Sergei Bobrovsky knows he can only control so much. On any given night, the Florida Panthers’ veteran goaltender could be challenged with nonstop shots on goal or face extended stretches where he’s having to wait for any sort of action to come his way.

“I’m not choosing what they’re going to throw at me, what’s happening around me,�...Read more

NEW YORK — The Carolina Hurricanes will play at least one more game.

Trailing the New York Rangers by a goal entering the final period of Game 5, being shut down by Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin, the Hurricanes ignited for four goals in the third for a 4-1 victory.

After losing the first three games of the second-round series, taken to ...Read more

BOSTON — Florida Panthers center Sam Bennett already had the ire of Boston Bruins fans entering Game 4 of the teams’ second-round Stanley Cup Playoffs series on Sunday. It was Bennett one game earlier, three minutes into his first appearance of the series after missing five consecutive playoff games due to a hand/wrist injury, who knocked ...Read more

BOSTON — Florida Panthers center Sam Bennett already had the ire of Boston Bruins fans entering Game 4 of the teams’ second-round Stanley. Cup Playoffs series on Sunday. It was Bennett one game earlier, three minutes into his first appearance of the series after missing five consecutive playoff games due to a hand wrist injury, who knocked ...Read more

BOSTON — Since he made his mark in the NHL as a fiery agitator in the 2010-11 playoffs, Brad Marchand had never missed a post-season game, showing up for all 156 Stanley of those Cup games.

That is a feat in and of itself, considering how many opposing players have wanted a piece of him.

But when the Bruins line up for the pivotal Game 4 of ...Read more

DENVER — Colorado’s high-flying hockey team has run into a problem it’s going to need to solve, and that’s the defensive acumen of the Dallas Stars.

The Avalanche dominated Game 3 of this second-round playoff series territorially, but not on the scoreboard. Tyler Seguin had a pair of goals and Jake Oettinger made 29 saves Saturday night...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes still have hockey to play.

Playing an elimination game Saturday in their playoff series against the New York Rangers, the Canes avoided a four-game sweep by taking a 4-3 victory in Game 4 at PNC Arena.

Defenseman Brady Skjei’s power-play goal with 3:11 left in regulation gave the Canes a 4-3 lead. It...Read more

BOSTON — Down two games to one in their second-round series against Florida Panthers and in danger of playing their last home game on Sunday, the Bruins took to their practice sheet in Brighton on Saturday without durable captain Brad Marchand.

And there was an underlying feeling that they were without their captain, who was termed day-to-day...Read more

BOSTON — The Florida Panthers understood the importance of the opportunity in front of them. They had a one-goal lead late in the second period of Game 3 against the Boston Bruins and were about to start a four-minute power play after Boston’s Mason Lohrei was called for a double-minor high sticking penalty against Florida’s Steven Lorentz...Read more

DALLAS — Dallas Stars coach Peter DeBoer called out his top scorers after Colorado’s stars fueled a wild Game 1 comeback win.

They heard him.

Miro Heiskanen scored twice, while Roope Hintz and Tyler Seguin broke out of slumps to propel Dallas to a 5-3 victory Thursday night in Game 2 at American Airlines Center. This best-of-seven series ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes’ season has come down to one game, taken to the brink by the New York Rangers.

The Rangers, who have not lost in the Stanley Cup playoffs, made it three straight over the Hurricanes in the second-round series with a 3-2 overtime victory Thursday at PNC Arena.

Artemi Panarin’s goal at 1:43 of ...Read more

SUNRISE, Fla. — The Florida Panthers thrived all season behind a gritty, suffocating defense.

After a one-game anomaly in their second-round series opener against the Boston Bruins on Monday, that strong defense returned on Wednesday as Florida cruised to a 6-1 win over Boston to even the best-of-7 series.

The Panthers held Boston to just 16...Read more

DALLAS — Three goals down, the Colorado Avalanche was just getting started.

Miles Wood scored a breakaway goal in the first overtime to complete a stunning Avalanche comeback in Game 1 of its second-round series.

Wood outraced Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen to the puck in the neutral zone, got around the all-world defenseman and deposited a...Read more

NEW YORK — Vincent Trocheck scored on the power play 7:23 into the second overtime to give the New York Rangers a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes and take a 2-0 lead in the series as it heads to Raleigh for Game 3 on Thursday.

The Hurricanes were battling history at that point: Going into the second OT, they were 0-3 all time in playoff ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Sharks had the ping-pong balls bounce their way on Tuesday during the NHL draft lottery in Secaucus, N.J.

In a potentially franchise-altering moment, the Sharks won the draft lottery and will have the first overall selection in the NHL draft for the first time in franchise history. The draft will take place ...Read more

See, ya feed a Moose in the wild, they get ornery. Then they want more. The last two times Avalanche winger Mikko Rantanen scored twice in a playoff game, he scored twice again the very next tilt.

“I think you’ve got to elevate your game after every round. And like I said before, it only gets harder for the team, so it gets harder for ...Read more

SUNRISE, Fla.– Unlike a year ago, the Bruins are clear underdogs in their second round matchup against the Florida Panthers, the team that junked the B’s dream season last year.

But on Monday at Amerant Bank Arena, the B’s served notice that they would not be an easy out.

The Bruins allowed the first goal of the game and then scored the ...Read more

For all those disappointed with the Kings' third straight exit from the NHL playoffs in the first round, Rob Blake, the team's general manager, has a message: He feels your pain.

"Just a very difficult end to the season," Blake said Monday in his first public comments since the Kings were eliminated from the postseason by the Edmonton Oilers ...Read more

The Avalanche just overpowered the Winnipeg Jets in a Stanley Cup Playoffs series with a tenacious forecheck, a terrifying combination of skill and will in front of the net and … statistical analysis?

Colorado has assembled a roster deep enough to win the Stanley Cup for the second time in three seasons. The Avs have arguably the best core of...Read more

NEW YORK — Mika Zibanejad scored two first-period goals, and Igor Shesterkin‘s 22 saves helped lead the Rangers to a 4-3 victory over the Hurricanes in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference Semifinals best-of-seven series on Sunday afternoon in front of a sellout crowd of 18,006 at Madison Square Garden.

Zibanejad (four) tied the Rangers’ ...Read more