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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Captain Joe Pavelski scored an early goal, Joel Ward added two of his own and the San Jose Sharks advanced to their first Stanley Cup final in franchise history by beating the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Wednesday night in Game 6 of the Western Conference final. ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby beat Andrei Vasilevskiy from the circle 40 seconds into overtime, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Monday night to leave the Eastern Conference finals tied at a game apiece...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Viktor Arvidsson scored 2:03 into overtime, and the Nashville Predators forced a deciding seventh game for their second straight series by beating the San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Monday night. Arvidsson jumped the puck between three Sharks and skated up the left side before throwing a backhander past goaltender Martin Jones...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — James Neal scored with 4:21 left in the third period tying it up at 3-3, and the Nashville Predators and the San Jose Sharks went scoreless during the first two overtimes and headed to a third extra period early Friday morning...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cody Eakin scored at 2:58 of overtime and the Dallas Stars beat the St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Thursday night, bouncing back from a blowout loss two days earlier to tie the second-round series at two games apiece. Patrick Sharp set up the winner and also scored for the Stars, coming off a 6-1 loss in Game 3...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Alexander Steen and David Backes had two goals apiece and the St. Louis Blues' defense put the clamps on the Dallas Stars in a 6-1 victory that put them up 2-1 in the second-round series Tuesday night. Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and two assists, Troy Brouwer had a goal and assist and Brian Elliott was strong when he needed to be for the Blues in their first lopsided triumph of

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — The Calgary Flames have fired Bob Hartley, who was the named the NHL's coach of the year last season. Calgary took a big step backward this year after reaching the playoffs last season. The Flames finished 35-40-7, with only Vancouver and Edmonton posting fewer wins in the rugged Western Conference...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Ondrej Pavelec made 28 saves for his first shutout of the season and the Winnipeg Jets beat the reeling Vancouver Canucks 2-0 on Tuesday night. Adam Lowry and Mark Scheifele scored Winnipeg. Scheifele's empty-netter was his team-leading 24th goal of the season...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Joe Pavelski and Tomas Hertl scored 2:28 apart in the third period, helping lift the San Jose Sharks over the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 on Sunday. Patrick Marleau and Justin Braun, into an empty net, had the other goals for the Sharks, while Martin Jones made 23 saves...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Jannik Hansen scored twice, Ryan Miller made 37 saves and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-1 Sunday night to snap a four-game skid. Adam Cracknell, Radim Vrbata and Christopher Tanev also scored for Vancouver...