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Western Conference semifinals - Game 7 Sharks at Kings, 9 ET (Series tied, 3-3) * Home team has won all six games in this series (home teams are 18-4 in conference semifinals so far) * Kings: 3-4 all time in Game 7s (first Game 7 since 2002...

TOP THINGS TO KNOW 1. There have been 147 series (entering Tuesday) that have gone to seven games. On 71 occasions, the team trailing 3-2 after five games went on to win the series (48.3 percent). The Sharks trailed the Kings 3-2 in this series. ...

Antti Niemi made 24 saves, leading the Sharks to a 2-1 win over the Kings in Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals. Including the regular season, Niemi is a perfect 5-0 this season at home against the Kings. Game 7 will be Tuesday in Los Angele...

Western Conference Semifinals - Game 6 Kings at Sharks, 8 ET (Kings lead series, 3-2) * Home team has won each of the first 5 games in this series * Slava Voynov (LA) & Logan Couture (SJ): tied for playoff lead in game-winning goals (3) * ...

The Rangers avoided being swept by the Bruins, overcoming a 2-0 deficit to win Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. It was the third time in Rangers playoff history that they won a game facing elimination after trailing by two or more goals, ...

The Bruins became the first team to beat the Rangers this season (regular season or playoffs) when trailing after two periods. Down 1-0 entering the 3rd period, the Bruins scored twice for a 2-1 win and a commanding 3-0 series lead in the Eastern Con...

Both series in the NHL Western Conference got tighter as the Red Wings and Sharks each got in the win column on Saturday. The Red Wings beat the Blackhawks for the 1st time in 6 games this season to even that series at 1-1. The Sharks got an OT goal ...

The Bruins and Kings both rallied to win in their conference semifinal series. The Bruins beat the Rangers in overtime. The last 3 postseason wins by the Bruins have all come in overtime. Meanwhile, the Kings scored 2 goals in a 22-second span in the...

Been A Long Time: The Rangers and Bruins meet in the playoffs for the first time since 1973. From Elias: The 40-year separation between playoff games is the longest gap between postseason games for any pair of teams in NHL history. The previous recor...

The Penguins captured Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals with an easy 4-1 win over the Senators. FROM ELIAS: Evgeni Malkin has picked up assists in all seven of Pittsburgh's playoff games this year. He's the first NHL player to register assi...

The Conference Semifinals begin Tuesday with the Penguins hosting the Senators and the Kings hosting the Sharks. Here are the matchups in this round: Eastern Conference Season Series Senators vs Penguins Penguins 3-0-0 ...

On the ice, the Islanders recorded their 1st home playoff win since 2002 to even their series with the top-seeded Penguins. The Blackhawks beat the Wild and the Senators beat the Canadiens in OT to take 3-1 leads in their respective series. The Shark...

Senators at Canadiens, 7 ET (OTT leads 1-0) * Craig Anderson (OTT): stopped 109 of 114 shots (.956) vs Canadiens this season (incl. playoffs) * Canadiens: lost 4 of last 5 at home (incl. reg season) * Senators: had lost 4 straight road games vs C...

Bruins 4, Maple Leafs 1 (Bruins lead series, 1-0) * Bruins: 4-1-0 vs Maple Leafs this season (including regular season); outshot Maple Leafs 40-20 * David Krejci (Kray-chee) (BOS): Goal, 2 assists; 5th career playoff game with at least 3 points * ...

Sharks 3, Red Wings 2 (SO) * Patrick Marleau (SJ): 1st goal in last 8 games * Sharks: 5-1-0 in last 6 games in Detroit * Sharks: 2-0-1 vs Red Wings this season * Red Wings: 1-3-2 in last 6 home games FROM ELIAS: Patrick Marleau has scored a ...

Canadiens 5, Bruins 4 (SO) * Canadiens: 6-1-0 in last 7 road games * Michael Ryder (MON): 4 goals in last 4 games (had 4 goals in previous 20 games) * Bruins; 1st home loss since 3/3 (had won 5 straight) * Tyler Seguin (BOS): 3 goals, 4 assists v...