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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Lightning aren't apologizing for wanting to fill seats for home games during the Stanley Cup Final with their own fans, rather than thousands hoping to root for the Chicago Blackhawks.The team instituted a policy at the start of the playoffs last month...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - And to think, Teuvo Teravainen and Antoine Vermette were healthy scratches for the Chicago Blackhawks less than two weeks ago.In the Stanley Cup Final opener, those two complementary forwards took starring roles for the Blackhawks when they roared from behind to stun the Tampa Bay...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) - Ottawa Senators team owner Eugene Melnyk has been discharged from a Toronto hospital after undergoing a liver transplant last month.The team says in a statement Wednesday that the anonymous donor also been discharged.Melnyk's post-transplant recovery will require weekly follow-up with his transplant team. He's been...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The NHL trade deadline was just days away when everything changed for the Chicago Blackhawks. Patrick Kane broke his left collarbone in a win over Florida, and general manager Stan Bowman had to make some difficult choices in a hurry.While paying a steep price for...

NEW YORK (AP) - New York Rangers goaltender Mackenzie Skapski has had hip surgery and is expected to be sidelined four to five months.The Rangers announced Tuesday that Skapski had surgery to repair a labral tear in his right hip.The 20-year-old Skapski appeared in two games with the Rangers...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - STANLEY CUP FINALTAMPA BAY LIGHTNING vs CHICAGO BLACKHAWKSCONFERENCE FINALS: Lightning beat New York Rangers in 7. Blackhawks beat Anaheim Ducks in 7.SEASON SERIES: Tampa Bay won 1-0-1.STORY LINE: The Blackhawks are on the brink of a coronation as the greatest team of their era if...

GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) - New York Rangers forward Mats Zuccarello could not speak for four days after being hit in the head by a shot in the opening round of the playoffs and sustaining a small skull fracture and some bleeding.Three days after the Rangers lost Game 7 of...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The NHL playoffs have been a roller coaster of excitement, punctuated by a pair of Game 7s over the weekend to decide the Stanley Cup finalists.It'll be Tampa Bay vs. Chicago in the best-of-seven series that begins Wednesday night, with the tradition-rich Blackhawks aiming for...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - After their last two seasons ended with heartbreaking losses in winner-take-all games, the Anaheim Ducks thought they were ready to get past Game 7.Instead, the Chicago Blackhawks showed the Ducks just how far they still are from the Stanley Cup Final.Jonathan Toews scored two goals...

Tampa Bay 0 0 2-2N.Y. Rangers 0 0 0-0First Period-None.Second Period-None.Third Period-1, Tampa Bay, Killorn 7 (Carle, Filppula), 1:54. 2, Tampa Bay, Palat 7 (Johnson, Bishop), 11:17.Shots on Goal-Tampa Bay 9-10-6-25. N.Y. Rangers 5-6-11-22.Goalies-Tampa Bay, Bishop. N.Y. Rangers, Lundqvist. A-18,006...

The Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Madison Square Garden. Tampa Bay at NY Rangers When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, May 29, 2015 Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York TV: 8 p.m. ET,...

May 31-June 6 - Pre-draft rookie combine, Buffalo, N.Y.June 17 - Last possible day for Stanley Cup Final.June 24 - NHL Awards, Las Vegas.June 26-27 - NHL draft, Sunrise, Fla.July 1 - Free agency begins.