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Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask has opted out of the team’s playoff run to be with his family.

TORONTO — Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask has opted out of the NHL's playoffs and will be leaving the Toronto secure zone. Rask made the announcement before Game 3 of the Bruins-Carolina Hurricanes playoff series on Saturday.

TORONTO — There’s no ear-splitting cannon booming from the stands in Columbus every time the Blue Jackets score. Gritty, the Philadelphia Flyers mascot, isn’t parading through the arena. No one's firing up any sirens in Las Vegas.

SYDNEY, Australia — Toronto Wolfpack star Sonny Bill Williams was back training Saturday, this time with the Sydney Roosters.

EDMONTON — The Dallas Stars blitzed Calgary Flames goalie Cam Talbot with shots early Friday night, and that was just fine by him.

Friday's Games NHL At Toronto Montreal 5 Philadelphia 0 (Series tied 1-1) N.Y. Islanders 5 Washington 2 (N.Y. Islanders lead series 2-0) At Edmonton Colorado 3 Arizona 2 (Colorado leads series 2-0) Vancouver 4 St.

INDIANAPOLIS — Dalton Kellett's debut at the Indianapolis 500 won't quite be like he pictured it growing up.

TORONTO — Long after Brock Nelson scored on a breakaway to restore the New York Islanders' lead, he and his teammates hemmed the Washington Capitals in their zone for a long shift that can wear an opponent down.

TORONTO — Kirk Muller didn't have time to check his phone in the heat of the moment. He was too busy leading the Canadiens to their most convincing victory in recent memory.

EDMONTON — Bo Horvat and the Vancouver Canucks' power play are on fire, torching the defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues in the NHL playoffs.