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Calgary Flames forward Milan Lucic insists he tried to prevent a collision with Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mike Smith in Game 3 of their second-round series on Sunday, an incident that the veteran will not be disciplined for by the NHL.

The Florida Panthers became the first Presidents’ Trophy winners to be swept from a playoff series since the 2019 Tampa Bay Lightning were ousted by Columbus in the first round.

Avalanche center Nazem Kadri, who was the subject of racist attacks and threats following his injurious collision with Blues goalie Jordan Binnington, tallied a hat trick in Colorado’s Game 4 win on Monday, pushing St. Louis to the brink of elimination.

Carolina veteran goaltender Antti Raanta and the Hurricanes were again skittish away from home on Tuesday night, dropping a 4-1 decision to the Rangers in New York, a result that evened this second-round series at 2-2.

We’re down to seven teams remaining in the postseason. Here are the biggest lessons as each conference’s final round approaches.

Two-time Grand Slam champion Victoria Azarenka of Belarus has reached the third round at the French Open, while US Open champion Emma Raducanu is out in the second round.

The Celtics scored the first eight points of Monday’s Game 4 and never looked back, cruising to a wire-to-wire blowout win against the Heat to even the Eastern Conference finals at two games apiece.

Chicago Bulls guard Zach Lavine had successful arthroscopic surgery on his left knee on Tuesday in Los Angeles and is expected to make a full recovery, the team announced.

Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill said Tuesday that his comments about it not being his job to mentor Malik Willis were blown out of proportion, and he vowed to be a “great teammate” to the rookie QB.

The NFL modified its head coach hiring process at this week’s spring meetings with a resolution that prohibits interviews with candidates employed by a team until the conclusion of wild-card weekend.