Longtime Toronto Maple Leafs center Mats Sundin announced his retirement Wednesday, ending an 18-season NHL career. Sundin, 38, was the first European player made the overall No. 1 choice of the NHL draft when he was taken by Quebec in 1989.

Vancouver Canucks free-agent center Mats Sundin has married Josephine Johansson, his girlfriend of two years, in a ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden, friends said. Sundin, 38, and Johansson, 26, were married Saturday at the Church of Maria Magdalena with fellow hockey stars and Swedish celebrities in attendance, The Vancouver Sun reported Monday. The 200 wedding guests included Canucks forward Daniel Sedin, free-agent NHL veteran Peter Forsberg and the retired Tie Domi, who had a repution as an enforcer when he and Sundin played for the Toronto Maple Leafs. I was Mats' babysitter on the ice for 13 years, Domi said.

Patrick Kane got his first career playoff hat trick Monday to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 7-5 win over Vancouver and a berth in the NHL Western finals. Jonathan Toews added two goals for the Blackhawks, who reached the conference finals for the first time since 1995.

Dave Bolland's power play goal at 14:55 of the third period Saturday secured Chicago's 4-2 win over Vancouver in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals. The Blackhawks will carry a 3-2 lead into Game 6 in Chicago Monday night.

Roberto Luongo recorded his first NHL career playoff shutout Friday, carrying the Vancouver Canucks to a 3-0 victory over St. Louis. The Canucks took a 2-0 lead in the opening-round series, which resumes Sunday in St.