National Hockey

DENVER (AP) — The Seattle Kraken converged from all points on the ice to the same spot — Philipp Grubauer's net. A fitting gathering place to celebrate another first for this young franchise.

BOSTON (AP) — Brandon Montour tied it with 1 minute left in regulation, and Carter Verhaeghe scored the game-winner at 8:35 of overtime to lead the Florida Panthers to a 4-3 victory in Game 7 on Sunday night and eliminate the record-setting Boston Br

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Kings were a tough playoff out for the Edmonton Oilers a second straight year, but the latter dispatched the Kings one game quicker this time.

WINNIPEG — General manager Kevin Cheveldayoff answered questions from reporters for 42 minutes on Sunday but didn’t reveal his plans to help the under-achieving Winnipeg Jets.

DENVER (AP) — Andrew Cogliano of the Colorado Avalanche will be out for the rest of the postseason with a fracture in his neck, coach Jared Bednar confirmed Sunday and reiterated his disappointment in the hit that sidelined the gritty forward.

Game 7 is nothing new to the New York Rangers. “It seems like we play in a lot of them, unfortunately,” veteran forward Chris Kreider said.

TAMPA, Fla. — NHL teams scrap and claw throughout a gruelling 82-game schedule. The first hurdle, of course, is to make the playoffs.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs are eager to leave nearly two decades of playoff futility behind them.

Don't be surprised if Oiler and Leaf Nation declare it Kailer Yamamoto Day in Edmonton, and John Tavares Day in Toronto today.

Florida Panthers (42-32-8, fourth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Boston Bruins (65-12-5, first in the Atlantic Division) Boston; Sunday, 6:30 p.m.