Hockey Hall of Famer Dale Hawerchuk has died at the age of 57 after a battle with cancer, his son, Eric, confirmed Tuesday.

The NHL legend had rung the bell in April to signify the completion of his treatments, but his cancer reappeared in late July.

Hawerchuk stepped down as head coach of the OHL's Barrie Colts in September due to his original diagnosis. He'd served behind the bench with the team since 2010.

The longtime forward was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2001. He enjoyed a stellar career primarily with the original Winnipeg Jets franchise and the Buffalo Sabres, producing 1,409 points in 1,188 games.

Tributes poured in from around the hockey world following the news of his death:

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Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko is headed back to St. Louis to consult with the team's medical staff regarding his surgically repaired shoulder, the club announced Tuesday.

The team will provide an update on the star winger's condition Monday.

More to come.

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Well, I said to tread lightly yesterday, and hopefully you listened. The Hurricanes collapsed in the third period and the Canucks never could get much going as we stumbled to an 0-2 night.

I already had a few of Tuesday's games circled on the calendar, and I'm anticipating a big day. Here's to hoping.

Philadelphia Flyers (-130) @ Montreal Canadiens (+110)

After the Canadiens dominated Game 2, things evened out in Game 3. It was tense and scoring chances were scarce. The Flyers capitalized on a fortunate bounce to take an early lead and that was it for the scoring. Carter Hart was excellent and puck luck wasn't on the side of Montreal - Jesperi Kotkaniemi hit the crossbar twice, Nick Suzuki ripped one off the post, and Brett Kulak dented the bar on a wicked shot. Hart was beaten clean on every one of these.

It was a frustrating game for the Canadiens, but there were plenty of positives to take from it once again. They know that not only can they play with the Flyers, but they can beat them. Montreal has controlled a much larger portion of the expected goal share in the series and has been especially dominant in that regard at five on five. Given the rate at which the Canadiens are generating offense and taking the game to the Flyers, with some better puck luck they'll be an absolute steal at anything plus-money.

Pick: Canadiens (+110)

Calgary Flames (+105) @ Dallas Stars (-125)

While some key bounces have gone against the Habs, no team has been more snakebitten than the Stars. They've been living around the Flames' net, but a combination of posts, crossbars, missed open nets, and sporadically great goaltending from Cam Talbot has resulted in an incredibly close series. It's 2-2 heading into Game 5, but it could - and probably should - just as easily be 3-1 Dallas at worst.

The Stars have controlled 62.71% of the expected goals in this series, and a terrific 65.86% at five on five. There's zero doubt that they've been the better team throughout, and the floodgates opened in Game 4. It was a devastating loss for the Flames, who were seconds away from being up 3-1 in the series. Dallas needed a goal to tie the game and scored twice - one was disallowed. That's going to weigh heavily in Calgary's heads.

It also looked like Dallas really figured something out with the tweaks the team made - its defensemen are joining the rush with a lot more frequency and the Flames haven't had an answer outside of Talbot. Galvanized by their Game 4 victory, the Stars take a big step toward the second round on Tuesday night.

Pick: Stars (-125)

Chicago Blackhawks (+165) @ Vegas Golden Knights (-195)

I haven't a clue how this series is still going. The Blackhawks committed larceny in Game 4, but their joy will be short-lived. It's almost stunning how dominant the Knights were in the loss. They controlled an astounding 74.79% of the expected goals share and produced 16 high-danger scoring chances to Chicago's three.

The Blackhawks rode their luck and extended their season by another 60 minutes, but that's going to be the extent of it. The Knights have dominated this entire series and, once again getting last change Tuesday, they will have their way with a Chicago defense that provides little resistance.

Pick: Knights -1.5 (+130)

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Alex Moretto is a sports betting writer for theScore. A journalism graduate from Guelph-Humber University, he has worked in sports media for over a decade. He will bet on anything from the Super Bowl to amateur soccer, is too impatient for futures, and will never trust a kicker. Find him on Twitter @alexjmoretto.

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It's safe to say the Ottawa Senators aren't planning to move their pair of high draft picks in exchange for the first overall selection in this year's draft.

"The idea of trading our third and fifth picks for the No. 1 pick is nonsensical," Senators owner Eugene Melnyk told Postmedia's Bruce Garrioch in an email Monday. "We're very excited to welcome our many new Ottawa Senators that will come to us via the upcoming draft."

The New York Rangers won the second phase of the NHL's draft lottery to secure the top pick after they were eliminated from the postseason play-in round, and Alexis Lafreniere is widely expected to be the first overall selection. Ottawa had the second- and third-best odds to win the lottery by virtue of holding the San Jose Sharks' first-rounder as well as its own, but it failed to claim the top pick.

"We've got two picks in the top five, we know we're going to get a tremendous player at No. 3, we'll let (the) Detroit (Red Wings) take No. 4 and we know we're going to get another special player at No. 5," Senators general manager Pierre Dorion told reporters in June following the first phase of the lottery, according to Garrioch.

Ottawa boasts three first-round selections in the upcoming draft after acquiring the New York Islanders' first-rounder in a trade for forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau at the deadline. The Senators possess nine picks in the first three rounds - including four second-rounders - and 13 picks in total.

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The Carolina Hurricanes appeared to be headed to a Game 4 victory and a 2-2 split in their best-of-seven series against the Boston Bruins on Monday when things went off the rails.

With Carolina up 2-0 in the third period, the Bruins rallied with four unanswered goals in just under seven minutes to claim an eventual 4-3 victory.

"That was, quite frankly, as ugly of a period that I've ever seen us play. ... We got it handed to us," Hurricanes forward Justin Williams told reporters after the loss.

He added, "Mentally, the sharpness wasn't there from everybody, and it snowballed into something we didn't want and we couldn't catch it in time."

The Hurricanes seized control in the opening 40 minutes, but the battle-tested Bruins would not be denied in the final frame. Boston held Carolina to just two shots on goal in the third period and completely took over:

(Corsi For rating, expected goals for percentage, high-danger scoring chances percentage)

Following the loss, Carolina head coach Rod Brind'Amour put the onus on himself to make sure the Hurricanes are better prepared to close out a big game.

"The lack of pushback that we needed is something that I haven't seen out of this group," he said, per TSN's Mark Masters.

"I'll take the heat for that," he continued. "I mean, I needed to have my guys better prepared for that third period that was coming. I'll learn as well."

The Hurricanes will look to stave off elimination in Game 5 on Wednesday.

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