NHL

LA Kings sign forward Bokondji Imama after Tampa Bay tradeEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) The Los Angeles Kings have signed forward Bokondji Imama to a three-year, entry-level contract.The Kings reached the deal Thursday, a few hours before the signing deadline for unsigned draft choices.Los Angeles acquired the rights to...

Ducks D Sami Vatanen is late scratch for Game 2 vs FlamesANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Ducks defenseman Sami Vatanen was a late scratch from Game 2 of Anaheim's first-round playoff series with the Calgary Flames.Korbinian Holzer made his NHL playoff debut Saturday night in place of Vatanen, who has...

AP Sports WriterCoyotes get Stepan, Raanta for DeAngelo from RangersBy JOHN MARSHALLGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Coyotes have acquired center Derek Stepan and goalie Antti Raanta from the New York Rangers for defenseman Anthony DeAngelo and the seventh overall pick in this year's draft.The Coyotes have made massive...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Hampus Lindholm and Sami Vatanen got their first taste of the Stanley Cup playoffs last spring, and the Anaheim Ducks' young defensemen only hungered for more. Vatanen and Lindholm both say they spent the winter preparing for the postseason tournament that began Thursday night when the...

Senators agree to 4-year deal with Mike HoffmanBy The Associated PressOttawa Senators general manager Pierre Dorion was so pleased to get Mike Hoffman under contract that he hugged another member of the club's management team.The Senators and Hoffman, Ottawa's leading scorer this past season, avoided going to arbitration by...

Blackhawks reacquire defenseman Oduya in trade with StarsDALLAS (AP) The Chicago Blackhawks are reuniting with veteran defenseman Johnny Oduya, who was part of their last two Stanley Cup championships.Oduya was traded by the Dallas Stars to the Blackhawks on Tuesday night in exchange for young forward Mark McNeill...

AP Sports WriterNashville helps Preds' celebrate history with 1st Cup FinalBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The town known as Music City sure knows how to throw a party. Police estimated more than 50,000 turned out to mark a bit of history Saturday night as Nashville hosted the...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - NBC Sports Network analyst Brian Engblom needed stitches after taking a puck to his forehead late in the second period of the Pittsburgh Penguins' 3-2 shootout victory over the San Jose Sharks on Sunday night.Penguins star Sidney Crosby tipped Brenden Dillon's outlet pass over the glass...

AP Hockey WriterMaple Leafs select Arizona-born Matthews No. 1 in NHL draftBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) On the heels of the NHL expanding into Las Vegas, the Toronto Maple Leafs are pinning their future on Arizona-born center Auston Matthews.Amid chants of ''Go Leafs, Go!'' the 18-year-old from Scottsdale...

AP Sports WriterBruins fire coach Julien; name Cassidy interim coachBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) The Boston Bruins fired Stanley Cup-winning coach Claude Julien on Tuesday, with the team in danger of missing the playoffs for a third straight season.General manager Don Sweeney announced the change on Tuesday, naming assistant...

AP Hockey WriterDevils contact Kovalchuk to discuss pending return to NHLBy JOHN WAWROWNew Jersey Devils general manager Ray Shero is on the verge of landing yet another asset in his team's rebuilding plan: Ilya Kovalchuk.Shero confirmed on Tuesday that Kovalchuk would like to return to the NHL next season,...

Emergency to keep Blue Jackets coach out of All-Star GamaeNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Columbus Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella has returned to Ohio because of a family emergency, keeping him out of both Thursday night's game with Nashville and the NHL All-Star Game this weekend.The Blue Jackets announced Tortorella's...