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Jets' Lemieux suspended 2 games for illegal check to headNEW YORK (AP) The NHL has suspended Winnipeg Jets forward Brendan Lemieux for two games for an illegal check to the head of Florida Panthers forward Vincent Trocheck.The incident occurred in the second period of the Panthers' 4-2 win...

AP Sports WriterCapitals pull away, beat Lightning 6-2 for 2-0 series leadBy FRED GOODALLTAMPA, Fla. (AP) The Washington Capitals scored in the opening minute of the game and twice in the last 1:02 of the second period to pull away to a 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay...

Sabres' Zach Bogosian out 5-6 months after hip surgeryBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo Sabres defenseman Zach Bogosian will miss five to six months after his second hip operation in a little more than a year.The Sabres provided the update Tuesday, two weeks after their season ended. Bogosian missed the...

AP Sports WriterFrom Frozen Four to NHL playoffs: Cale Makar signs with AvsBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) Cale Makar is about to jump from one postseason run straight into another.The 20-year-old defenseman signed a three-year, entry-level deal with the Colorado Avalanche a day after his Massachusetts squad lost in...

Associated PressHart dives, saves Flyers to get 8th straight victoryBy AARON BRACYPHILADELPHIA (AP) Carter Hart's incredible stop saved the game and the Flyers' winning streak.Hart turned away 41 shots - including a stellar right arm save late in the third period - Sean Couturier and Jakub Voracek scored,...

Minnesota Wild, defenseman Dumba agree to 5-year, $30M dealST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Wild and Matt Dumba have agreed on a five-year, $30 million deal to keep the 23-year-old defenseman in Minnesota after a breakout year.General manager Paul Fenton announced the deal Saturday with the restricted free agent.Dumba...

AP Sport WriterCoyotes won't offer captain Shane Doan a contractBy JOHN MARSHALLGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Shane Doan was showered with tributes and applause following the final game of the 2016-17 season, the big send-off coming just in case the Arizona Coyotes captain decided to retire.Doan still hasn't decided if...

AP Hockey WriterCup finalist Pens, Predators face different tests in round 2By STEPHEN WHYNOThe road back to the Stanley Cup Final took two very different turns for the Penguins and Predators at the start of the second round.Back-to-back defending champion Pittsburgh roared back from a two-goal, third-period deficit to...

Avs defenseman Cale Makar will make NHL debut in Game 3DENVER (AP) Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar will make his NHL debut in Game 3 against Calgary, his favorite childhood team.Makar signed a three-year deal with Colorado on Sunday - a day after Massachusetts lost in the Frozen...

Devils sign Jesper Boqvist of Sweden to entry-level contractNEWARK, N.J. (AP) The New Jersey Devils have signed Swedish forward Jesper Boqvist to a three-year, entry-level contract.General manager Ray Shero on Monday announced the signing of the 36th pick overall in the 2017 NHL draft.Boqvist spent the last two...

PITTSBURGH (AP) Mother Nature appears ready to make a kick save on spring ahead of the Stadium Series game between the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night at Heinz Field. After a week of temperatures more suitable for early May than late February gave NHL vice president of...

AP Sports WriterMystique vs. mayhem in unlikely Stanley Cup FinalBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) The dynasty that once appeared so certain is again in the offing for the Pittsburgh Penguins.Four victories against the Nashville Predators in the Stanley Cup Final would make Pittsburgh the first franchise to win back-to-back...