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Since we’re down to the final moments of postseason life for teams in contention, Puck Daddy solemnly begins a daily countdown to annihilation. The Senators have gone from a team with its eyes on the Atlantic Division lead to one looking hard over its collective shoulder. Continue to Article

March 31, 2017 9:00:am EST

When Seth Jones entered the NHL, coach Barry Trotz saw a player not intimidated by pressure or expectations. The son of former NBA power forward Popeye Jones is already a No. 1 defenseman in his fourth season and now about to face the biggest challenge of his career. In a couple of weeks, Jones and 19-year-old Columbus Blue Jackets defense partner Zach Werenski will be up against opponents' top players in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Continue to Article

March 29, 2017 2:38:am EST

All the Calgary Flames (43-29-4) need to do is beat the Los Angeles Kings at home on Wednesday to clinch an NHL playoff berth after a one-year absence. "We've put ourselves in a good spot," Calgary captain Mark Giordano said Tuesday, a day after the Flames beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The Kings (35-33-7), who dropped a 2-1 road decision to the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday, need to win just to keep their slim postseason hopes alive. Continue to Article

March 29, 2017 1:54:am EST

The St. Louis Blues are 10-2-1 in March. All that has earned the Blues, for now, is the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference, a comfortable lead on the Los Angeles Kings for that last playoff spot, and a chance to leapfrog Nashville for third place in the Central Division, or Calgary for the first wild-card spot. The Blues are just one-point back of the Predators with a game in hand following Nashville's loss to Boston on Tuesday. Continue to Article

March 29, 2017 12:36:am EST

BOSTON (AP) -- Tuukka Rask made 24 saves in his return from a one-game absence and the Boston Bruins beat the Nashville Predators 4-1 on Tuesday night, boosting their playoff chances. Continue to Article

March 28, 2017 10:04:pm EST