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CHICAGO – On a night off, Brent Seabrook and some of his Chicago Blackhawks’ teammates made their way back to the United Centre. It was time for relaxation and music, not hockey

MONTREAL – Flashy defence prospect P.K. Subban has signed a three-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens.Subban, who turned 20 on Wednesday, was drafted 43rd overall by Montreal in 2007

MONTREAL – Molson Coors president Peter Swinburn says the company is in a wait-and-see mode before it decides what to do with its minority stake in the Montreal Canadiens

TORONTO – Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty isn’t ruling out the idea of using taxpayer money to fix up Hamilton’s Copps Coliseum to attract a NHL team

Results Tuesday:AHL PlayoffsDivision Finals(Best-of-7)East DivisionHershey 3 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 0(Hershey wins series 4-3)ECHL PlayoffsCo

Scoring summaries from Tuesday’s NHL playoff games:Bruins 4 at Hurricanes 2First Period1. Boston, Recchi 3 (Bergeron, Kobasew) 2:012. Boston, Montador 1 (Krejci, Ryder) 5:04Penalty – Chara Bos (holding) 19:29

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry each had a goal and an assist and Jonas Hiller made 38 saves as the Anaheim Ducks beat the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 Tuesday to force a decisive Game 7 in the Western Conference semifinal series

Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:National Hockey LeaguePITTSBURGH PENGUINS-Named David Peart vice president of business partnerships

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Defenceman Brian Rafalski returned to the Detroit Red Wings as they looked to eliminate the Anaheim Ducks in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals

RALEIGH, N.C. – Mark Recchi had a goal and an assist, and the Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 Tuesday night to even the Eastern Conference NHL semifinals and force a decisive Game 7

RALEIGH, N.C. – Boston Bruins centre Marc Savard should be ready to play against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals series despite injuring his leg Tuesday night

NEW YORK – Fighting in hockey has reared its ugly head again, this time in the playoffs in the form of a pair of badly battered faces.The debate of fighting’s place in the NHL was stoked during the regular season following the death of a senior-league player in Canada and an on-ice seizure following a bout in the AHL in which a player struck his head

ARLINGTON, Va. – When the Washington Capitals host the Pittsburgh Penguins to finish their taut, thrilling Eastern Conference semifinal Wednesday night, Alex Ovechkin’s third career Game 7 in the NHL playoffs will mark Sidney Crosby’s debut in such a setting

VANCOUVER, B.C. – It’s become an annual rite of spring on the West Coast: media and fans lamenting another Vancouver Canucks exit from the playoffs and speculating on what changes need to be made

CANONSBURG, Pa. – Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman Sergei Gonchar has practised for the first time since injuring his right knee during a collision with Alex Ovechkin and hopes to play in Wednesday’s Game 7 against Washington

CHICAGO – The Blackhawks are back. On the ice, off the ice. Their faces – most of them young – are everywhere in this sports-crazed city. After missing the playoffs for most of a decade, they’ve reached the final four of the Stanley Cup playoffs

RALEIGH, N.C. – A punch to the face probably won’t keep Aaron Ward off the ice.The Boston Bruins defenceman says he expects to play in Tuesday night ‘s Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals

Results Monday:AHL PlayoffsDivision Finals(Best-of-7)Atlantic DivisionProvidence 4 Worcester 3(Providence leads series 3-2)West DivisionMilwaukee 7 Houston 0(Series tied 3-3)ECHL PlayoffsConference Finals (Best-of-7)American Conference South Carolina 3 Cincinnati 1(South Carolina leads series 2-0)QMJHL PlayoffsNo Games Scheduled

Scoring summaries from Monday’s NHL playoff games:Canucks 5 at Blackhawks 7First Period1. Vancouver, Raymond 2 (Sundin, Ohlund) 11:132. Chicago, Kane 6 (Toews) 13:13Penalties – Kane Chi (holding) 1:41, Versteeg Chi (delay of game) 13:35

CHICAGO – Patrick Kane scored three times, Jonathan Toews had the go-ahead goal in a frantic final period Monday night, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Vancouver Canucks 7-5 to win the Western Conference semifinal series 4-2