NHL

AP Sports WriterCrosby's OT winner lifts Penguins by Flyers 4-3By WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Sidney Crosby beat Brian Elliott 55 seconds into overtime to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday night.The Penguins blew a two-goal lead but recovered for their NHL-leading...

AP Sports WriterWild return from break ready to make final push for playoffsBy DAVE CAMPBELLST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Wild were playing at the beginning of the season like they were destined for the draft lottery, with the possibility of a high first-round pick hovering as a...

Sharks forward Tomas Hertl out for season with knee injurySAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Tomas Hertl will miss the rest of the season for the San Jose Sharks with a serious knee injury.The Sharks said Thursday that Hertl tore the ACL and MCL in his left knee during the...

AP Sports WriterViva Elvis: Rookie shines for streaking Blue JacketsBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Just before he heads to the tunnel after a win, Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins gets a running start and leaps into the arms of captain Nick Foligno in joyful celebration.The ''jump hug''...

Sharks forward Tomas Hertl out for season with knee injurySAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Tomas Hertl will miss the rest of the season for the San Jose Sharks with a serious knee injury.The Sharks said Thursday that Hertl tore the ACL and MCL in his left knee during the...

Associated PressHughes, Virtanen lead streaking Canucks past Sharks, 5-2By GIDEON RUBINSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Quinn Hughes had a goal and an assist, Jake Virtanen put Vancouver ahead and the first-place Canucks scored four unanswered goals in the third period to extend their winning streak to four games with...

Associated PressHughes, Virtanen lead streaking Canucks past Sharks, 5-2By GIDEON RUBINSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Quinn Hughes had a goal and an assist, Jake Virtanen put Vancouver ahead and the first-place Canucks scored four unanswered goals in the third period to extend their winning streak to four games with...

AP Sports Writer24's night: Rowney scores on night when Ducks honor KobeBy JOE REEDYANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) You can call it an uncanny coincidence or divine intervention, but on a night when Kobe Bryant was remembered before the Anaheim Ducks faced the Arizona Coyotes, Carter Rowney did something extraordinary.The...

Associated PressHughes, Virtanen lead streaking Canucks past Sharks, 5-2By GIDEON RUBINSAN JOSE,Calif. (AP) Quinn Hughes had a goal and an assist, Jake Virtanen put Vancouver ahead and the first-place Canucks scored four unanswered goals in the third to extend their winning streak to four games with a 5-2...

AP Hockey WriterGallagher scores in return, Canadiens beat Sabres 3-1By JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Ilya Kovalchuk and Brendan Gallagher scored in a span of 2:16 early in the second period, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 on Thursday night.Carey Price stopped 20 shots to improve...

Kings' Doughty out, ending consecutive game streak at 460LOS ANGELES (AP) Los Angeles defenseman Drew Doughty will not be in the Kings lineup against Tampa Bay, ending the longest consecutive games played streak in franchise history.Coach Todd McLellan said Doughty will not play Wednesday night against the Lightning...

AP Sports WriterLA Kings honor Bryant in 1st Staples Center game since crashBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) All the Los Angeles Kings players showed up to Staples Center wearing Kobe Bryant jerseys before the arena's first sporting event since the retired Lakers superstar's death in a helicopter crash.The...