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The St. Louis Blues were going nowhere two months into the 2018-19 season, and on Dec. 9, following a 6-1 home loss to Vancouver, St. Louis was 10-14-4 and struggling. Since that drubbing at the hands of the Canucks they have gone 32-14-4 and not only have clinched a postseason berth but they have a shot at winning the Central Division. St. Louis (42-28-8) trails Winnipeg and Nashville by two points, and with wins in its last four games can reach the 100-point mark. Continue to Article

March 31, 2019 4:27:pm EST

Drew Doughty scored with 12 seconds remaining in overtime as the host Los Angeles Kings dealt a major blow to the Chicago Blackhawks' fading playoff chances with a 3-2 victory Saturday. Playing with a one-man advantage after a late penalty by the Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews, Doughty powered in his game-winner from the top of the right circle and through Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford. It was Doughty's seventh goal of the season. Continue to Article

March 31, 2019 1:40:am EST

An incredible 42-save effort, one that included Grubauer shaking off two third-period goals that brought the Coyotes level with the Colorado Avalanche in the final eight minutes game, gave the Avalanche a crucial 2-1 shootout win in a pivotal game that may have just settled the wildcard race in the Western Conference. Colorado's big offseason acquisition pulled through in the clutch. He survived a 20-shot barrage in the third, stopped three shots in overtime and then turned aside Nick Cousins, Alex Galchenyuk and then Vinnie Hinostroza with a sprawling right-pad save in the shootout to put the Avs three points ahead of the Coyotes with four games to go. Continue to Article

March 30, 2019 11:34:am EST

Nathan MacKinnon matched a career high with his 39th goal and provided the lone score in the shootout, as the surging Colorado Avalanche earned a key 3-2 victory over the visiting Arizona Coyotes on Friday night in Denver, Colo. The Avalanche seemed headed toward a 2-0 victory as time was winding down in the third period, but Oliver Ekman-Larsson took over for Arizona. The star defenseman sent a wrister from the far board blue line past Colorado's Philipp Grubauer to get the Coyotes within a goal with eight minutes left in regulation. Continue to Article

March 30, 2019 12:22:am EST

Minnesota Wild coach Bruce Boudreau said the message to his team is pretty simple heading into Friday night's game against the Vegas Golden Knights in Las Vegas. "They know what they have to do," Boudreau said. The Wild are up against a four-point deficit to the Colorado Avalanche for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference with just five games to go for both teams. Continue to Article

March 28, 2019 8:29:pm EST