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Lightning strike early, beat Maple Leafs 7-3 to even series
Read full article: Lightning strike early, beat Maple Leafs 7-3 to even seriesRoss Colton scored twice, Andrei Vasilevskiy had 22 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning got off to a fast start and beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-3 in Game 4 to even their first-round playoff series.
Kraken post 1st NHL victory, spoiling Preds' opener 4-3
Read full article: Kraken post 1st NHL victory, spoiling Preds' opener 4-3Brandon Tanev scored his second goal into an empty net with 1:21 left, and the Seattle Kraken held off the Nashville Predators 4-3 Thursday night for the first victory in the expansion franchise’s second game.
US tops Slovakia 6-1 at hockey worlds, faces Canada in semis
Read full article: US tops Slovakia 6-1 at hockey worlds, faces Canada in semisColin Blackwell and Conor Garland scored two goals apiece Thursday, and the United States beat Slovakia 6-1 to advance to the semifinal showdown with Canada in hockey’s world championship.
Capitals hold on to beat Rangers for 10th win in 11 games
Read full article: Capitals hold on to beat Rangers for 10th win in 11 games(AP Photo/Nick Wass)WASHINGTON – Capitals players and coach Peter Laviolette sounded as if they'd lost after holding on to beat the New York Rangers 5-4 Sunday. Washington has won 10 of 11 games to move two points up on the second-place New York Islanders and looks primed for another deep playoff run. “If there’s a trend, we want to address it,” said Wilson, who has five points in four games since returning from a seven-game suspension. And their best players are producing: Ovechkin has 11 goals in 11 games and leads the team with 18; Kuznetsov has 12 points in 10 games and Jakub Vrana picked up his first point in five games. Keith Kinkaid made 17 saves for the Rangers, who have lost back-to-back one-goal games after a three-game winning streak.
Ovechkin scores 2 in final 7 minutes, Capitals beat Rangers
Read full article: Ovechkin scores 2 in final 7 minutes, Capitals beat RangersOvechkin scored two rebound goals in the final seven minutes to give the Washington Capitals their seventh consecutive victory by coming back to beat the New York Rangers 2-1 on Friday night. He has scored in five in a row and has seven goals in the past seven games. “We liked he way we played for the most part," Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba said. LINDGREN DELIVERSWhile Washington players jawed at Lindgren plenty after his open-ice hit on Ovechkin midway through the second period, Ovechkin himself had no issues with it. “It was a great hit," Ovechkin said.