EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsVegas Golden Knights goaltender Adin Hill will start Wednesday in Game 5 of the team's Western Conference first-round series against the host Dallas Stars.Logan Thompson started the first four games, splitting the decisions while recording a 2.35 goals-against average and .921 save percentage. He yielded three goals on 46 shots in Vegas' 3-2 overtime loss on Saturday and…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsThe Carolina Hurricanes have avoided a major injury concern for defenseman Tony DeAngelo while veteran blueliner Brett Pesce is nearing a return from a lower-body injury suffered in the second game of the playoffs.Team president and general manager Don Waddell said Wednesday that Pesce has shed a walking boot, is doing work to return and should play at…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsTAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper opened his end-of-season news conference Wednesday apologizing for making what he called an inappropriate analogy about putting skirts on goalies.After the Game 5 loss that eliminated his team from the playoffs on Monday night, Cooper vented about two questionable goaltender interference rulings that contributed to Florida's 6-1 win. The…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsBoston Bruins' coach Jim Montgomery had a night to sleep on his team's 2-1 overtime loss to Toronto in Game 5 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series on Tuesday - and remained in a foul mood about it by Wednesday."I'm still pissed off from last night, to be honest," said Montgomery after the Bruins' optional practice. "I…