New York Rangers

The Minnesota Wild have been thriving lately on the road to keep pace in the Central Division. After smothering the Rangers 4-1, they completed a three-game sweep in the New York area.

Devan Dubnyk and the Minnesota Wild are getting plenty of practice in defending three-goal leads.

NBA PLAYOFFS-CAVALIERS/HAWKS Cavs sweep out Hawks CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers are in the NBA Finals for the first time in eight years after completing a four-game sweep in the Eastern Conference finals.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — J.T. Miller scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, less than a minute after Minnesota tied the game, to give the New York Rangers a 3-2 victory over the Wild on Thursday night that clinched the Metropolitan Division title.