Hockey

DALLAS (AP) — Mikko Rantanen figures he would have left the room in disbelief had someone told him at the beginning of this season that he would score a hat track in a Game 7 against Colorado.

TORONTO — Three of the four second-round NHL playoff matchups have starting dates.

DALLAS (AP) — Mikko Rantanen really took over for the Dallas Stars when they needed him the most against this former team — in the third period of Game 7.

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Stars coach Pete DeBoer is the first player or coach in NHL history to be part of nine Game 7 victories after they wrapped up their first-round series with a 4-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night.

DALLAS (AP) — Mikko Rantanen assisted on Wyatt Johnston’s tiebreaking power-play goal with 3:56 left before completing a third-period hat trick with an empty-netter as the Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 in Game 7 on Saturday night to wr

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Golden Knights focused their efforts two years ago on limiting Oilers stars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, a successful strategy that gave Vegas the series victory and helped put them on the path to winning the Stanley Cup .

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Golden Knights focused their efforts two years ago on limiting Oilers stars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, a successful strategy that gave Vegas the series victory and helped put it on the path to winning the Stanley Cup .

WINNIPEG — Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele skated on Saturday morning and was listed as a game-time decision for Game 7 of the team's first-round NHL playoff series against the St. Louis Blues.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes have signed goaltender Frederik Andersen to a one-year contract for next season that is worth $2.75 million.

OTTAWA — For the first time in eight years the Ottawa Senators head into the offseason not questioning what went wrong but reflecting on what finally went right.