On Wednesday at Blue Cross Arena, Rochester begins the best-of-five North Division Finals versus the Laval Rocket. Helenius enters the series with eight points (6+2) in his last eight games, including ...

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The Jets led the NHL with 26 road wins in the regular season, a big reason they had the League’s best record. But they’re 0-5 on the road in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and have lost nine straight away ...

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