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Avs pull Kuemper in Game 3 after allowing 5 goals

Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. TAMPA, Fla. — The Colorado Avalanche pulled goaltender Darcy Kuemper from Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final after the Tampa Bay Lightning took a 5-2 lead midway through the second period Tuesday night. Kuemper allowed five goals on 21 shots. He was replaced by backup Pavel Francouz. The Avalanche lead […]

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Source: Stars near deal to hire DeBoer as coach

The Dallas Stars are closing in on a contract with Peter DeBoer to make him their next coach, a source told ESPN on Monday, confirming multiple reports. The news was first reported by TSN. DeBoer, 54, fired by the Vegas Golden Knights at the end of the regular season, will inherit a young team that advanced to the Western Conference […]

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Injured Burakovsky not flying with Avs to Tampa

Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. DENVER — Colorado’s Andre Burakovsky will not travel with the team to Tampa on Sunday after suffering an injury in the Avalanche’s 7-0 drubbing of the Lightning in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday. Coach Jared Bednar said Burakovsky is still being evaluated and would join the Avalanche […]

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Cup and gown? Graduate Johnson eyes Avs title

Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. DENVER — Jack Johnson is having the spring of his life — on and off the ice. Colorado’s veteran defenseman waited 16 years to finally be playing in the Stanley Cup Final, which the Avalanche lead 1-0 over Tampa Bay heading into Saturday’s Game 2. At the same time, Johnson realized […]

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If not Game 1 for Lightning center Brayden Point, likely Game 2

Lightning center Brayden Point, out since Game 7 of the first-round Toronto series because of a lower-body injury, participated in practice Tuesday afternoon ahead of the Lightning’s Stanley Cup Finals opener against the Avalanche on Wednesday. “There’s a chance (he plays),” Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. “The last series (against the Rangers), if it was going deep (to Game 7), […]

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Avalanche F Burakovsky (hand) ‘making progress’

Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. DENVER — Andre Burakovsky is close to feeling 100 percent again, days ahead of the Colorado Avalanche facing the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday. The Avalanche forward blocked a shot off his hand in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals against the […]

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The 10 most pivotal players in the Stanley Cup Final

Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. The Stanley Cup Final is determined by more than star players. It’s also about star turns. The ones we expect, and often the ones we don’t. The Tampa Bay Lightning know that better than anyone. The two-time defending Stanley Cup champions are back in the Final for a third straight season, […]

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