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Penguins name former Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas as club’s new president of hockey operations

Dubas was hired by the Penguins less than two weeks after he was fired as general manager of Toronto.
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Patrick Kane expected to be out 4-6 months after hip surgery

Kane has been dealing with a nagging hip injury that hampered him this past season with the Chicago Blackhawks and then in the playoffs with the New York Rangers.
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Bruce Cassidy offered a humorous comparison between his current Stanley Cup run and the 2019 Bruins

A year after he was canned by the Bruins, Bruce Cassidy has the Vegas Golden Knights playing for a title.
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For the Florida Panthers, celebrations getting a bit hairy, just in time for the Stanley Cup Final

The tradition of hockey’s playoff beard goes back to at least the mid-1980s, with the Detroit Red Wings getting widely credited with beginning the facial hair phenomenon.

GAME 6: GOLDEN KNIGHTS 6, STARS 0
Vegas Golden Knights clamp down on Stars to reach Stanley Cup Final
Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final pitting the Golden Knights against the Florida Panthers will be Saturday night in Las Vegas.

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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.

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Chris Cannuscio helps Marblehead hold off furious rally by Somerville in preliminary-round win of Division 2 baseball tournament

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Tom Brady talks about returning to Foxborough, his current relationship with Bill Belichick

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Red Sox break out in eighth to avoid being swept by Reds, but Chris Sale exits with sore pitching shoulder

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Max Scherzer rips into pitch clock, says umpires want discretion to ‘allow the game to be normal’

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MIAA track and field | Meet of Champions

In sweltering conditions, St. John’s Prep’s Nathan Lopez turns up the heat in a record-breaking 2-mile run at the Meet of Champions

n the sweltering 90-degree heat, Lopez won the 2-mile in 8 minutes, 59.29 seconds, breaking Alberto Salazar's 48-year meet record. 1 hour ago

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Red Sox starter Chris Sale leaves game against Reds because of left shoulder soreness

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Brookline girls’ tennis notches a Division 1 first-round win over Bay State Conference rival Natick

The No. 13 seed Warriors (13-6) took a 4-1 first-round victory over the Redhawks (8-9) to earn a second-round matchup against No. 4 Wellesley, another Bay State Conference foe. 2 hours ago

Red Sox notebook

The Red Sox have shown confidence in Tanner Houck as a starter, and he’s determined to prove they made the right call

Though he’s started for most of his life, there’s no comparison to big league hitters. Houck knows that, carrying a 5.30 ERA in 10 starts this season.