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EDMONTON — Evander Kane didn't take long to be an impact player for the Edmonton Oilers again.

EDMONTON — Evan Bouchard and Connor Brown each had a pair of goals as the Edmonton Oilers finally showed signs of life, coming away with a wild 7-4 playoff victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Friday.

MONTREAL — A bench brawl. Two starting goalies exiting with injuries. A dominant 6-3 victory from the home team. The long wait for a full-house playoff game at the Bell Centre culminated in a night that won’t soon be forgotten.

Friday's Scoreboard NHL Playoffs First Round Montreal 6 Washington 3 (Washington leads best-of-seven series 2-1) Edmonton 7 Los Angeles 4 (Los Angeles leads best-of-seven series 2-1) New Jersey 3 Carolina 2 (2OT) (Carolina leads best-of-seven series

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Simon Nemec came up with a big play when the New Jersey Devils needed a boost.

MEDICINE HAT — Ryder Ritchie and Oasiz Wiesblatt each had a goal and two assists as the Medicine Hat Tigers defeated the visiting Lethbridge Hurricanes 5-2 in the opening game of the Western Hockey League's Eastern Conference Championship series at C

ALLEN — Ryan Roobroeck scored twice, Xavier Villeneuve had a goal and assist, and Canada whipped Latvia 7-1 in the under-18 men's world hockey championship on Friday at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Simon Nemec scored 2:36 into the second overtime and the New Jersey Devils beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Friday night in Game 3 of their first-round NHL playoff series.

MONTREAL — Montreal Canadiens rookie goaltender Jakub Dobes started stretching in the hallway a few minutes before he made his NHL playoff debut, coming in to relieve starting goaltender Samuel Montembeault, who left Friday's game after initially try

LONDON — Sam Dickinson had two goals and two assists and the London Knights scored four goals in the first period en route to a 5-2 Ontario Hockey League playoff win over the visiting Kitchener Rangers on Friday at Canada Life Place.