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Andrei Svechnikov scores 2nd playoff hat trick, Hurricanes go up 3-1
Robert Thomas completes rout as Blues even series vs. Jets
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Head coach hiring tiers: Who will get a new job this summer?
Here's a look at 67 options, inside and outside the NHL, from new stars to veterans to outside-the-box choices.
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Stanley Cup playoffs odds: Hurricanes the East fave, Avs, Jets best odds in the West
Every playoff team's odds to win the 2025 Stanley Cup and favorites for the Conn Smythe Trophy for playoff MVP
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2025 NHL mock draft: Who lands Hagens, Schaefer, Misa?
With the playoffs underway, here's how the rest of the league should use its first-round selections this June.
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Svechnikov scores 3 goals as Hurricanes beat Devils 5-2 to take 3-1 series lead
— Andrei Svechnikov scored three goals and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Sunday to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.
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- Sources: Tkachuk dodges discipline, will play G4
- Jets' Hellebuyck allows five goals, pulled again
- Landeskog scores 1st NHL goal in nearly 3 years
- Devils' Nemec, scratched in G1, plays 2OT hero
- Caps' Wilson, Habs' Anderson fined $5K for melee
- Habs' Montembeault, Caps' Thompson exit G3
- NHL fines Senators, Cousins for pregame conduct
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