National Hockey

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mark Stone scored two third-period goals and assisted on another in just his second game since returning from back surgery to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 5-2 victory over Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night in Game 2 to even the firs

TORONTO (AP) — John Tavares had his first playoff hat trick and the Toronto Maple Leafs rebounded from a poor playoff start with a lopsided 7-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night to even the teams’ first-round playoff series at a

TORONTO (AP) — John Tavares almost singlehandedly got the Toronto Maple Leafs back into their opening round playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Rangers and Chris Kreider certainly picked the right time to get their power play in high gear.

TORONTO — John Tavares doesn't tend to show much emotion. The Maple Leafs' stoic captain usually leads by example with a head-down, dogged determination he's demonstrated since his days as a teenage phenom.

TORONTO — Victor Hedman missed Game 2 of the Tampa Bay Lightning's first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs with an undisclosed injury.

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Stars center Joe Pavelski didn't travel with the team to Minnesota for Games 3 and 4 of the first-round playoff series against the Wild while still in concussion protocol from a crushing hit in the opener.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers power play is good — really good. But it might be their penalty-killing that will determine if they get past the Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the playoffs.

Dallas Stars goalie Jake Oettinger grew up about 30 miles from the Minnesota Wild's arena, so coach Pete DeBoer spoke with him about that even before the start of the first-round playoff series that takes him home for Games 3 and 4.

Having coached teams that long held the records for the most points and wins in an NHL season, Scotty Bowman knows the only concern for the Boston Bruins was what happened when they hit a rough patch.