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So Vancouver Canucks GM Mike Gillis fed head coach Alain Vigneault and assistants Rick Bowness and Newell Brown to the lions. Hardly a surprise. That's what happens when a talented, Stanley Cup-hopeful team goes 1-8 in the playoffs over the pas...

The Vancouver Canucks have fired coach Alain Vigneault on Wednesday.

The NHL fined the San Jose Sharks $100,000 on Saturday for general manager Doug Wilson's comments criticizing the league for forward Raffi Torres' suspension for the rest of the second round of the playoffs.

Veteran winger Martin Havlat of the San Jose Sharks will be in the lineup for Game 3 Saturday night, returning after a five-game injury absence.

The Dallas Stars fired coach Glen Gulutzan on Tuesday, an expected move by new general manager Jim Nill for a franchise that has missed the playoffs a record five straight seasons.

The San Jose Sharks will begin the second round of the playoffs somewhat short-handed after losing forward Adam Burish to an undisclosed upper-body injury.

It was always going to be the "window" series, two of the Western Conference's long-standing contenders facing off in the first round, with the losers having to face questions about their immediate future. The San Jose Sharks and Vancouver Canucks...

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...

Patrick Marleau scored a power-play goal 13:18 into overtime and the San Jose Sharks completed their first playoff sweep in franchise history, beating the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 Tuesday night.

Joe Pavelski and Logan Couture each scored twice to spoil Cory Schneider's return to the nets for Vancouver and the San Jose Sharks won their third straight game to open the playoffs, beating the Canucks 5-2 on Sunday night.

Cory Schneider returned from an injury to start Game 3 of the Vancouver Canucks' first-round playoff series against the San Jose Sharks.

1 Penguins at 8 Islanders - Game 3 - Noon ET (Series tied 1-1) * Islanders: have not won a home playoff game since April 28, 2002 (vs TOR); lost last 6 home playoff games by combined score of 19-7 * Islanders: 7-2 in home playoff games vs Penguins ...

Islanders 4, Penguins 3 (Series tied, 1-1) * Islanders: score game's final 3 goals after trailing 3-1 just 7:22 into 1st period * Islanders: 1st playoff game win since April 14, 2007 (also Game 2 of a Conference Qtrs. series at BUF) * Kyle Okposo ...

Raffi Torres scored at 5:31 of overtime to give the San Jose Sharks a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in Game 2 of their playoff series Friday night.

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...

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