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April 15 - Stanley Cup playoffs begin.April 16-26 - IIHF Under-18 World Championship, Zug and Lucerne, SwitzerlandMay 1-17 - IIHF World Championship, Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic.June 17 - Last possible day for Stanley Cup finals.June 26-27 - NHL draft, Sunrise, Fla.July 1 - Free agency begins.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ottawa found its point and the postseason.Needing just one point in the season finale, the Senators wrapped up their sizzling second-half rally with a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday and clinched a spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs.Headed toward a spot in the...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - John Tavares broke a tie with his 37th goal of the season early in the third period and the New York Islanders pulled away to beat the reeling Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 on Friday night.Tavares beat Marc-Andre Fleury on a rebound 2:46 into the third and Michael...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) - Winnipeg Jets fans are gearing up for a whiteout for the first time in 19 years.Playoff hockey is set to return to the city for the first time since 1996, and fans greeted the news by pouring into the streets, flying Jets flags, and snapping...

Arizona 0 0 0-0Vancouver 1 3 1-5First Period-1, Vancouver, D.Sedin 19 (H.Sedin, Edler), 16:22.Second Period-2, Vancouver, Kenins 4 (Hansen, Horvat), 6:51. 3, Vancouver, Weber 10 (Edler, H.Sedin), 15:42 (pp). 4, Vancouver, Weber 11 (D.Sedin, Edler), 17:10 (pp).Third Period-5, Vancouver, Hamhuis 1...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins head into the final weekend of the regular season fighting for their playoff lives.The Penguins have sputtered down the stretch. Pittsburgh is just 3-9-2 in its last 14 games but can assure itself of a ninth straight postseason berth with wins over the...

Dallas 0 3 1-4Anaheim 0 0 0-0First Period-None.Second Period-1, Dallas, Fiddler 13 (Garbutt, Horcoff), 2:04. 2, Dallas, Jo.Benn 2 (Seguin, Ja.Benn), 8:11. 3, Dallas, Eaves 13 (Ja.Benn, Spezza), 11:25 (pp).Third Period-4, Dallas, Eaves 14 (Ja.Benn), 11:44.Shots on Goal-Dallas 7-19-6-32. Anaheim 10-6-3-19.Goalies-Dallas, Enroth....

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Winning the Presidents' Trophy for the NHL's best regular-season record has given the New York Rangers home-ice advantage for playoffs.That's it. There are no guarantees how far they will get in the postseason and recent history is working against them.Since the 2002-03 season, only the...

The playoff chase in the NHL's Eastern Conference has gone from compelling to downright wacky.Five teams, fighting for four spots, are now separated by just three points after Tuesday's thrilling night of action. The race tightened significantly because of Ottawa's stirring rally from a three-goal deficit against Pittsburgh. The...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Jamie Benn scored twice, Colton Sceviour scored in the first 30 seconds, and the Dallas Stars beat the San Jose Sharks 5-1 on a Monday night when both teams were eliminated from the playoff picture.Patrick Eaves and Ryan Garbutt also scored for the Stars,...

DETROIT (AP) - Mike Green had a goal and an assist, and the Washington Capitals beat Detroit 2-1 on Sunday, putting the Red Wings in an anxious spot as they try to extend their streak of postseason appearances.Braden Holtby stopped 35 shots and Evgeny Kuznetsov also scored for Washington,...

The fans at United Center will be treated to a game between the St. Louis Blues and the Chicago Blackhawks when they take their seats on Sunday. St. Louis at Chicago When: 7:30 PM ET, Sunday, April 5, 2015 Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN PREDICTION: Blackhawks 3, Blues...