NHL history

The teams opened their Eastern Conference final playoff series with Florida's 3-2 victory in four overtimes early Friday, with the game ranking as the sixth-longest game in NHL history.

Hall of Fame forward Bobby Hull, who helped the Chicago Blackhawks win the 1961 Stanley Cup Final, has died. Hull was 84.

Another NHL milestone could fall soon. Florida's Keith Yandle, Arizona's Phil Kessel and Marleau are all less than a full season away from Doug Jarvis' NHL ironman record of 964 consecutive games played.