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Ken Hitchcock is returning to coach the Dallas Stars, a person with direct knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press. The Stars are expected to announce the hire Thusday, but the person confirmed the move on condition of anonymity Wednesday. Hitchcock won the Stanley Cup with Dallas in 1999, coaching there for parts of seven seasons from 1995-96 through 2001-02. Continue to Article

April 12, 2017 10:48:am EST

After being derailed by a slew injuries, the Pittsburgh Penguins will finally get some reinforcement in the form of Evgeni Malkin. Penguins centre Malkin is set to return from an upper-body injury in the team's opening playoff series against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday, the NHL team announced. "I tried everything," Malkin said on Tuesday. Continue to Article

April 11, 2017 7:18:pm EST

Yahoo Sports previews the first round series between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Columbus Blue Jackets in the Stanley Cup playoffs Continue to Article

April 11, 2017 6:59:pm EST

COLUMBUS (WCMH) — If you’re a Columbus Blue Jackets fan, get ready to march on with game-night festivities during the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Blue Jackets will faces off against Metropolitan Division rival Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh Wednesday evening in the opener for the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals series. When CBJ hosts the Penguins in Columbus on Sunday, April 16, CBJ fans can take part in pre-game parties on the Front Street Plaza, just in front of Nationwide Arena. The parties start three hours before each game. Presented by AEP, OhioHealth, Huntington and FOX Sports Ohio, the parties will feature music, attractions, beverage stations and an hour-long edition of the Blue Continue to Article

April 11, 2017 4:22:pm EST

The Pittsburgh Penguins insist those things won't matter when the puck drops on Wednesday night in Game 1 of their first-round series against Columbus Blue Jackets. Pittsburgh believes it will also have zero impact on the present when the defending champions take on their upstart Metropolitan Division rivals in a showdown between the teams that finished the regular season with the second- and fourth-best records in the league. "I think you start fresh," said Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, who led the NHL with 44 goals. Continue to Article

April 11, 2017 4:14:pm EST