Dallas Stars (52-21-9, first in the Central Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (50-25-7, third in the Central Division)Denver; Monday, 9:30 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Avalanche -136, Stars +115; over/under is 6.5NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Stars lead series 2-1BOTTOM LINE: The Dallas Stars visit the Colorado Avalanche in the second round of the NHL Playoffs with a 2-1 lead in the series. The teams meet Saturday for the eighth time this season. The Stars won 4-1 in the last meeting. Logan Stank

Carolina Hurricanes (52-23-7, second in the Metropolitan Division) vs. New York Rangers (55-23-4, first in the Metropolitan Division)New York; Monday, 7 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Hurricanes -113, Rangers -107; over/under is 5.5NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Rangers lead series 3-1BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers host the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round of the NHL Playoffs with a 3-1 lead in the series. The teams meet Saturday for the eighth time this season. The Hurricanes won the pre

Vancouver Canucks (50-23-9, first in the Pacific Division) vs. Edmonton Oilers (49-27-6, second in the Pacific Division)Edmonton, Alberta; Tuesday, 9:30 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Oilers -213, Canucks +175; over/under is 6.5NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Canucks lead series 2-1BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks visit the Edmonton Oilers in the second round of the NHL Playoffs with a 2-1 lead in the series. The teams meet Sunday for the eighth time this season. The Canucks won 4-3 in the previou

EDMONTON — He's played just six NHL playoff games, but Arturs Silovs is already earning a reputation for stepping up in big moments. The Vancouver Canucks' rookie goalie put in another impressive performance on Sunday, making 42 saves and backstopping his team to a 4-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers in second-round playoff action. The victory gave Vancouver a 2-1 edge in the best-of-seven matchup. "The kid has given us game," Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet said of the netminder. "It’s a big stage

BOSTON (AP) — Aleksander Barkov slipped through three Bruins defenders to score the go-ahead goal on Sunday night, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 16 shots to give the Florida Panthers a 3-2 victory over Boston and a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series. One year after Florida knocked out the record-setting Bruins in the first round on its way to the Stanley Cup final, the Panthers won their third straight to send Boston to the brink of elimination. Sam Bennett and Anton Lundell al

The Bruins are having trouble generating offense against the Panthers, and it's the No. 1 reason why they're on the brink of elimination.

The Bruins are having trouble generating offense against the Panthers, and it's the No. 1 reason why they're on the brink of elimination.

The Bruins are having trouble generating offense against the Panthers, and it's the No. 1 reason why they're on the brink of elimination.

The Bruins are having trouble generating offense against the Panthers, and it's the No. 1 reason why they're on the brink of elimination.

BOSTON (AP) — One game after Sam Bennett punched Brad Marchand out of the playoffs, the Panthers forward sent the rest of the Bruins to the brink of elimination with an equally controversial shove to Charlie Coyle's back. Already drawing boos in the Garden because of a hit on Marchand that the Bruins are calling a sucker punch, Bennett scored the game-tying goal in Game 4 on Sunday night after sending Coyle tumbling into Boston goalie Jeremy Swayman. The goal was upheld by the NHL replay centre