After being fired by the Anaheim Ducks following their fourth Game 7 loss in as many years, Bruce Boudreau needed just eight days to find a new coaching home, agreeing to a four-year contract with the Minnesota Wild on Saturday.

Though he is joining another club that has struggled in the postseason in recent years, Boudreau is confident the Wild can be successful soon.

"I think they're a really good team, and I think they can win," Boudreau told NHL Network, per Chad Graff of the Pioneer Press. "At my age, I think they can win in the next two years."

The 61-year-old won three playoff series in four postseason appearances with the Ducks - all in six games or less. Boudreau will now look to continue his incredible regular-season success while hoping to put his 1-7 career record in Game 7s behind him when he arrives in St. Paul, Minn.

"A couple bounces and everybody would say, 'Wow, this guy never loses Game 7s,'" Boudreau laughed, according to Michael Russo of the Star Tribune. "But we get there. Look, I'll take my chances on a Game 7 home or away any day of the week."

Minnesota may be the perfect place for Boudreau to turn around his luck, as the Wild have a perfect 3-0 record in Game 7s since joining the league in 2001.

He'll be introduced as the team's fifth head coach in franchise history on Tuesday.

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As the New York Islanders' season ends following a Game 5 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, a number of players may have played their final games with the club, as a new ownership group is set to take over July 1.

Despite the team's disappointing second-round series loss, head coach Jack Capuano is hopeful key free agents such as forwards Kyle Okposo and Frans Nielsen will return next year.

"It's a business and there's a lot of change," Capuano said of the two forwards, reports Newsday's Steve Zipay. "Guys in this business have to move on and hopefully they don't."

Capuano applauded the pair for providing great leadership alongside captain John Tavares. Okposo admits he will begin considering his options soon.

"I'll have to reflect on the year and what’s next a couple days from now," Okposo said. "The focus was that you’re part of the hockey team, just trying to win one game and extend the series."

"I've always been proud to wear this jersey," said pending free agent Nielsen, according to Eric Hornick of Islanders.com. The 32-year-old has spent his entire 10-year NHL career with the club, and recorded 52 points in 81 games this season.

"I love this team," added fellow unrestricted free agent Matt Martin. "I love this group ... (but) I don't know what the future holds. I've been here seven years, and loved every second."

Another key player whose future hangs in the balance this summer is defenseman Travis Hamonic. The team leader in ice time during the regular season is still under contract until 2020, but after requesting a trade to Western Canada last offseason, it's believed he may finally be moved soon.

However, following Sunday's game, Hamonic only wanted to discuss how much he loves being on the team who drafted him in 2008.

"I love being an Islander, more than anything," Hamonic told MSG's Shannon Hogan. "It's one of the best things I do with my life."

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Lindy Ruff has his priorities in order.

The Dallas Stars head coach said he'd rather win Game 6 against the St. Louis Blues on Monday than be considered for the Jack Adams Award, for which he was named a finalist Thursday.

"I’m in the same category as (Stars captain) Jamie (Benn) when it comes to that. I’ll trade it for tomorrow’s game," Ruff told Mark Stepneski of the club's official website.

Benn was named a finalist for the Hart Trophy, awarded to the player deemed most valuable to his team. Ruff was announced as one of the final three candidates for the Jack Adams Award, given annually to the NHL's top head coach.

"I look at it that I’ve had a staff that has worked extremely hard from our video or goalie coach to (assistant coaches) James (Patrick and) Curt (Fraser), those guys put in tremendous hours and do a lot of work with the players.

"Those individual meetings that they go through and myself and day after day going through challenging each other to be better, those guys have helped put me in the company I’m in to be nominated with those other guys, it’s nice. But I’d still trade it for tomorrow.”

It's not surprising that Ruff would prioritize a team accomplishment over an individual one, but it helps that he's already won the top coaching honor before.

Ruff was given the Jack Adams Award in 2006, after guiding the Buffalo Sabres to a 52-24-6 regular-season record and taking them to the Eastern Conference Final.

The Stars trail the Blues 3-2 in their second-round series. Dallas will look to stave off elimination and force Game 7 on Monday night in St. Louis.

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John Tavares knows he didn't play well enough after the New York Islanders were eliminated by the Tampa Bay Lightning in five games.

"I just didn't get it done," the Islanders captain told reporters Sunday, according to Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times. "This just isn't good enough."

After notching a goal and an assist in Game 1, Tavares failed to record a point for the rest of the series, and the Islanders lost four straight including Sunday's clincher.

The first and second rounds were like night and day for the 25-year-old, who racked up five goals and four assists in six games against the Florida Panthers before virtually disappearing in the following series.

Tavares recorded 30 shots on goal against Florida, but managed only 10 in the five contests against Tampa Bay.

Bad luck also played a role in his struggles, as he hit the post in both of the Islanders' final two games.

Still, it was a disappointing performance for Tavares - who piled up 33 goals and 70 points in the regular season - and for the Islanders, who made another early playoff exit.

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Bish, please.

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Ben Bishop authored another stellar postseason performance, stopping all 28 shots in a 4-0, series-clinching win over the New York Islanders in Game 5 on Sunday.

The 6-foot-7 netminder has a habit of coming up huge in critical games.

Ben Bishop records his 5th career playoff shutout. 4 have come with a chance for #TBLightning to clinch a series.

— Bryan Burns (@BBurnsNHL) May 8, 2016

It was Bishop's 21st career playoff win, tying Nikolai Khabibulin for the most postseason wins in franchise history.

He's allowed only 18 goals in 10 playoff games this spring, stopping 270 of 288 shots for a .937 save percentage.

Bishop shut out the Detroit Red Wings to eliminate them in Game 5 of their first-round series last month.

With the win, the Lightning advanced to the Eastern Conference Final, and they'll face the winner of the other conference semifinal between the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins.

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Somebody hose Nikita Kucherov down.

The Tampa Bay Lightning forward put Game 5 against the New York Islanders out of reach Sunday, scoring on a breakaway early in the third to give the Lightning a 4-0 lead.

It was Kucherov's league-leading ninth goal of the playoffs, and ninth in 10 postseason games.

The 22-year-old scored four goals in the second-round series against the Islanders, as Tampa Bay eliminated New York in five games and advanced to the Eastern Conference Final.

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The Tampa Bay Lightning advanced to the Eastern Conference Final for the second year in a row Sunday after beating the New York Islanders 4-0 in Game 5, to clinch their second-round series.

More to come.

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The Anaheim Ducks' season is over, but one of their fans is still in the playoffs.

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook donned a Ducks jersey before Game 4 against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday.

Here he is entering Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, as captured by Thunder beat writer Anthony Slater:

Westbrook was born in Long Beach, raised in Hawthorne, Calif., and attended UCLA, so clearly his California roots run deep.

Oh, and if you're wondering what "The Brodie" means, here's the Urban Dictionary definition.

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MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens signed forward Artturi Lehkonen to a three-year, two-way contact on Sunday. The 20-year-old Finland native scored 16 goals and 17 assists in 49 games this season with HC Frolunda of the Swedish Elite League. ...