NHL

AP Hockey WriterTop-line injuries to Blues and Avalanche shake up CentralBy STEPHEN WHYNONot long after the St. Louis Blues raised their Stanley Cup banner and the Colorado Avalanche got rolling on a season of high expectations each team has a significant obstacle to overcome.The Blues will be without sniper...

AP Sports WriterDraisaitl, Oilers roll past Blue Jackets 4-1By MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Leon Draisaitl keeps building on his strong start for the Edmonton Oilers.Draisaitl had two goals and an assist, Mike Smith stopped 23 shots and the Oilers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 on Wednesday night.Draisaitl,...

AP Sports WriterJohnson lifts Lightning past Devils 7-6By TOM CANAVANNEWARK, N.J. (AP) This time, the Tampa Bay Lightning eked out a victory.Barely.Tyler Johnson scored 1:16 into overtime and the Lightning rallied to beat the New Jersey Devils 7-6 on Wednesday night, avoiding their first three-game losing streak since...

AP Sports WriterJohnson lifts Lightning past Devils 7-6By TOM CANAVANNEWARK, N.J. (AP) Tyler Johnson scored 1:16 into overtime and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied to beat the New Jersey Devils 7-6 on Wednesday night, avoiding their first three-game losing streak since late March 2018.Ondrej Palat scored twice for...

Associated PressBonino's hat trick leads Predators over Blackhawks 3-0By JIM DIAMONDNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Nick Bonino scored the goals and his Predators teammates made it an easy night for Pekka Rinne.Bonino had a natural hat trick, Rinne made 20 saves for his second consecutive shutout and the Nashville Predators...

AP Sports WriterPredators include no-movement clause in Josi's 8-year dealBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators finally have their captain Roman Josi signed to a long-term deal, and general manager David Poile is so confident in the defenseman's future he included a rare no movement clause...

Radulov's hat trick keys Stars' big rally to beat Wild 6-3DALLAS (AP) Alexander Radulov had a hat trick, scoring late in the second period and twice in the third, as the Dallas Stars rallied from a three-goal deficit to beat the Minnesota Wild 6-3 on Tuesday night.Roope Hintz,...

AP Sports WriterPredators sign Roman Josi to 8-year, $72.4 million dealBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators have signed captain Roman Josi to an eight-year, $72.4 million deal worth $9.05 million a season.The Predators announced the deal Tuesday, which will take Josi off the free agent...

Associated PressKrejci returns with goal, assist as Bruins beat Sharks 5-1By DOUG ALDENBOSTON (AP) David Krejci returned from a five-game absence looking like he hadn't missed much time at all.Krejci had a goal and an assist as Boston routed the San Jose Sharks 5-1 on Tuesday night.''We need...

Landeskog out indefinitely with lower-body injuryENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) The Colorado Avalanche say captain Gabriel Landeskog is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury.The team announced the news Tuesday before practice. Colorado's top line already is missing forward Mikko Rantanen after he suffered a lower-body injury last week.Landeskog has three...

Radulov's hat trick keys Stars' big rally to beat Wild 6-3DALLAS (AP) Alexander Radulov had a hat trick, scoring late in the second period and twice in the third, as the Dallas Stars rallied from a three-goal deficit to beat the Minnesota Wild 6-3 on Tuesday night.Roope Hintz,...

AP Sports WriterAP Source: Predators agree to terms with Josi on 8-year dealBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A person with knowledge of the move says the Nashville Predators have agreed to terms on an eight-year contract extension with captain Roman Josi worth just over $9 million a...