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Carey Price returned as Montreal's starting playoff goalie with his third postseason shutout, Brian Gionta scored twice and the Canadiens opened the series with a 2-0 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night....

Ryan Miller stopped 35 shots for his second career postseason shutout and Patrick Kaleta scored to lift the Buffalo Sabres to a 1-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference playoff series Thursday night.

Alexander Semin’s one-time shot from the high slot 18 minutes and 24 seconds into overtime capped Washington’s rally after a gritty and grinding game.

Alex Kovalev and Arron Asham scored third-period goals 18 seconds apart and Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 32 shots to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first-round playoff opener on Wednesday night....

It's takes 16 playoff wins — and eight weeks of self-induced pain — in order to lift the legendary silver chalice. The Super Bowl? One day, a few hours work, and it's all done. The World Series? A little longer to get to the promised land, but the games aren't that arduous, and you spend about half of each one sitting in the dugout. The NBA finals? OK, now we're getting closer, but still, there is no cigar to be handed out.

Dustin Byfuglien scored two goals and had two assists as the Chicago Blackhawks got off to a quick start, got their offense untracked and beat the Philadelphia Flyers 7-4 on Sunday night for a 3-2 lead in the Stanley Cup finals.

Michael Cammalleri and the Montreal Canadiens finally solved Michael Leighton....

Police say 41 people have been arrested in the mayhem after the Montreal Canadiens' Game 7 victory over Pittsburgh....

First the Capitals, now the Penguins. The Canadiens, the worst-record team in the playoffs, keep sending home the NHL's best. Brian Gionta had two power-play goals, Mike Cammalleri scored his seventh goal of a series in which he upstaged Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin and Montreal built a stunning four-goal lead before beating the Penguins 5-2 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Wednesday night.

The Montreal Canadiens' improbable playoff run has reached a decisive seventh game for a second series in a row....