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Lightning strike first against Panthers, win 4-1 in Game 1
Read full article: Lightning strike first against Panthers, win 4-1 in Game 1Pierre-Edouard Bellemare scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period, Andrei Vasilevskiy remained red-hot with 34 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning topped the Florida Panthers 4-1 in Game 1 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series.
Coronation: Rangers retire Lundqvist's No. 30 in ceremony
Read full article: Coronation: Rangers retire Lundqvist's No. 30 in ceremonyHenrik Lundqvist became the 11th player to have his number retired by the New York Rangers when a banner with his name and No. 30 was raised to the rafters at Madison Square Garden on Friday night.
John Muckler, coach who won 5 Cups with Oilers, dies at 86
Read full article: John Muckler, coach who won 5 Cups with Oilers, dies at 86(AP Photo/Don Heupel, File)EDMONTON, AB โ John Muckler, who coached four NHL teams and won five Stanley Cup championships with the Edmonton Oilers, has died. He joined Edmonton in 1982 as an assistant coach under Glen Sather and won five Stanley Cups with the organization from 1984-90, the last one as head coach. When the Midland, Ontario, native left Edmonton, he served as director of operations and head coach for the Buffalo Sabres from 1991-95. Muckler also was head coach of the New York Rangers from 1997-2000, and spent 35 games in charge of the 1968-69 Minnesota North Stars. He became general manager of the Ottawa Senators in 2001 and helped build a team that reached the 2007 Stanley Cup final, where the Senators lost to Anaheim.