National Hockey

SUNRISE, Fla. — Record-setting wins don't get much hollower than Florida's victory Saturday night.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes haven't had much to celebrate at their arena in recent years, at least when it comes to the playoffs. At the end of another listless season, they kept the Tampa Bay Lightning from partying there.

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin heard the chants loud and clear. "We want 50! We want 50!" He didn't need that extra encouragement.

PHILADELPHIA — Claude Giroux capped the best season of his career in spectacular fashion.

DETROIT — Chris Ilitch is the first to admit that it hasn't been business as usual for the Detroit Red Wings the past couple of seasons, but he's confident the man to bring them back to the glory days is the man they currently have in charge.

CALGARY — Former NHL player Sheldon Kennedy says he can relate to the grief people are feeling after the crash involving the Humboldt Broncos that killed 15 people. RCMP said the crash happened at around 5 p.m.

Long before the chartered flights that come with life in the NHL, a 14-hour bus ride wouldn't be out of the question for Morgan Rielly. First in Grade 9 when we went away to boarding school in Wilcox, Sask.

Toronto Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock stood at the podium and fought back tears, the grief resonating across Canada and the NHL. A bus crash in his home province of Saskatchewan left 14 dead and 15 injured, three critically.

Being healthy in the playoffs is taking priority over seeding, with a few teams sitting their top players Saturday in the final game of the regular season.

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins will start their bid for a Stanley Cup three-peat at home.