The Florida Panthers stunned the Boston Bruins with a 4-3 overtime win in Wednesday's Game 5, defiantly avoiding what could have been the first elimination of the Stanley Cup playoffs.Matthew Tkachuk's goal at 6:05 of overtime gave new life to the Panthers, who had dropped consecutive games at home -- games in which Boston was without its top two centers…

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Carolina Hurricanes forward Jack Drury has resumed skating after being knocked from Game 4 against the New York Islanders following a jarring hit into the boards, coach Rod Brind'Amour said Wednesday.Drury missed the Hurricanes' Game 5 loss to the Islanders on Tuesday after the hit by Ryan Pulock two days earlier, although Brind'Amour said Drury doesn't have…

TORONTO -- The Maple Leafs welcomed Michael Bunting back from suspension -- but not into their lineup.Bunting, who served a three-game ban for elbowing and interference on Tampa defenseman Erik Cernak in Game 1 of the Leafs and Lightning Eastern Conference first-round playoff series, skated as an extra at his first practice in a week on Wednesday.The Leafs have won…

The NHL is sending four teams to Sweden next season, with the Minnesota Wild, Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators taking part in Global Series games there in November.The league on Wednesday announced its second and final venture outside North America in 2023: a game each day in Stockholm Nov. 16-19. The Los Angeles Kings and Arizona…