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Western Conference Final

After two wins by the Stars, West Final against Vegas feels different

Has the pressure shifted to the Golden Knights, as Stars coach Pete DeBoer said would happen if his team won Game 5? Vegas lost both Games 4 and 5 after leading 1-0 and 2-1 in each of them.
Stars 4, Golden Knights 2

Ty Dellandrea scores twice as Dallas Stars stay alive with victory in Vegas

The Stars, attempting to become the fifth team in NHL history win a series after being down 3-0, escaped elimination again and head to Dallas for Game 6 on Monday night.
Kevin Paul Dupont | Sunday hockey notes

The Maple Leafs won a playoff round, but that’s still not nearly good enough in Toronto. So, what comes next?

It is undeniably an intense market, full of passion and anger, much of the latter fueled by the 56-year Stanley Cup drought.
GAME 4 | STARS 3, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 2 (OT)

Overtime goal gives Stars first victory and sends Western Conference finals back to Vegas for Game 5

Jason Robertson scored twice for his first career multi-goal playoff game for Dallas, which played without suspended captain Jamie Benn.

MEN'S WORLD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP
US and Canada reach semifinals at men’s hockey worlds, Germany and Latvia also advance
The US quarterfinal against the Czech Republic was a repeat of last year’s bronze-medal game, which the Czechs won, 8-4.

NHL ROUNDUP
After years lost in the swamps, Florida puts together a run like few in NHL history
Since going down, 3-1, to the Bruins, the Panthers have won 11 of 12 against basically the best possible teams they could have faced, including eight straight to dismiss the Maple Leafs and Hurricanes to win the East.

United States 3, Germany 0

US advances to semifinals at men’s hockey worlds, getting goals from Matt Coronato, Cutter Gauthier

Coronato, who played for Harvard this past season, got the first tally for the US, while Boston College's Gauthier scored his seventh of the tournament.
NHL

Bruins’ Don Sweeney is a finalist for the GM of the Year award

Sweeney oversaw a team that set NHL records for wins (65) and points (135) in a season.
Eastern Conference Final | Panthers 4, Hurricanes 3

Matthew Tkachuk sends Panthers to Stanley Cup Final

Florida earned its first trip to the Stanley Cup Final in 27 years by beating the Carolina Hurricanes, 4-3, to win the Eastern Conference title in a sweep.
NHL

Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn suspended two games after captain-on-captain hit

Benn said he has to be more responsible with his body and stick and called it an unfortunate play.
Bruins

Which Bruins players might be sent packing this offseason?

The Bruins have $6 million in cap space, but have filled only 28 of their 50 player contract slots. There’s plenty of space, just not a lot of money to throw at it.
Bruins

Should the Bruins trade a goalie? Here are the pros and cons of dealing Jeremy Swayman or Linus Ullmark.

Both goalies would be attractive to teams in need of a No. 1 starter, and there are salary-cap considerations for the Bruins as they reconstruct for next season.
Game 3: Panthers 1, Hurricanes 0

Sergei Bobrovsky has first playoff shutout as Panthers push Hurricanes to brink of elimination

The Panthers lead the Eastern Conference final, 3-0.
men's world hockey championships

Norway men’s hockey upsets Canada in shootout at world championships

It was only Canada’s second loss to Norway in tournament history; the other was in 2000.
nhl notebook

Knights take 2-0 series lead with overtime victory over Stars

All four games of the conference finals have gone to overtime, the first time in NHL history that has occurred.
men's world hockey championships

Boston College’s Cutter Gauthier nets hat trick to lead United States men’s hockey in rout of France at world championships

Drew O’Connor scored two goals, and Scott Perunovich, T. J. Tynan, Rocco Grimaldi, and Conor Garland added one each as the Americans improved to 6-0-0.
Game 2: Panthers 2, Hurricanes 1, OT

If it’s overtime, it must be Matthew Tkachuk — he scores another winner as Panthers take a 2-0 series lead over Hurricanes

Florida won on the road for the eighth straight time in the playoffs and improved to 6-0 in overtime in the postseason.
men's world hockey championships

United States men’s hockey blanks Denmark, reaches world championship quarterfinals

Alex Tuch scored a goal and added two assists as the Americans stayed perfect with their fifth victory.

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TNT broadcaster Kevin Harlan’s patient approach served him well in never-to-be-forgotten Celtics moment

Harlan took a measured, patient approach in those tense moments of chaos rather than attempting to make a highlight-reel call.

MIAA DIVISION 4 TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Rithikh Prakash wills Burlington to Division 4 state boys’ track and field championship while Newburyport girls win with depth

The Cornell-bound senior gutted through a 2:05 split in the Red Devils’ second-place 4x800 (8:08.85), helping lift Burlington to its first state title since 2017.

Red Sox

Red Sox top prospect Marcelo Mayer promoted to Double A Portland after tearing it up throughout the month

“No doubt he’s knocking on the door," farm director Brian Abraham said this month of Mayer. "He’s pushing down the door. And he’s consistent. That’s what we want to see.”

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Red Sox caught up in the hoopla of potentially historic Celtics run

Alex Cora and several members of the team are making arrangements to attend Game 7 on Memorial Day — an off-day for the Sox in Boston at the conclusion of a nine-game, 11-day road trip.

MIAA DIVISION 2 TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Annie Comella’s record-setting long jump launched Wellesley to a Division 2 championship; North Andover boys go back-to-back

Championing all three relay events, Wellesley repeated as the Division 2 track and field girls’ state champions for the fourth time in five years.

NCAA BASEBALL

After missing out on hosting, Boston College baseball awaits NCAA Tournament bracket release

The NCAA released the 16 regional hosts for its 64-team Division 1 tournament Sunday night, and any team hosting is guaranteed a spot in the tournament.

BASEBALL

Closer Liam Hendricks ready, eager to return to White Sox on Monday after cancer battle

Hendriks made his third All-Star team in 2022, but he noticed some lumps on his neck last summer and was subsequently diagnosed with stage 4 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL

Red Sox continue exceeding modest expectations, but in the American League East, not bad isn’t good enough

A Sunday loss against Torey Lovullo and Co. left the Sox 10 games out of first in the division, two games worse than they were before the trip and a half-game out of last.