NHL

Associated PressKahun, Jarry lead Penguins past Vegas 4-3By W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) Dominik Kahun had a goal and an assist, Tristan Jarry made 32 saves and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on Tuesday night.The Penguins have won three straight and six of seven on...

AP Sports WriterHealthy Kessel expected to give Coyotes a boost in returnBy JOHN MARSHALLGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The start of Phil Kessel's desert tenure did not go according to plan, for him or the Arizona Coyotes.Expected to give the Coyotes a scoring jolt, Kessel instead labored, in large part...

Associated PressSemyon Varlamov makes 43 saves, Avs beat Canadiens 2-0By MICHAEL KELLYDENVER (AP) Semyon Varlamov made 43 saves for his first victory in more than a month and the Colorado Avalanche matched the franchise record of 10 straight home wins, beating the Montreal Canadiens 2-0 on Wednesday night.Carl...

Senators' Claesson suspended 2 games for check to headNEW YORK (AP) The NHL has suspended Ottawa Senators defenseman Fredrik Claesson for two games for an illegal check to the head of Boston Bruins forward Noel Acciari.The league's department of player safety announced the suspension on Thursday.Claesson was given...

Markstrom stops 49 shots, Canucks blank Blackhawks 3-0VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Jacob Markstrom had a career-high 49 saves as Vancouver Canucks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-0 Wednesday night after retiring the numbers of retired stars Daniel and Henrik Sedin.Brandon Sutter had a goal and two assists, and Bo...

AP Sports WriterLightning eye bounce-back performance against CapitalsBy FRED GOODALLBRANDON, Fla. (AP) Jon Cooper is confident the Tampa Bay Lightning will be fine.Experience tells the coach and his players they shouldn't be overly concerned about losing the opening game of the Eastern Conference finals at home.The way the...

Horvat leads Canucks to 7-4 win over SenatorsVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Getting some bounces on the power play helped get the Vancouver Canucks back into the NHL playoff picture.Bo Horvat had two goals and an assist and the Canucks kept their playoff hopes alive with a 7-4 win...

CHICAGO (AP) - Minnesota Wild right wing Justin Fontaine will miss Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinal series against the Chicago Blackhawks because if a lower-body injury.Fontaine was hurt Friday night in Game 1. Coach Mike Yeo said Saturday that Fontaine's recovery timetable was unclear, either ''day to...

AP Hockey WriterWill NHL awards honor Leafs, Oilers, Columbus?By JOHN WAWROWMike Babcock, John Tortorella and Todd McLellan had plenty in common.Not only did the three steer their playoff-starved franchises to the postseason, they are the NHL coach of the year Jack Adams Trophy candidates.Before this season, the Maple Leafs,...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Vancouver Canucks defenseman Troy Stecher has been diagnosed with mumps and several other players have shown symptoms of the highly contagious virus. The team said Friday that defensemen Chris Tanev and Nikita Tryamkin and forwards Mike Chaput and Markus Granlund have shown symptoms. The players with...

AP Hockey WriterRacial injustice not forgotten as NHL resumes playoffsBy STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Before playoff hockey returned to its usual intensity, the NHL and its players took time Saturday to highlight racial injustice and the sport's role in confronting it.Players pushed to postpone two days worth of...

Couturier 3rd Flyers to be named NHL's top defensive forwardEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Philadelphia Flyers center Sean Couturier prides himself in playing a 200-foot game, and even ended this ninth NHL season skating on a sprained right knee.Couturier became the third Flyers player to be chosen as the NHL's...