Fans at Air Canada Centre were going wild after the Toronto Maple Leafs forced a deciding Game 7 with a win against the Boston Bruins Monday night. And Mitchell Marner needed someone to hug.

Enter Carlton the Bear.

Leave it to Frederik Andersen to stick it to the Boston Bruins again.

The Toronto Maple Leafs held a moment of silence honoring the victims of a tragic crash in the North York section of the city before Game 6 of their Eastern Conference First Round series against the Boston Bruins at Air Canada Centre on Monday.

How do you celebrate a historic first season?

With cake.

It's a good thing for Colorado Avalanche radio announcer Marc Moser that Saturday is a day off in the Western Conference First Round against the Nashville Predators. He'll probably need some time to rest his voice after going more than a little bit crazy with his call of the winning goal in Colorado's 2-1 victory in Game 5 on Friday.

The Bridgestone Arena crowd is known to intimidate road players, but for Maren Morris, Predators fans were a calming influence on Friday.

They may play in cold arenas, but that didn't save some of the NHL's best players from getting roasted on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" on Thursday night.

Bryce Harper is bringing the lumber to the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

COLUMBUS --Brett Connolly had no idea his repeated attempts to give a puck to a young girl would become a social media sensation or that he'd earn a new fan for his efforts.

Now, the Washington Capitals forward is making plans to meet 6-year-old Keelan Moxley when she attends Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round between the Capitals and Blue Jackets at Capital One Arena on Saturday. Moxley and her family will be guests of Capitals owner Ted Leonsis.

It may be spring but for the San Jose Sharks, it's duck hunting season.