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Maple Leafs' Bunting to have hearing for hit on Lightning's Cernak

Maple Leafs' Bunting to have hearing for hit on Lightning's Cernak

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Michael Bunting will have a hearing on Wednesday for his illegal check to the head on Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Erik Cernak, the NHL department of player safety announced.
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Point scores 2, Lightning rout Maple Leafs in series opener

Point scores 2, Lightning rout Maple Leafs in series opener

TORONTO (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning forgot all about their difficult March and opened their postseason with a rout.
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Edmonton Oilers seek a rebound after the playoff win that got away

Edmonton Oilers seek a rebound after the playoff win that got away

EDMONTON — History repeating itself is the next goal for the Edmonton Oilers. A pair of squandered two-goal leads in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Kings isn't how the Oilers intended to open their first-round playoff series.
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Svechnikov can only watch as Hurricanes open NHL playoffs

Svechnikov can only watch as Hurricanes open NHL playoffs

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Andrei Svechnikov shed his suit jacket, grabbed the top of the siren with his left hand and started turning the crank with his right.
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Wild visit the Stars with 1-0 series lead

Wild visit the Stars with 1-0 series lead

Minnesota Wild (46-25-11, third in the Central Division) vs. Dallas Stars (47-21-14, second in the Central Division) Dallas; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE : Stars -153, Wild +128; over/under is 5.
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Tone set for Wild-Stars series after long, exhausting Game 1

Tone set for Wild-Stars series after long, exhausting Game 1

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin got home after leaving the arena around 2 a.m., closed his eyes and hoped for the best to get some rest. Miro Heiskanen read a little bit, then went to bed.
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Stars uncertain about Joe Pavelski after hard hit by Wild

Stars uncertain about Joe Pavelski after hard hit by Wild

DALLAS (AP) — Stars veteran center Joe Pavelski was not at the arena for a team meeting Tuesday, and his status for Game 2 and beyond against the Minnesota Wild was uncertain after a massive hit that took him out of the series-opening loss midway thr
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Knies settling into life with Maple Leafs on and off the ice

Knies settling into life with Maple Leafs on and off the ice

TORONTO — Matthew Knies is settling into life as a professional hockey player in Canada's biggest city. The sights and sounds — and the traffic.
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Regina Pats phenom Connor Bedard remains top North American prospect for NHL Draft

Regina Pats phenom Connor Bedard remains top North American prospect for NHL Draft

NEW YORK — Canadian junior hockey phenom Connor Bedard remains the No. 1 North American prospect for the upcoming NHL Draft, according to the final rankings released Tuesday by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.
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Five things to know about the NHL playoffs

Five things to know about the NHL playoffs

You know "crazy season" is underway in the NHL when coaches "really blur" the truth about injuries, veteran TV pun-dit Ron MacLean rolls out a "marathon" of Boston one-liners, and the Vancouver Canucks' best hockey broadcasters — John Shorthouse and
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