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NEW YORK (AP) Thomas Hickey and Anthony Beauvillier scored 2:32 apart in the second period and the New York Islanders kept up their recent mastery of the Rangers with a 2-1 victory over their crosstown rivals Thursday night.

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TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lighting still have the top spot in the Eastern Conference in their sights when they host the 31st overall team, the Buffalo Sabres, on Friday.

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CHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Blackhawks are not making changes behind the bench after missing the playoffs for the first time in a decade.

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LOS ANGELES — With the help of an unlikely ally, the Los Angeles Kings will be celebrating a return to the postseason when they face the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night at Staples Center.

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WASHINGTON — In the penultimate game of the regular season, the Nashville Predators are still jockeying for playoff position, while the Washington Capitals have a division title and their postseason placement secured.

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Of all the things the New Jersey Devils could deliver their fans on Fan Appreciation Night Thursday at the Prudential Center, clinching a spot in the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs is at the top of the list.

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Since relocating from Atlanta in 2011, the Winnipeg Jets were never considered a dangerous team. That is until this season.

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SUNRISE, Fla. — The Boston Bruins clinched a playoff berth, and just how motivated they will be to beat the host Florida Panthers on Thursday night at the BB&T Center remains to be seen.

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The Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens have never done this before, and chances are, they will never want to do it again.

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Minnesota Wild rookie forward Luke Kunin has undergone surgery to repair a torn ACL is in left knee.

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SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Filip Forsberg’s apparent tying goal with 0.6 seconds left was disallowed due to goalie interference, giving the Florida Panthers a 2-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.

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CALGARY, Alberta (AP) Kevin Connauton had a goal and an assist in continue his superb second half, and the Arizona Coyotes beat the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Tuesday night.

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ANAHEIM, Calif. — The race to the playoffs continues for two Western Conference rivals Wednesday night as the Anaheim Ducks host the Minnesota Wild.

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Eric Staal was coming off his least productive NHL season since he was a teenage rookie with Carolina when Minnesota took a flier on him two summers ago to add some depth at center.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators have signed goaltender Niclas Westerholm to a three-year, entry-level contract that begins in 2018.

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ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis Blues defenseman Carl Gunnarsson will miss at least six months on the ice after surgery to repair a torn ACL in his left knee.

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Now that they’re headed back to the postseason, the San Jose Sharks will spend the final week of the season looking to complete a task that was discussed in training camp.

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TORONTO (AP) William Nylander and Auston Matthews each had two goals and an assist as the playoff-bound Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Monday night.

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NEW YORK — For the last week, the New York Islanders received reminders of what could have been. But at least they won’t have to worry about watching another team celebrate clinching a playoff berth Tuesday night when they host the Philadelphia Flyers in the penultimate home game of the season at Barclays Center.

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter has a broken right ankle that will require surgery, putting his availability for the playoffs in doubt.

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ST. LOUIS (AP) St. Louis Blues forward Scottie Upshall is out indefinitely with a lacerated left kidney.

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The secret was out pretty quickly.

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The Colorado Avalanche will try to move ahead of the Los Angeles Kings for the first wild-card spot from the Western Conference when they play Monday night at Staples Center.

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ST. LOUIS — The Arizona Coyotes, sporting the Western Conference’s worst record, haven’t exactly been world beaters this season, except when it comes to the St. Louis Blues.

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PITTSBURGH (AP) The Washington Capitals still run the Metropolitan Division. During the regular season anyway.

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MONTREAL (AP) Taylor Hall scored a short-handed goal late in the third period to lift the New Jersey Devils to a 2-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday night.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres say Victor Antipin suffered a concussion and a broken nose when he was boarded during Saturday night’s game against the Nashville Predators.

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) Boston Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy fears defenseman Brandon Carlo could miss significant time after being taken off the ice on a stretcher with a left leg injury.

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LAS VEGAS (AP) William Karlsson scored a short-handed goal in the third period, and the expansion Vegas Golden Knights clinched the Pacific Division title with a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.

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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Teams fighting one another to grab one of the final couple playoff spaces in the Western Conference face off in Honda Center as the Ducks host the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday.

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