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AP Hockey WriterDucks captain Getzlaf fined for apparent homophobic slurBy GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Anaheim Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf was fined $10,000 on Saturday for apparently using a homophobic slur during Game 4 of the Western Conference finals.The NHL announced the fine several hours before Game 5 of...

AP Hockey WriterOvechkin finished playoffs with lower-body injuryBy STEPHEN WHYNOWashington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin finished the playoffs playing through a lower-body injury that required pain-numbing injections.The Russian Hockey Federation announced the injury Thursday, saying Ovechkin would not be able to play at the world championships in Europe because...

AP Sports WriterLos Angeles Kings prospect raised by 2 momsBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) Moments after Jaret Anderson-Dolan was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings, he hugged his mothers Fran and Nancy. They cried a few tears as Anderson-Dolan made his way to the floor of the United Center...

Correction: Blues-Predators Bet storyNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) In a story May 1 about a bet between the Nashville and St. Louis mayors over the Predators-Blues playoff series, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of Nashville's mayor on the first reference. It is Megan Barry, not Berry.A corrected version...

AP Hockey WriterPower down? Why power plays are less successful in playoffsBy STEPHEN WHYNOHaving a potent power play is certainly useful in getting to the playoffs. Once there, maybe not as much.Eight of the top 11 power-play teams in the playoffs this year lost in the first round, and...

AP Hockey WriterJagr, Kovalchuk among questions left in busy NHL free agencyBy STEPHEN WHYNOA busy weekend to kick off NHL free agency has left a few prominent players still looking for landing spots, and teams still needing to fill some holes.The leftover list is a who's who of stars...

AP Sports WriterPenguins head home upbeat despite 0-fer in NashvilleBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) The goals that came so easily to the Pittsburgh Penguins during the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final - the ones that arrived in bunches and seemed to signal an emphatic end to...

AP Sports WriterPredators edge Blues 2-1, take 3-1 series leadBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) James Neal scored the game-winning goal with 6:57 left, and the Nashville Predators beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 Tuesday to take a 3-1 lead in their Western Conference semifinal.Pekka Rinne outdueled St....

AP Hockey WriterSabres acquire Pominville, Scandella in trade with WildBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres began transforming their underperforming defense by acquiring Marco Scandella in a trade with the Minnesota Wild on Friday.Former Sabres captain Jason Pominville's returning to Buffalo, too.In exchange, the Wild acquired forwards...

Sabres sign Zemgus Girgensons to 2-year dealBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres have signed forward Zemgus Girgensons to a two-year contract.The team announced the deal Thursday that carries an average value of $1.6 million.Girgensons, from Latvia, is the last of the Sabres' restricted free agents to sign with...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Panthers offer coaching job to Bob BoughnerBy TIM REYNOLDSSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Bob Boughner never made the Florida Panthers as a player. He's on the brink of joining them as their next coach.A person with knowledge of the situation said Saturday that the Panthers have...

AP Sports WriterRangers head into offseason after second-round playoff lossBy VIN A. CHERWOOGREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) Two days after their season ended with a loss to Ottawa in the second round of the playoffs, the New York Rangers are still dealing with the defeat.''We all believe we should still...