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AP Hockey WriterBettman: NHL Puck and player tracking to start in playoffsBy STEPHEN WHYNOPuck and player tracking is coming to the NHL in the playoffs.Commissioner Gary Bettman said Friday that puck and player tracking will be up and running in all playoff arenas this spring and is expected to...

AP Hockey WriterBettman: NHL Puck and player tracking to start in playoffsBy STEPHEN WHYNOPuck and player tracking is coming to the NHL beginning in the playoffs.Commissioner Gary Bettman said Friday that puck and player tracking will be up and running in all playoff arenas this spring and is expected...

AP Sports WriterSharks owner gives GM Doug Wilson vote of confidenceBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) San Jose Sharks owner Hasso Plattner gave general manager Doug Wilson a vote of confidence Thursday with his team mired in 13th place in the Western Conference.Plattner said the entire organization is...

AP Sports WriterSharks owner gives GM Doug Wilson vote of confidenceBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) San Jose Sharks owner Hasso Plattner gave general manager Doug Wilson a vote of confidence Thursday with his team mired in 13th place in the Western Conference.Plattner said the entire organization is...

AP Hockey WriterMost dangerous lead in hockey? This season, it's all of themBy STEPHEN WHYNOJoel Quenneville remembers years past when NHL teams leading going into the third period could feel comfortable chalking up two points. A win was a pretty sure bet.Earlier this season, his Florida Panthers erased a...

Associated PressStaal, Zuccarello lead Wild past Red Wings 4-2By BRIAN HALLST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) With their chances of a playoff appearance slipping by the day, the Minnesota Wild returned home for a stretch of games before the All-Star break knowing there was little room for error.They have taken...

AP Hockey WriterMost dangerous lead in hockey? This season, it's all of themBy STEPHEN WHYNOJoel Quenneville remembers years past when NHL teams leading going into the third period could feel comfortable chalking up two points. A win was a pretty sure bet.Earlier this season, his Florida Panthers erased a...

AP Hockey WriterWomen's players hope NHL All-Star Weekend helps their causeBy STEPHEN WHYNOST. LOUIS (AP) Annie Pankowski got an email from the NHL asking if she’d like to be a part of its All-Star Weekend and jumped at the opportunity.Then she found out she wouldn’t be alone.A year...

AP Sports WriterNHL teams realize backup goaltender is important positionBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) The Boston Bruins had it all set up to honor backup goalie Jaroslav Halak on Tuesday night for becoming the 74th goalie in NHL history to play in 500 games.Then something went wrong: Starter Tuukka...

AP Sports WriterNHL teams realize backup goaltender is important positionBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) The Boston Bruins had it all set up to honor backup goalie Jaroslav Halak on Tuesday night for becoming the 74th goalie in NHL history to play in 500 games.Then something went wrong: Starter Tuukka...

Associated PressWilliams scores twice, Hurricanes defeat Jets 4-1By KEN TYSIACRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Justin Williams scored a pair of goals in his second game back in the NHL, leading the Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night.Williams scored the winning goal in a...

AP Sports WriterQuenneville returns to Chicago with Florida PanthersBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) In some Chicago circles, certainly every one that includes a hockey rink, it's just “Q.” Only one letter is necessary for a man so revered there is a Twitter account for his mustache with more than...