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Sabres mark return to the playoffs by rallying to beat Bruins

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Tage Thompson and the Buffalo Sabres entered their first-round series against Boston being questioned over their lack of playoff experience. Turns out, they needed just over 52 minutes of game time to get the hang of it. Drawing upon the never-quit identity the team forged in vaulting from last place in the Eastern Conference standings in early December to winning its first Atlantic Division title, the Sabres marked their return to the playoffs after a NHL-record 14-season drought with a big bang. Thompson scored twice as part of Buffalo's four-goal surge over the ...

F1 Review: Driver’s thoughts on new regulations

This past Sunday, Formula 1 (F1) drivers were supposed to be racing around the Bahrain circuit, but both it and next week’s race in Saudi Arabia were cancelled due to the war in the Middle East. Since two of the three rounds of pre-season testing took place in Bahrain, the teams all have the ...

Boldy has 2 goals and an assist as Wild overwhelm Stars 6-1 to open series

DALLAS — Matt Boldy had two goals with an assist, Joel Ericksson Ek scored two power-play goals and rookie goalie Jesper Wallstedt stopped 27 shots in his postseason debut to help the Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 6-1 on Saturday in Game 1 of their Western Conference playoff series. Kirill Kaprizov added a goal and two assists and Mats Zuccarello had three helpers for the Wild, who have lost nine consecutive playoff series since 2015. This was an impressive start in a long-expected matchup of Central Division rivals who finished behind Presidents' Trophy winner Colorado. "A ...

Flyers celebrate return to the playoffs with a 3-2 win over Penguins in Game 1

PITTSBURGH — Travis Sanheim scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and the Philadelphia Flyers announced their return to the playoffs with a 3-2 win over Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night. Philadelphia pulled off a stunner in the opener when Sanheim split a pair of Penguins at the top of the zone, glided down the slot and then fired the puck by Stuart Skinner. Porter Martone, the Flyers' 19-year-old rookie forward, provided some needed insurance when he beat Skinner on a wrist shot with 2:37 to play. Game 2 is in Pittsburgh on ...

Stankoven, Hall, Andersen help Carolina Hurricanes top the Ottawa Senators 2-0 to open NHL playoffs

RALEIGH, N.C. — Logan Stankoven and Taylor Hall scored, and Frederik Andersen came through with a big third-period performance in net to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Ottawa Senators 2-0 on Saturday to open their first-round playoff series. Carolina can take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-7 series on Monday night in Raleigh. Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour had gone with Andersen's veteran experience as the starter over Brandon Bussi, and it paid off for the Eastern Conference's top seed. "We have good options and both guys have played well and we have confidence in both guys," ...