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Stars seek knockout blow vs. Flames

Do or done. That's the reality facing the Calgary Flames when they face the Dallas Stars on Thursday in Edmonton. The Flames trail the opening round Western Conference playoff series by a 3-2 count, and they need a win to extend the best-of-seven affair or else their season comes to an inglorious ...

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Islanders try again to close out Capitals

With a three-games-to-none lead in their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series and a two-goal advantage early in the first period of Game 4, the New York Islanders appeared primed to advance to the second round of the playoffs Tuesday night. But nobody has to tell New York coach Barry Trotz how ...

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Canucks, Blues vie for upper hand in Game 5

The St. Louis Blues and Vancouver Canucks will fight for the upper hand of their first-round Western Conference playoff series when they play Game 5 on Wednesday night in Edmonton. The Canucks won the first two games of the series 5-2 and 4-3 in overtime, then the Blues won the next two 3-2 in ...

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Flyers look to close door on Canadiens in Game 5

After a poor performance against the Montreal Canadiens in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first-round series, the Philadelphia Flyers and goaltender Carter Hart are one win away from advancing to the next round. Philadelphia holds a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series after its 2-0 win on ...

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With momentum on their side, Avs look to oust Coyotes

The gauntlet has been thrown down to the Arizona Coyotes, and not only by their opposition in the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs in Edmonton. Coach Rick Tocchet, on top of calling his team's performance a "total debacle," had some pointed words for his players after Monday's 7-1 beatdown ...

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