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Rantanen has hat trick as Stars rally past Avalanche 4-2 in Game 7 to advance to 2nd round

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.

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Nine times Game 7: Dallas Stars coach Pete DeBoer is first in NHL playoffs with nine Game 7 wins

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.

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Rantanen nets hat trick as Stars sink Avalanche 4-2 in Game 7

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

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Oilers a deeper team than the one Golden Knights beat in 2023 NHL playoffs

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 .

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Oilers a deeper team than the one the Golden Knights beat in the 2023 NHL playoffs

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 .

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Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele a game-time decision for Game 7 against Blues

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.

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Hurricanes sign goaltender Frederik Andersen to a 1-year. $2.75M contract extension

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.

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Brady Tkachuk said even with loss, playoff experience good for Ottawa Senators

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.

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Dallas and Colorado face off in game 7 of the first round

Colorado Avalanche (49-29-4, in the Central Division) vs. Dallas Stars (50-26-6, in the Central Division) Dallas; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Avalanche -138, Stars +116; over/under is 5.

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Cam Fowler sets Blues franchise record for most points in a playoff series by a defenseman

ST. LOUIS (AP) — When St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong traded for defenseman Cam Fowler in December, he was hoping to give a team in the final phase of a retool a chance to make an NHL playoff run.

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