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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, and thousands of people turned out to mark a bit of history Saturday night as Nashville hosted the first...

AP Hockey WriterPenguins' Crosby passes concussion test, might play Game 5By STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) Sidney Crosby passed his concussion test, and it will be determined at game time Saturday night if the Penguins captain can play in Game 5 against the Washington Capitals.Coach Mike Sullivan said Crosby had...

Associated PressJustin Bieber gets hit, bounces back in celeb hockey gameBy DAN GREENSPANLOS ANGELES (AP) Justin Bieber got a taste of NHL hockey and the Staples Center glass Saturday, courtesy of NHL great Chris Pronger.The pop star responded by showing off skills that would not have looked out...

Ducks re-sign Rickard Rakell for 6 years, $22.8 millionANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Forward Rickard Rakell agreed to a six-year, $22.8 million deal Friday to stay with the Anaheim Ducks.Rakell has 29 goals and 49 assists in 165 games for the Ducks, who drafted the Swede in the first round...

Sabres acquire defenseman Nathan Beaulieu from CanadiensBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres have acquired defenseman Nathan Beaulieu from the Montreal Canadiens for a third-round pick.Buffalo sent the 68th overall pick in the 2017 draft to Montreal for the pending restricted free agent. The teams announced the trade Saturday...

Woman says she was sexually assaulted during Penguins gamePITTSBURGH (AP) A woman says she was sexually assaulted in a bathroom during a Pittsburgh Penguins playoff hockey game.Police spokeswoman Sonya Toler says the woman walked into a police station near the PPG Paints Arena at 12:01 a.m. Thursday to...

AP Sports WriterPenguins' bid for 3-peat likely won't include FleuryBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Marc-Andre Fleury knew this day was coming, though the winningest goaltender in Pittsburgh Penguins history did his best to push the idea of his inevitable departure to the back of his mind. No need to...

AP Sports WriterOwner says Las Vegas team having trademark issues with nameBy STEPHEN WHYNOLas Vegas owner Bill Foley would love to have a name for his expansion team, and he's open to ideas.Three weeks after the NHL awarded an expansion team to Foley, he said his group is having...

AP Sports WriterVeteran goalies take center stage for Rangers, PenguinsBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) So much for Henrik Lundqvist not being able to beat the Montreal Canadiens. Ditto with Marc-Andre Fleury's most important games with the Pittsburgh Penguins being in his rearview mirror.Welcome to the 2017 playoffs, same as...

Associated PressCrosby scores, Malkin shoots yet Penguins lose 4-1 to PredsBy JIM DIAMONDNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Pittsburgh Penguins needed more from their stars. They got more, just not nearly enough against Pekka Rinne and the Nashville Predators.Sidney Crosby scored his first goal in the Stanley Cup Final in...

Coyotes get D Niklas Hjalmarsson in trade with BlackhawksCHICAGO (AP) The Arizona Coyotes acquired Niklas Hjalmarsson in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday, adding a dependable defenseman during a time of turmoil for the franchise.The 30-year-old Hjalmarsson had spent his entire 10-year career with Chicago, helping...

Blackhawks hire Samuelsson, Granato as assistant coachesCHICAGO (AP) Former NHL defenseman Ulf Samuelsson and Don Granato are joining coach Joel Quenneville's staff in Chicago, giving the Blackhawks a fresh perspective after they were swept in the first round of the playoffs this year.The 53-year Samuelsson was the head...