Hockey

NEW YORK — Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury and forwards Gabriel Landeskog of the Colorado Avalanche and Sean Monahan of the Columbus Blue Jackets were named the finalists for the NHL's Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy on Friday.

OTTAWA — Auston Matthews and his teammates overcame a plucky opponent to silence their doubters. The Maple Leafs now face a tougher — and nastier test — in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

The New York Rangers have hired Mike Sullivan as coach, days after he and the Pittsburgh Penguins agreed to part ways .

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The stars came out for the Vegas Golden Knights down the stretch of their first-round series. The outlook for the rest of the NHL playoffs is bright, with a roster just two years removed from their Stanley Cup championship.

EDMONTON — Calvin Pickard, the lone goalie with a 4-0 record, was among the surprises emerging from the first round of NHL playoffs.

Winnipeg Jets (56-22-4, in the Central Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (44-30-8, in the Central Division) St. Louis; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blues -120, Jets -100; over/under is 5.

DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon sent the puck into traffic in front of the net. What happened next may go down as one of the biggest playoff goals he's ever “scored.

DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon got credit for a go-ahead goal with 10:56 remaining after the puck bounced off the shoulder of a Dallas player and the Colorado Avalanche staved off elimination by beating the Stars 7-4 in Game 6 on Thursday night.

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Max Pacioretty scored a tiebreaking goal with less than six minutes remaining in the third period, leading the Toronto Maple Leafs to a series-clinching 4-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night in Game 6 of the fi

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Trent Frederic had a goal and an assist and the defending Western Conference-champion Edmonton Oilers moved into the second round of the playoffs with a 6-4 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.