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The Calgary Flames made wholesale changes to their lineup, sitting two top forwards and four defensemen one night after winning the Pacific Division and securing home-ice advantage throughout the Western Conference playoffs. Derek Ryan scored twice, Mark Jankowski had a goal and two assists and the Flames routed the Kings 7-2 on Monday. ''You don't just turn it on in playoff time,'' Jankowski said. Continue to Article

April 02, 2019 2:31:am EST

The Sharks were asked after snapping a seven-game losing streak Saturday if their win over the Vegas Golden Knights meant they were ready for the playoffs. Whatever the reasons, the game got away from the Sharks after a strong opening 12 minutes. Despite playing on the tail end of a back-to-back after an emotional win – and still missing key pieces of their lineup due to injury – the Sharks expected a better result in their fourth-to-last game of the regular season. Continue to Article

April 01, 2019 12:08:am EST

Let's take a look at their recent funk, which explains why Peters decided to shuffle up the deck chairs in the first place: Monahan: Five-game pointless streak, a four-point game against the Devils representing the only time he's generated points in the last eight games (one goal, three assists from that contest against New Jersey). Lindholm: Also on a five-game pointless streak, and also not much going on beyond blowing the doors off of the lowly Devils. Lindholm has one assist in his last seven games. Continue to Article

March 30, 2019 9:24:am EST

Three stars 'Gruuu' If you're a fan of the Avalanche, you chanted that 42 times on Friday (and three more in the shootout) as the Avalanche came through with a massive 3-2 win in the lottery rounds. Grubauer was tremendous, stopping three shots in overtime and all three shooters in the shootout to pick up a what could be a crucial two points in a tight wildcard race in the Western Conference. Monahan came into the game held off the scoresheet in his previous five games but found two goals and two assists in a four-point performance. Continue to Article

March 30, 2019 12:38:am EST

Sean Monahan scored twice and added two assists, and the host Calgary Flames scored six unanswered goals en route to a 6-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night. Goalie Mike Smith made 21 saves, none bigger than a breakaway stop on Max Jones when his team trailed 1-0, for the Western Conference-leading Flames (48-23-7, 103 points). Calgary snapped a two-game losing skid and now sits eight points ahead of the San Jose Sharks for first place in the Pacific Division with four games remaining in the regular season. Continue to Article

March 29, 2019 11:43:pm EST