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Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner (74) looks back at the puck as it bounces out of the net after Vancouver Canucks' Conor Garland, hidden back left, scored during the third period of Game 1 of a second-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs series, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Analysis: From one goal to three, no lead is safe in the NHL playoffs this spring

From one goals to three, no lead is safe in the NHL playoffs this spring. Back-to-back opening nights of the second round series in the Western Conference featured Dallas and Edmonton blowing three-goal advantages in very different ways.
 
Florida Panthers left wing Matthew Tkachuk (19) and Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman scuffle during the second period of Game 1 of the second-round series of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Monday, May 6, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Panthers head to Boston for Game 3. Canucks seek 2-0 lead on Oilers

 
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe speaks to the media at an end of season press conference in Toronto Monday, May 6, 2024. The Maple Leafs lost to the Boston Bruins in the first round of the Stanley Cup NHL hockey playoffs. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Maple Leafs fire coach Sheldon Keefe after another early playoff exit

 
Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72) defends against Boston Bruins center Charlie Coyle (13) during the first period of Game 2 of a second-round series of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Panthers rout Bruins 6-1 in Game 2 to tie series

 
Florida Panthers defenseman Gustav Forsling (42) greets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky after the Panthers defeated the Boston Bruins in Game 2 of a second-round series of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Aleksander Barkov scores twice, Panthers rout Bruins 6-1 in Game 2 to tie series

 

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Vancouver hosts Edmonton with 1-0 series lead

The Vancouver Canucks host the Edmonton Oilers in the second round of the NHL Playoffs with a 1-0 lead in the series.
 

Boston and Florida tied 1-1 heading to game 3

The Boston Bruins host the Florida Panthers in game three of the second round of the NHL Playoffs with the series tied 1-1.
 
FILE - Workers put up signs celebrating the awarding of a new NHL team to Utah at the Delta Center Thursday, April 18, 2024, in Salt Lake City. It may look like an NHL team has just fallen into Salt Lake City's lap. But local organizers say the Arizona Coyotes' relocation to Utah is the product of a yearslong effort to beckon professional hockey and other elite sports to the capital city. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

What will Utah’s NHL team be called? Here are 20 options

Ownership of the NHL’s team in Utah has given fans 20 choices to vote on for the franchise’s new name.
 
Dallas Stars head coach Pete DeBoer, center standing, Matt Duchene (95), Logan Stankoven (11) and Tyler Seguin (91) watch play in the third period in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche in Dallas, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Dallas Stars in familiar hole after 6th Game 1 1oss. Avs look to put them down 0-2 again

The Dallas Stars are in an all-too familiar hole. This is their sixth consecutive playoff series over three postseasons going into Game 2 after losing the opener.
 
Florida Panthers center Carter Verhaeghe (23) skates into Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) as defenseman Erik Cernak (81) looks on during the second period of Game 2 of the first-round of an NHL Stanley Cup Playoff series, Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. Verhaeghe was charged with goaltender interference. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Goaltender interference debate is alive and well in the NHL playoffs after 1st-round controversy

The biggest controversy so far in the NHL playoffs came in the first round when the Tampa Bay Lightning on the wrong end of a couple of questionable goaltender interference rulings in the game they were eliminated by Florida in the first round.
 

Rangers visit the Hurricanes with 2-0 series lead

The New York Rangers visit the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round of the NHL Playoffs with a 2-0 lead in the series.
 

Avalanche bring 1-0 lead into game 2 against the Stars

The Colorado Avalanche visit the Dallas Stars in the second round of the NHL Playoffs with a 1-0 lead in the series.
 
Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (29) celebrates in front of right wing Valeri Nichushkin (13) and Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen (4) after scoring a goal in the third period in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series in Dallas, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Avalanche got legs under them in another comeback to beat fading Stars in 2nd-round opener

The Colorado Avalanche had gone a full week since wrapping up their first-round series, and were down three goals in the first period on the road against the top-seeded team.
 
New York Rangers left wing Alexis Lafrenière (13) and Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brent Burns (8) vie for the puck during the second period in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Hurricanes shut down on power play again, fall into 0-2 series hole against Rangers

The Carolina Hurricanes had the NHL’s second-best power play during the regular season. They’ve been shut down by the New York Rangers and that’s been the difference in their second-round playoff series.
 
New York Rangers right wing Kaapo Kakko (24), left wing Will Cuylle (50) and Carolina Hurricanes center Jesperi Kotkaniemi (82) fight for the puck during the first period in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Rangers win 4-3 over Hurricanes on power-play goal in 2OT

NEW YORK (AP) — Vincent Trocheck scored a power-play goal off a rebound at 7:24 of the second overtime to give the New York Rangers a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night and a 2-0 lead in their second-round playoff series.
 
Colorado Avalanche left wing Miles Wood (28) is lifted off the ice by Nathan MacKinnon (29), Ross Colton (20) and Casey Mittelstadt (37) after Wood scored in overtime of Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series against the Dallas Stars in Dallas, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Cale Makar (8) and Justus Annunen (60) look on at the celebration. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Wood scores 11:03 in OT as Avalanche finish off 3-goal comeback to beat Stars 4-3 to open 2nd round

Miles Wood scored on a backhander 11:03 into overtime into overtime and the Colorado Avalanche, after trailing by three goals in the first period, beat the top-seeded Dallas Stars 4-3 in the opener of their second-round Western Conference series.
 
New York Rangers left wings Chris Kreider (20) and Jimmy Vesey (26), center Jack Roslovic (96) and other players react to center Vincent Trocheck's (16) game-winning goal in the second overtime in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in New York. The Rangers won 4-3. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Trocheck’s power-play goal lifts Rangers to 4-3 win over Hurricanes in 2OT for 2-0 series lead

Vincent Trocheck scored a power-play goal off a rebound at 7:24 of the second overtime to give the New York Rangers a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes.
 
Vancouver Canucks' Quinn Hughes, right, and Filip Hronek, back center, defend against Brock Boeser, center, and J.T. Miller during practice ahead of Game 1 of their NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series against the Edmonton Oilers, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canucks facing doubters ahead of 2nd-round playoff series opener against McDavid and Oilers

The Vancouver Canucks have dealt with skeptics all season, and those doubters are following the team into its second-round playoff series against the Edmonton Oilers.
 
FILE - Boston University's Macklin Celebrini looks to pass the puck against Rochester during an NCAA men's college hockey tournament regional game March 28, 2024, in Sioux Falls, S.D. The San Jose Sharks, who won the NHL draft lottery, are projected to select Celebrini, who is considered this year's top prospect, and ranked first among North American skaters by the NHL's Central Scouting. (AP Photo/Josh Jurgens, File)

The San Jose Sharks win the NHL draft lottery with expectation to select Macklin Celebrini No. 1

The San Jose Sharks won the draft lottery and earned the right to have the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft for the first time in franchise history.
 
Vegas Golden Knights center Jack Eichel, left, celebrates his empty net goal with Jonathan Marchessault (81) during the third period in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series against the Dallas Stars in Dallas, Wednesday, April 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Marchessault’s future in Vegas is 1 key issue among many offseason questions for the Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights forward Jonathan Marchessault is one of just five players remaining from the original 2017-18 team.
 
Chicago Blackhawks left wing Lukas Reichel (27) controls the puck against Los Angeles Kings defenseman Jacob Moverare (43) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, April 18, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Blackhawks re-sign forward Lukas Reichel to a 2-year contract

The Chicago Blackhawks have re-signed forward Lukas Reichel to a two-year contract. The team announced the deal.
 
Boston Bruins goaltenders Jeremy Swayman, left, Linus Ullmark celebrate after the Bruins beat the Florida Panthers 5-1 in Game 1 of the second-round series of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Monday, May 6, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Bruins-Panthers getting set for Game 2. Canucks-Oilers ready to open their series

The season for the Florida Panthers cannot end on Wednesday night. It’s not an elimination game, the Boston Bruins cannot close them out and no matter what happens there’s a flight to Massachusetts on Thursday and another game there on Friday.
 
FILE - New Jersey Devils interim coach Travis Green watches players during a huddle in the third period of the team's NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Newark, N.J. The Ottawa Senators have hired Travis Green as coach and signed him to a four-year contract. The team announced the move Tuesday, May 7, 2024, with Green taking over for interim coach Jacques Martin.(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Senators hire Travis Green as coach. Green leaves the Devils after serving in an interim role

The Ottawa Senators have hired Travis Green as coach and signed him to a four-year contract. The team announced the move Tuesday with Green taking over for interim coach Jacques Martin.
 
FILE - St. Louis Blues interim head coach Drew Bannister stands behind the bench during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023, in Pittsburgh. The St. Louis Blues have removed the interim tag from Drew Bannister’s title and named him their full-time coach. President of hockey operations and general manager Doug Armstrong announced the move Tuesday, May 7, 2024.(AP Photo/Matt Freed, File)

St. Louis Blues remove interim tag and name Drew Bannister full-time coach

The St. Louis Blues have removed the interim tag from Drew Bannister’s title and named him their full-time coach.
 

Edmonton visits Vancouver to open the second round

The Vancouver Canucks host the Edmonton Oilers in game one of the Western Conference second round.
 

Boston takes 1-0 series lead into game 2 against Florida

The Boston Bruins visit the Florida Panthers in the second round of the NHL Playoffs with a 1-0 lead in the series.
 

New York takes 1-0 series lead into game 2 against Carolina

The New York Rangers host the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round of the NHL Playoffs with a 1-0 lead in the series.
 
Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman (1) deflects a shot during the second period of Game 1 of the second-round series of the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Florida Panthers, Monday, May 6, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Swayman stops 38 shots, Bruins roll past Panthers 5-1 for 1-0 series lead

Jeremy Swayman stopped 38 shots, Brandon Carlo scored a goal just a few hours after his wife gave birth to their son and the Boston Bruins topped the Florida Panthers 5-1 in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series Monday night.
 
Colorado Avalanche's Mikko Rantanen (96) celebrates his goal with Valeri Nichushkin (13) and Nathan MacKinnon (29) during the third period in Game 5 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series against the Winnipeg Jets in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)

Stars quickly go from tight series over reigning Cup champ to big-scoring ’22 champ Avs in 2nd round

The Dallas Stars got only one day off after their Game 7 victory over last year’s Stanley Cup champion.
 

Anaheim Ducks goaltending coach Sudarshan Maharaj declared cancer-free 1 year after diagnosis

Anaheim Ducks goaltending coach Sudarshan Maharaj has been declared cancer-free one year after his diagnosis.
 
Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen (31) looks on as New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad and left wing Chris Kreider celebrate following Zibanejad's goal during the first period in Game 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series, Sunday, May 5, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

After special teams play keyed Rangers’ series-opening win, Hurricanes focused on getting better

The Rangers and Hurricanes were among the top special teams units during the regular season. Carolina was second on the power play and first on the penalty-kill, and New York was third in both.
 

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CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Placed RHP Dominic Leone on the 15-day IL retroactive to May 5.
 
Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness speaks during an NHL hockey press conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Thursday, May 2, 2024. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)

Winnipeg Jets coach Rick Bowness is retiring after 38 NHL seasons

Winnipeg Jets coach Rick Bowness has announced his retirement after 38 seasons in the NHL. Bowness is a finalist for the Jack Adams Award as coach of the year.
 
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