NHL
Red Wings force Game 7 against Ducks
Red Wings force Game 7 against Ducks by winning 4th OT game of 1st-round series 4-3
Wild lament early exit but note improvement
Wild lament early exit from playoffs but maintain confidence in continued progress
Bruins don't want to think about Game 7 fallback
Bruins would need 3d straight win in Toronto to take series in 6 games
Hitchcock calls for 'homegrown' Blues to step up
Hitchcock said it's high time the St. Louis Blues' 'homegrown' players step up
Capitals frustrate Lundqvist, Rangers in 2-1 win
Capitals frustrate Lundqvist, defeat Rangers 2-1 to take control of best-of-7 series
Red Wings beat Ducks 4-3 in OT, setting up Game 7
Zetterberg scores 2nd goal in OT to lift Red Wings to series-extending 4-3 win against Ducks
Capitals top Rangers 2-1 in OT, take series lead
Home ice rules again: Ribeiro, Capitals beat Rangers 2-1 in OT, take 3-2 series lead
Leafs avoid elimination with 2-1 win over Boston
Leafs beat Boston 2-1 in Game 5 to avoid elimination, send series back to Toronto
Tavares, Crosby face off in playoffs and Hart race
Tavares, Crosby in playoff fight and one for the Hart Trophy, too
Kroenke relishing new role as Avalanche president
Lacroix steps down as Avalanche president; Kroenke steps in to turn around downtrodden team
Crosby delivers as Penguins take command
Crosby, Vokoun restore order as Penguins take 3-2 lead over Islanders
Crawford, Hossa dominate as Chicago ousts Wild
Crawford dominates, Hossa scores twice as Chicago beats Wild 5-1 to clinch first-round series
Senators advance in 5, Canadiens go home
Rivalry Rout: Senators eliminate Canadiens in 5 games in first round.
Penguins drop Islanders 4-0 to regain series lead
Crosby, Vokoun shine as Penguins top Islanders 4-0 to take 3-2 series lead
Ottawa eliminates Montreal in 5 games
Rivalry rout: Ottawa beats Montreal 6-1, wins series in 5 games
Hossa scores twice as Blackhawks eliminate Wild
Hossa scores twice as Blackhawks beat Wild 5-1 to clinch first-round series
Ducks captain outplaying Red Wings captain
Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf has 3 goals, 3 more than Red Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg
Bruins will try to finish Leafs in Boston Game 5
Battling Bruins return to Boston with chance to finish off Toronto in Game 5
Predators goalie Pekka Rinne has hip surgery
Predators G Pekka Rinne has hip surgery, expected ready for training camp in September



