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Here is the latest Hockey News from NBC Sports.

Flyers ‘hope Mr. Snider is proud’ of their effort
They put up a fight against the top team in the conference.

John Tavares’ double OT goal gives Isles first series win since ’93
The Panthers are going home.

No rift: Hitchcock loves Tarasenko’s passion for the game
Game 7 goes Monday night.

Panthers won’t have Bjugstad (upper body) in Game 6
Vincent Trocheck will center the second line.

Potential free agent Milan Lucic wants to ‘remain a King’
It sounds like he enjoyed his first season in California.

Video: Jonathan Huberdeau scores a beauty while falling down
Wow

Alex Ovechkin sounds pretty excited to face the Penguins
Ovechkin thinks it is good for the league and good for fans.

Some of the younger Penguins have come up big in the playoffs
It’s not all about the big names.

Photo finish: Stars nearly blow four-goal lead in the third, but hang on to eliminate Wild
What a finish!

Vincent Lecavalier says he’s going to retire
Nice career for “The Michael Jordan of Hockey.”

Here’s the goal that finally beat Michal Neuvirth
Great work by Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin.

Dirty or not? Brayden Schenn’s hit on T.J. Oshie
No penalty during the play in a physical game.

Blues’ Stastny: ‘History has to change eventually’
Brian Elliott gets the nod in Game 7.

Holtby wins goalie duel vs. Neuvirth; Capitals eliminate Flyers
Philly went down fighting (especially Neuvirth).

Stars go back to Kari Lehtonen in Game 6
Antti Niemi took over in Games 4 and 5.

Minnesota Wild honor Prince with moment of silence
One-of-a-kind moment for a one-of-a-kind musician.

Are the Flyers making a bad choice with ‘Stay Classy’ shirts for Game 6?
Going bold as they go back home.

Latest Prince tribute comes from the Minnesota Wild
As they take on the Artists Formerly Known as the North Stars in Game 6.

WATCH LIVE: Tonight’s Stanley Cup playoff action
How to watch Stars – Wild, Capitals – Flyers and Panthers – Islanders.

No, Stars aren’t expecting Seguin back for Game 6
Even as the series is heating up for Dallas.

Here’s your Stanley Cup playoffs schedule for tonight
How to watch Caps-Flyers, Stars-Wild and Panthers-Islanders.

Blackhawks turn Game 6 on its head with blazing second period
Flipped a 3-1 deficit to a 4-3 lead.

Blackhawks dig deep, force Game 7 against Blues
Seems fitting for what feels like a classic first-round series.

Is there a rift forming between Vladimir Tarasenko and Ken Hitchcock?
At minimum, people are wondering about Vlad’s ice time.

WATCH LIVE: St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks – Game 6
Can Chicago push this series to a decisive Game 7?

Predators fans wonder if a Ducks goal should have counted
The bottom line is that Game 5 is currently 3-1.

Ducks take 3-2 series lead after edging Predators in Game 5
Anaheim exploited some luck and some bad Nashville penalties.

Video: Rangers, Penguins combine for three goals in under two minutes
Phil Kessel played a big role in that sequence.

Here are the Kraft Hockeyville Top 2
Congrats to the Lakeview Arena (Marquette, MI) and the Rushmore Thunderdome (Rapid City, SD).

Penguins chase Lundqvist, boot Rangers from playoffs
Brutal way to end New York’s season.

Whether it’s Capitals or Flyers, Penguins await fascinating second round
Would you prefer Sidney Crosby vs. Alex Ovechkin or Claude Giroux?

Bummed out Rangers praise Penguins as ‘hottest team’ in NHL
Henrik Lundqvist said Pittsburgh was a better team with better goaltending.

Blackhawks’ experience ‘comes in huge’
Chicago is continuing its quest to overcome what was a 3-1 series deficit.

Rangers get Girardi back, scratch Boyle
New York needs a win this afternoon to keep its playoff run alive.

Laughton will skate on Monday, might play if there’s a Game 7
He was taken off the ice on a stretcher Wednesday.

Ruff noncommittal about who will start in Game 6
Antti Niemi allowed five goals on 24 shots Friday night.

IIHF President: IOC won’t pay NHL transportation, insurance costs for 2018 Olympics
That ‘puts us in a difficult financial situation.’

Capitals not looking to past as they seek to eliminate Flyers
Washington has missed two straight chances to end the series.

Here’s your Stanley Cup playoffs schedule for tonight
Chicago and the Rangers will battle to stay alive.

Alan Quine plays unlikely double OT hero, Islanders push Panthers to brink of elimination
Islanders can end this series on home ice.

Winning a Wild one: Minnesota staves off elimination with OT victory
Will this prompt another change in Dallas crease?

Sharks do what they couldn’t in 2014 and that’s close out the Kings
Joonas Donskoi scored the winner for San Jose.

Michal Neuvirth plays the hero as Flyers stave off elimination … again
What a performance in goal from Michal Neuvirth.

Been there, done that? Rangers will again try to rally from a 3-1 series deficit
Nothing new for the Rangers.

Video: Greiss denies Barkov on rare playoff overtime penalty shot
And this game continued.

Video: Oshie, Schenn begin Game 5 with spirited scrap just 10 seconds in
That didn’t take long.