the top three picks of this year's NHL draft.They're joined by the Montreal Canadiens and the last-place finishing Buffalo Sabres as the three teams still...

AP Sports WriterHellebuyck smothers Preds as Jets grab 1-0 lead with 4-1 winBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Connor Hellebuyck loves what he's seeing in his first NHL postseason, and the 24-year-old goalie is doing his best to make sure the Winnipeg Jets do much more than just...

Hall, Kopitar, MacKinnon finalists for Hart as NHL MVPNEW YORK (AP) New Jersey left wing Taylor Hall, Los Angeles center Anze Kopitar and Colorado center Nathan MacKinnon are the finalists for the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player.The winner will be announced June 20 at...