Panthers thump Bruins to tie NHL second round at 1-1
Florida Panthers storm past Boston 6-1 as Aleksander Barkov notches two goals and two assists and Sam Reinhart adds four assists. Brandon Montour, Steven Lorentz, Gustav Forsling and Eetu Luostarinen score, Sergei Bobrovsky stops 15 shots. Bruins’ Jeremy Swayman pulled after Florida’s four goal third period surge. Series heads to Boston for Games 3 and 4.
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Eetu Luostarinen
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Linus Ullmark
Sergei Bobrovsky
Florida
Matthew Tkachuk
Boston
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Parker Wotherspoon
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Ullmark
Tuukka Rask
Miles Wood
Colorado
Dallas
Wood
Miro Heiskanen
Jake Oettinger
Avalanche
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Valerie Nichushkin
Nathan Mackinnon
Mikko Rantanen
Alexander Georgiev
Stars
Jokic earns third NBA MVP in four seasons
Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets is named NBA MVP for a third time in four seasons. He posted 26.4 points 12.4 rebounds and 9.0 assists while leading a record six foreign born players in the top four. Shai Gilgeous Alexander and Luka Doncic joined him in the top three.
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Mavericks
Cavaliers struggle from deep in Game 1 loss to Celtics
The Cavaliers shot 11 of 42 from three while Boston sunk 18 of 46 as Cleveland failed to defend the arc and were outrebounded 55-38. LeVert and Mobley spoke of lessons learned as Cleveland eyed a road win in Game 2 after a 20-point road playoff loss.
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Cavaliers Celtics Eastern Conference clash at TD Garden
Celtics host Cavaliers in Game 2 with a 1-0 series lead. Celtics average 16.5 threes per game and 38.8 percent from deep led by Jayson Tatum. Cavaliers rely on Donovan Mitchell to pace scoring. Inactive players and injuries loom as Jarrett Allen and Kristaps Porzingis miss time, shaping the matchup in Boston.
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Knicks Top Pacers For 2-0 Series Lead In East Semis
Jalen Brunson returned from a right foot injury to score 29 points, 24 in the second half, as the Knicks beat Indiana 130 121 to take a 2 0 series edge. OG Anunoby left with a hamstring injury after a 28 point playoff career high for the Pacers.
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