Zach Hyman, Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid scored in the first period and the visiting Edmonton Oilers finished with the three power-play goals in a 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in Game 3 of a first-round Western Conference playoff series on Friday. Hyman and Draisaitl each finished with two goals, and Draisaitl also had an assist as the Oilers took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series while rebounding from a 5-4 defeat

Nathan MacKinnon and Valeri Nichushkin scored power-play goals 2:28 apart early in a five-goal third period, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the Winnipeg Jets 6-2 in Game 3 of their first-round series in Denver on Friday night. Colorado took a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference quarterfinal series, with Game 4 in Denver on Sunday afternoon. Winnipeg led 2-1 entering the third period, but two quick penalties turned the momentum. Mason Appleton went

Jonathan Marchessault and Jack Eichel each had a goal and an assist as the Vegas Golden Knights produced a second consecutive road victory over the Dallas Stars, prevailing 3-1 on Wednesday. Vegas holds a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference first-round playoff series while heading home for Game 3 on Saturday. Noah Hanifin also scored and Logan Thompson made 20 saves for Vegas, which extended its winning streak against the Stars to six games

Anthony Beauvillier and Filip Forsberg each collected one goal and one assist to pace the visiting Nashville Predators to a 4-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday and even their Western Conference first-round playoff series at one win apiece. Colton Sissons and Kiefer Sherwood also scored for the Predators. Nashville goaltender Juuse Saros made 17 saves, including a few highlight-reel efforts while the Canucks pushed frantically in the third period to draw even. Collectively,

Alexandar Georgiev made 28 saves and the visiting Colorado Avalanche beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 in Game 2 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series on Tuesday. The Avalanche evened the best-of-seven series at 1-1. Game 3 is in Denver on Friday. Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and an assist for the Avalanche, who rallied from a 2-1 deficit with three goals in the final 5:44 of the second period. Georgiev bounced back after allowing

Logan Thompson made 27 saves in his NHL playoff debut as the visiting Vegas Golden Knights began their Stanley Cup title defense with a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars on Monday night in Game 1 of a Western Conference first-round series. Brayden McNabb scored what proved to be the winning goal, putting home a slap shot just 1:06 into the second period to give Vegas a 4-2 lead. Mason Marchment halved Dallas’ deficit at

Sebastian Aho and Jordan Martinook scored the tying and go-ahead goals nine seconds apart with a little more than two minutes left as the Carolina Hurricanes rallied to beat the New York Islanders 5-3 on Monday in Raleigh, N.C., in Game 2 of an Eastern Conference first-round series. Carolina leads the series 2-0. Game 3 will be played Thursday in Elmont, N.Y. With goalie Frederik Andersen pulled for the extra attacker, Aho tipped in Andrei

Pius Suter and Dakota Joshua scored 12 seconds apart just before the midpoint of the third period as the host Vancouver Canucks beat the Nashville Predators 4-2 on Sunday in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series. The comeback victory featured the fastest pair of playoff goals in Canucks franchise history. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series will be Tuesday in Vancouver. Joshua scored twice in a three-point outing, and Elias Lindholm also

Matt Rempe and Artemi Panarin scored 33 seconds apart in a three-goal second period as the New York Rangers opened the postseason with a 4-1 victory over the visiting Washington Capitals in an Eastern Conference first-round series on Sunday. Jimmy Vesey had a goal and an assist to help the Rangers get a three-goal lead in the first 6:23 of the second following an evenly played opening period. Barclay Goodrow collected two assists for the