Our Stanley Cup preview ranking arrives a week early with a draft of the 16 playoff teams. Whose picks are better?

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NEW YORK (AP) — Jonny Brodzinski scored his second goal of the game late in the third period and Igor Shesterkin made 36 saves as the New York Rangers downed the Vancouver Canucks 5-3 on Saturday to ...

Florida played without Matthew Tkachuk (lower-body), newcomer ... Schneider slipped a backhander past goalie Filip Gustavsson into the top-right corner to end New York’s four-game losing streak.

Florida played without Matthew Tkachuk (lower-body), newcomer Brad Marchand ... Schneider slipped a backhander past goalie Filip Gustavsson into the top-right corner to end New York’s four-game losing ...

Filip Gustavsson improved to 6-2-1 in March ... who are without injured winger Matthew Tkachuk and suspended defenseman Aaron Ekblad and are awaiting trade deadline acquisition Brad Marchand ...

It’s been tough sledding for the defending Stanley Cup champions without Matthew Tkachuk ... be back into the PR top-10 come next Monday. Filip Gustavsson is the hero the Wild so badly needed.

Advertisement Article continues below this ad Florida played without Matthew Tkachuk (lower-body ... Schneider slipped a backhander past goalie Filip Gustavsson into the top-right corner to ...