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Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) celebrates with teammates after the team defeated the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 during an NHL hockey game, Sunday, April 9, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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New Jersey Devils head coach John Hynes talks to reporters about the team's NHL hockey season, Tuesday, April 11, 2017, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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New Jersey Devils head coach John Hynes talks to reporters about the team's NHL hockey season, Tuesday, April 11, 2017, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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FILE - In this Dec. 23, 2016, file photo, Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid (97) controls the puck against the San Jose Sharks during the second period of an NHL hockey game, in San Jose, Calif. The banged-up Sharks will need to figure out how to slow down NHL scoring leader McDavid and the Oilers if they want to go on another long playoff run. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

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FILE - In this March 19, 2017, file phtoo, Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby returns to his bench after getting his third goal of the game in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers, in Pittsburgh. Crosby might be playing the best hockey of his career, a scary thought for the rest of the NHL. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

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FILE - In this April 8, 2017, file photo, Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid skates with the puck against the Vancouver Canucks during the first period of an NHL hockey game, in Vancouver, British Columbia. McDavid, the youngest captain ever in the NHL, lifted the Oilers into the playoffs for the first time since they lost in the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

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FILE - In this Monday, April 3, 2017, file photo, Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews (34) gets a shot off during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres in Buffalo, N.Y. The NHL's coaching carousel is paying off for playoff-starved franchises in Toronto, Edmonton and Columbus. Matthews tied for second in the NHL with 40 goals and led the Leafs into the playoffs for the first time since 2013 and for just the second time 12-year stretch.(AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes, File)

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FILE - In this March 24, 2017, file photo, Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby plays in an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders, in Pittsburgh. Crosby might be playing the best hockey of his career, a scary thought for the rest of the NHL. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

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Buffalo Sabres center Jack Eichel (15) and Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman (77) battle for control of the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, April 9, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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Anaheim Ducks players celebrate their team's 4-3 overtime win against the Los Angeles Kings in an NHL hockey game Sunday, April 9, 2017, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Arizona Coyotes' Anthony Duclair (10) passes the puck past Minnesota Wild's Darcy Kuemper (35) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, April 8, 2017, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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Arizona Coyotes' Luke Schenn (2) helps goalie Mike Smith, back right, stop the puck on a shot from Minnesota Wild's Charlie Coyle (3) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, April 8, 2017, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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Minnesota Wild's Joel Eriksson Ek (14) sends Arizona Coyotes' Jordan Martinook (48) to the ice as they vie for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, April 8, 2017, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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FILE - In this April 2, 2017, file photo, Carolina Hurricanes goalie Eddie Lack lies on his back in the goal as Pittsburgh Penguins' Scott Wilson (23) celebrates with Josh Archibald (45) and Carter Rowney (37) after scoring in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh. The longest active playoff drought in the NHL now belongs to the Hurricanes, at eight years and counting. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)