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After dropping a third straight game to Boston in the 2010 NHL playoffs, Daniel Briere remembers his Philadelphia teammates sitting in the locker room wondering how they were suddenly on the verge of elimination.

SECAUCUS, N.J. — The Chicago Blackhawks won the NHL draft lottery and the chance to select Connor Bedard long before Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly revealed it on national television. The process to determine who got the No.

EDMONTON — It happens to a lot of people who go to Las Vegas. You head to Sin City, then return home with one heck of a hangover.

The Vegas Golden Knights and Chicago Blackhawks were big winners last night, the Montreal Canadiens had the best luck of all the Canadian non-playoff teams, and the Toronto Maple Leafs need a win tomorrow or they'll be erased from the post-season pic

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lonnie Walker began the season as a starter for the Los Angeles Lakers, though got injured and slipped all the way out of their rotation after they transformed their roster at the trade deadline. Walker didn’t sulk or complain.

EDMONTON — The Vegas Golden Knights weren't rattled by their goaltending carousel spinning once again in Monday's 5-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers to lead their playoff series 2-1.

MIAMI (AP) — The lead was shaky at times. The shooting went cold. The building got tense. There were moments when the Miami Heat looked like they were about to get themselves into trouble. And they found a way — again.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The Seattle Thunderbirds have punched their ticket to the Western Hockey League championship series.

MONTREAL — It won’t be prized prospect Connor Bedard, but Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes is confident he can add a “really good hockey player” after securing the No. 5 pick in Monday's NHL draft lottery.

SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — Connor Bedard is going to the Chicago Blackhawks thanks to a big win in the NHL draft lottery that could alter the future of the storied Original Six franchise.