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Blackhawks beat Ducks to force Game 7 in West finals

CHICAGO – Duncan Keith had three assists and saved a goal in the third period, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on Wednesday night to force a Game 7 in the Western Confe...

DATE: May 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Rangers dominate Lightning, force Game 7

TAMPA, Fla. – Derek Brassard had a hat trick and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 36 shots in another season-saving performance as the New York Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-3 Tuesday night...

DATE: May 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Beleskey scores in OT, Ducks beat Chicago 5-4 in wild Game 5

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Matt Beleskey scored 45 seconds into overtime, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 on Monday night in Game 5 to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference ...

DATE: May 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Stamkos has goal and assist, Lightning beat Rangers 2-0

NEW YORK – Steven Stamkos set up Valtteri Filppula’s go-ahead goal and scored another and the Tampa Bay Lightning pushed the New York Rangers to the brink of playoff elimination with 2-0 vic...

DATE: May 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Lundqvist stands tall, Rangers beat Lightning 5-1 in Game 4

TAMPA, Fla. – Henrik Lundqvist stopped 38 shots to rebound from two subpar performances and help the New York Rangers shut down the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 on Friday night in Game 4 of the E...

DATE: May 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Ducks beat Blackhawks 2-1 in Game 3 of Western finals

CHICAGO – Frederik Andersen made 27 saves, helping Anaheim kill off five power plays, and the Ducks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 on Thursday night for a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference...

DATE: May 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Kruger – finally – ends Game 2 with a Blackhawks win

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Marcus Kruger deflected Brent Seabrook’s shot 16 minutes, 12 seconds into the third overtime, and the Chicago Blackhawks evened the Western Conference finals with a 3-2 vic...

DATE: May 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Rangers looking to rebound against resilient Lightning

Series tied at 1 after Game 2

DATE: May 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Johnson scores hat trick; Lightning even series

NEW YORK (AP) – Tyler Johnson scored the first hat trick in Lightning playoff history and Tampa Bay got its high-scoring offense in gear and evened the Eastern Conference finals with a 6-2 v...

DATE: May 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Andersen’s Ducks knock off Blackhawks 4-1 in WCF opener

By GREG BEACHAM AP Hockey Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. – Hampus Lindholm, Nate Thompson and Jakob Silfverberg each had a goal and an assist, and the Anaheim Ducks opened the ...

DATE: May 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Lightning in a bottle

NEW YORK – The New York Rangers aren’t the same team the Tampa Bay Lightning dominated in the regular season. Not even close, and Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals showed t...

DATE: May 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Rangers advance in OT on Stepan’s goal, 2-1 over Capitals

NEW YORK – Make the resilient Rangers play a Game 7 and they don’t even flinch. Dump them into a 3-1 hole in a playoff series and they simply work harder. And win. ...

DATE: May 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports