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7:30 AM ET RALEIGH — As the Carolina Hurricanes try to eliminate the New York Rangers on Saturday night in Game 6 at Madison Square Garden, they’re downplaying the Stanley Cup playoff trend that makes a Game 7 back in Raleigh feel practically inevitable at this point. “It’s kind of beating a dead horse about

11:00 PM ET ST. LOUIS — Darren Helm‘s goal with 5.6 seconds left in the third period gave the Colorado Avalanche a 3-2 win to eliminate the Blues in Game 6 on Friday night in St. Louis. The Avalanche advance to face the Edmonton Oilers in the Western Conference finals starting Tuesday night in Denver.

7:38 PM ET Boston Bruins star Brad Marchand will be out approximately six months after hip surgeries, the team announced Friday. The Bruins said Marchand underwent successful arthroscopy and labral repair on both hips. The procedure was done by Dr. Bryan Kelly at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. Marchand led the Bruins

7:00 AM ET Finally, after three seasons, we might have discovered a part of hockey that Cale Makar can’t absolutely dominate. It was the beginning of the second round of the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs. In comparison to some of his Colorado Avalanche teammates, Makar was practically fresh-faced: a reedy mustache, unconnected to some postseason

12:53 AM ET The Edmonton Oilers will be making their first Western Conference finals appearance since 2006 after defeating the Calgary Flames 5-4 on Connor McDavid‘s overtime winner in Game 5 in their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series on Thursday. Edmonton will next face the winner of the Colorado Avalanche–St. Louis Blues series; the Avalanche

11:41 PM ET RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes set an NHL record on Thursday night in their 3-1 Game 5 victory over the New York Rangers, as the home team won for the 12th straight time in their games since the start of the postseason. But Game 6 is Saturday night back in New

5:47 PM ET Associated Press TAMPERE, Finland — Drake Batherson scored on a power play 43 seconds into overtime to give Canada a 4-3 comeback victory over Sweden on Thursday night in the world hockey quarterfinals. In another quarterfinal matchup, Ben Meyers scored twice, Adam Gaudette added a goal and Jeremy Swayman made 33 saves

8:35 AM ET Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mike Smith is an agent of chaos. He’s the most exhilarating player in the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs, according to Edmonton-area cardiologists. His teammate, Connor McDavid, is the playoffs’ most exciting and entertaining player. To watch him play is to watch poetry in motion. To watch Smith play is

7:00 AM ET EDMONTON — There’s much at stake for the Oilers in these Stanley Cup playoffs. Just ask their fans. Thousands of them gather in droves before each game all around Rogers Place. Every side street is filled to the brim. There’s a formal — and free — tailgate party set up across from

11:45 PM ET Tyler Bozak‘s goal at 3:38 of overtime gave the St. Louis Blues a 5-4 comeback victory over the Colorado Avalanche in Game 5 on Wednesday night, avoiding elimination and forcing a Game 6 of this second-round series back in St. Louis on Friday. The Blues, who now trail 3-2, rallied twice to