NHL

Associated Press650,000 fans at parade cheer Penguins for Stanley Cup winBy JOE MANDAKPITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Penguins' Stanley Cup championship, the first an NHL team has won back to back in almost 20 years, spawned by far the biggest victory parade of any of the franchise's five titles.An...

Sharks bring back Rob Zettler as assistant coachSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Former San Jose Sharks player and assistant coach Rob Zettler is returning to the organization as a member of coach Peter DeBoer's staff.The Sharks announced Monday that Zettler will fill the void created when assistant Bob Boughner...

LA Kings Hall of Fame announcer Bob Miller has mild strokeLOS ANGELES (AP) Bob Miller, the Hall of Fame television play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Kings, is hospitalized after suffering a mild stroke.The Kings said Sunday night that Miller was stricken Saturday and remains under the care...

AP Sports WriterWith Laviolette, Preds find offensive payoff in postseasonBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Three years ago, general manager David Poile let the only coach the Predators had ever known in Barry Trotz leave and hired Peter Laviolette to inject more offense into the Nashville lineup.The payoff...

Vegas Golden Knights to play first game at Dallas on Oct. 6By The Associated PressThe expansion Vegas Golden Knights will make their regular-season debut on the road in Dallas on Oct. 6 and host the Arizona Coyotes on Oct. 10 in the first home game in franchise history.NHL teams...

AP Hockey WriterNHL teams adjusting on the fly to new wrinkle of bye weeksBy STEPHEN WHYNOMike Smith felt weird.The All-Star goaltender for Phoenix knew other teams were playing while he and the rest of the Coyotes were enjoying a week off. He filled his time by sledding with his...

AP Sports WriterPredators, Ducks win away from advancing to Western finalsBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators aren't happy about letting a first chance at franchise history slip through their fingers. The Edmonton Oilers can look at themselves after one of the biggest collapses ever in...

AP Sports WriterThe constant for the Devils has been missing the playoffsBy TOM CANAVANNEWARK, N.J. (AP) If anyone needs the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft, it is the New Jersey Devils.After making the playoffs for 20 of 22 seasons, the Devils have fallen on hard times....

4 months after Cup clash, Penguins, Sharks meet againPITTSBURGH (AP) The stakes are nowhere near the same: hockey immortality versus two points in the standings in the second week of a long season.Still, the San Jose Sharks and Pittsburgh Penguins expect the atmosphere to be a little more...

AP Hockey WriterAnaheim Ducks sign holdout D Hampus Lindholm to 6-year dealBy GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) The Anaheim Ducks signed holdout Hampus Lindholm to a six-year, $31.5 million contract through the 2021-22 season on Thursday, ending a stalemate with their talented Swedish defenseman.The 22-year-old Lindholm scored 92 points...

NHL fines Bruins winger Marchand $10,000 for trippingBOSTON (AP) The NHL has fined Bruins forward Brad Marchand $10,000 for a dangerous trip in Boston's game against Detroit this week.The fine is the maximum allowed under the collective bargaining agreement.Marchand tripped Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall in Tuesday night's...

Avs defenseman Erik Johnson nears return from broken legDENVER (AP) Colorado Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson is nearing a return after being sidelined since early December with a broken leg.Although Johnson won't play Tuesday against Los Angeles, coach Jared Bednar said the Avalanche's top defenseman has been going through...