NHL

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Wild have signed Swiss center Christoph Bertschy (BAIRT'-chee) to a three-year, entry-level contract starting with the 2015-16 season.The Wild announced the signing Sunday.A 21-year-old native of Fribourg, Switzerland, Bertschy had 14 goals, 16 assists and 26 penalty minutes in 44 games with...

Colorado 0 0 1-1San Jose 0 1 4-5First Period-None.Second Period-1, San Jose, Hannan 2 (Burns, Pavelski), 16:35.Third Period-2, San Jose, Tierney 5 (Nieto, Fedun), 8:01. 3, Colorado, Duchene 20 (Redmond, Mitchell), 8:54 (pp). 4, San Jose, Marleau 18 (Couture), 10:12. 5, San Jose,...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - With less than half the season to go, the New Jersey Devils are in danger of missing the playoffs for the third straight year and for the fourth time in five.Coming out of the all-star break, the team's chances don't look good. New Jersey (17-22-8)...

CHICAGO (AP) - Pekka Rinne watched one more hard-fought night end with the rookie goaltender in the other net stealing the headlines.But after the biggest win of his brief career, the Blackhawks' Scott Darling did his best to share the credit.''Credit Rinne,'' he said after teammate Brent Seabrook beat...

Associated Press'Epic week': Hockey, country music collide in NashvilleBy ERIK SCHELZIGNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators' improbable run to the Stanley Cup Finals has blurred the dividing line between music and sports, a convergence that's expected to hit a crescendo in Tennessee's capital city this weekend.The thousands of...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A woman accusing Nashville Predators center Mike Ribeiro of sexually assaulting her has provided more details in an amended complaint.The complaint filed Thursday in the Eastern District of the U.S. District Court in Texas says the then-18-year-old woman was asked to help the Ribeiro family...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Flyers have signed defenseman Nick Schultz to a multi-year contract extension.Terms were not announced.Schultz has two goals and 13 points in 55 games for the Flyers this season. He has already recorded his highest point total in a season since 2010-11, when...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - If you don't live in Florida, you can't purchase single-game playoff tickets for the Tampa Bay Lightning. The hockey team says it wants to ''create a home atmosphere'' for the upcoming series.The Tampa Tribune (http://bit.ly/1GRDAal ) reports that any tickets purchased with a credit card...

Devils farmhand Ben Johnson found guilty of sexual assaultWINDSOR, Ontario (AP) New Jersey Devils farmhand Ben Johnson was found guilty Thursday of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in the washroom of a Windsor bar in March 2013.Justice Kirk Munroe delivered the guilty verdict against the 22-year-old Johnson in...

Chicago 2 0 1-3Los Angeles 1 1 2-4First Period-1, Chicago, Kane 23 (Rundblad, Sharp), 1:58. 2, Los Angeles, Carter 13 (McNabb, Toffoli), 8:42. 3, Chicago, Sharp 10 (Kane, Keith), 11:42 (pp).Second Period-4, Los Angeles, Carter 14 (Kopitar, Gaborik), 1:45...

Dallas 3 1 1-5Boston 1 2 0-3First Period-1, Dallas, Fiddler 7, 7:28 (sh). 2, Boston, Krejci 7 (Pastrnak, Lucic), 10:43. 3, Dallas, Ja.Benn 17 (Goligoski, Klingberg), 14:38. 4, Dallas, Ja.Benn 18 (Eaves, Jo.Benn), 17:53.Second Period-5, Boston, Bergeron 15 (Marchand), :26 (sh). 6, Boston,...

St. Louis 0 1 0 0-1Detroit 0 0 1 1-2First Period-None.Second Period-1, St. Louis, Steen 23 (Pietrangelo, Stastny), 9:38 (pp).Third Period-2, Detroit, Cole 21 (Abdelkader, Quincey), :24.Overtime-3, Detroit, Abdelkader 20 (Zidlicky, Kronwall), :24 (pp).Shots on Goal-St. Louis 8-11-5-0-24. Detroit 10-5-8-2-25.Goalies-St. Louis,...