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Alex Ovechkin is four months away from turning 40 and still was among the Washington Capitals' most consistent hitters in the first round of the NHL playoffs. Colour his teammates unsurprised.

The second round of the NHL playoffs begins Monday night, after no sweeps and two series going the distance to get to this point.

The Calgary Flames have signed winger Matt Coronato to a seven-year, $45.5 million contract extension, featuring an average annual value of $6.5 million.

Mikko Rantanen leads the Stars to a comeback win in Game 7 over his former team with a hat trick in the third period.

Mikko Rantanen recorded the first third-period Game 7 hat trick in NHL history to lead the Stars to the second round of the playoffs, earning him Ultimate Performer Powered by Stihl honours.

Anthony Stolarz, Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Steve Lorentz won the Stanley Cup together as a member of the Panthers last season. Now Maple Leafs, their new teammates are inquiring about some of the tendencies and systems that Florida uses to try an get an upper hand heading into their second round series.

Before Thursday's win over the Senators, the Maple Leafs had only one series win since 2004. Now looking forward to the Panthers, the Toronto players said that while they are happy to move past the first round, they are focused on the task at hand.

In the dying moments of Game 6 against the Senators, Scott Laughton blocked a heavy Jake Sanderson shot that led to a William Nylander empty net goal. Laughton was absent from Saturday's optional practice, but is ''all good'' according to head coach Craig Berube. TSN's Mark Masters has more.

Matthew Tkachuk joined the Pat McAfee show, and said that he will speak to his brother, and Sens captain Brady about Toronto ahead of their second round series to see if he can gain any information about injuries or tendencies . The Maple Leafs said that they understand they will just have to focus on themselves, and not get drawn into to anything.

Senators forward Brady Tkachuk said Saturday that he had been playing through a hip injury he sustained while representing the United States at the 4 Nations Face-Off in February, and due to that injury he won't be representing the Americans at the World Hockey Championship later this month. TSN's Claire Hanna has more on what Tkachuk had to say at the Senators media availability Saturday.

For the first time in eight years the Ottawa Senators head into the offseason not questioning what went wrong but reflecting on what finally went right.

The Maple Leafs have endured nightmare after nightmare in the playoffs and in order for them to finally get over the hump and achieve their goals, they will need to begin a quest for revenge and oust the defending champion Panthers.

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