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Boston Bruins' Reilly Smith (18) shoots wide of Buffalo Sabres' Matt Hackett (31) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Boston, Saturday, April 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Bruins clinch NHL’s top record, beat Sabres 4-1

By HOWARD ULMAN - Associated Press

Minnesota Wild goalie Ilya Bryzgalov, of Russia, celebrates with teammates Matt Cooke (24), Jonathon Blum (7), Nino Niederreiter (22), of Switzerland, and others after the Wild defeated the Boston Bruins 4-3 during a shootout in an NHL hockey game in St. Paul, Minn., Tuesday, April 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)

The NHL playoffs: now with wild cards

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

Playoff-bound Wild notch shootout win vs. Bruins

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

Sabres’ Grigorenko reports to Rochester

By NICK MENDOLA - Associated Press

Sabres 1st-rounder Grigorenko reports to AHL

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St. Louis Blues' T.J. Oshie (74) and Minnesota Wild's Ryan Suter (20) reach for a loose puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, March 27, 2014, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson

Oshie’s hat trick lifts Blues over Wild 5-1

By STEVE OVERBEY - Associated Press

FILe - In this Feb. 17, 2014 file photo, goalkeeper Shannon Szabados of Canada skates off the ice after the second period of the 2014 Winter Olympics women's semifinal ice hockey game against Switzerland at Shayba Arena in Sochi, Russia. After winning gold with the Canadian Olympic women's hockey team, Szabados signed on with a men's minor league team in Georgia. What she and other gifted athletes really need is more leagues of their own. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)

Column: Szabados inspiring but women deserve more

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron, right, is congratulated by teammates after his goal against the Chicago Blackhawks during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, March 27, 2014, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Bergeron scores twice, Bruins top Blackhawks 3-0

By HOWARD ULMAN - Associated Press

Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov (92), from Russia, celebrates his goal to tie, with his teammates as the fans cheer, in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings, Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in Washington. The Kings won 5-4 in a shootout. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Capitals rookie Evgeny Kuznetsov on KHL vs. NHL: ‘Here is best’

By Chuck Gormley - CSNwashington.com

Anaheim Ducks' Ryan Getzlaf, left, and Teemu Selanne, center, congratulate Corey Perry on his goal against the Florida Panthers during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, March 23, 2014, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)

Anaheim Ducks end home skid, drill Panthers 6-2

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New York Islanders' Cal Clutterbuck (15) shoots the puck past Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Sergei Bobrovsky (72) to score in the first period of an NHL hockey game on Sunday, March 23, 2014, in Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)

Nabokov blanks playoff-hopeful Blue Jackets

By IRA PODELL - Associated Press