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Associated PressRust helps Penguins top Wild 2-1By DAN SCIFOPITTSBURGH (AP) Bryan Rust has no explanation for his career-best scoring run. He just wants to keep playing the same way.Rust scored two more goals to help the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 on Thursday night.''Sometimes that's how...

AP Hockey WriterDevils hire Mark Recchi as assistant on Lindy Ruff's staffBy STEPHEN WHYNOMark Recchi played and lifted the Stanley Cup with Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, Patrice Bergeron and Zdeno Chara and coached Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, so the Hockey Hall of Famer knows a thing or two...

AP Sports WriterWhat now? Penguins face crucial offseason after flameoutBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Jim Rutherford's question was rhetorical. The answer - whenever the architect the Pittsburgh Penguins general manager arrives at it - will determine how the franchise emerges from the rubble of a first-round playoff sweep at...

AP Sports WritersPucks and masks prevalent as 24 NHL teams open training campBy JOHN WAWROW and TERESA M. WALKERSt. Louis Blues goalie Jordan Binnington is so accustomed to wearing a mask, he didn’t mind doing so for the past four months during the coronavirus pandemic.“Sometimes, I forgot I’m wearing...

Maple Leafs trade veteran forward Matt Martin to IslandersBy The Associated PressMatt Martin is going back to the New York Islanders.The Toronto Maple Leafs have dealt the feisty forward to the Islanders, who drafted him in 2008. The Leafs get minor-league goalie Eamon McAdam in the deal.Also on Tuesday,...

March 16-18 - NHL general managers meeting, Boca Raton, Fla.April 11 - Regular season ends.April 15 - Stanley Cup playoffs begin.April 16-26 - IIHF Under-18 World Championship, Zug and Lucerne, SwitzerlandMay 1-17 - IIHF World Championship, Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic.June 17 - Last possible day for Stanley Cup...

Sparks, Kapanen lead Maple Leafs to 4-1 win over KingsTORONTO (AP) Garret Sparks had a lot of thoughts before his first start of the season earlier this month. He didn't have a chance to overthink his second outing.The backup goalie made 33 saves in place of the injured...

AP Hockey WriterSchedule helps Lightning keep focus after Presidents' TrophyBy STEPHEN WHYNOWhile the bulk of contenders duke it out to secure playoff spots, the Tampa Bay Lightning sit comfortably atop the NHL with nothing left to play for.The Lightning clinched the Presidents' Trophy and home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs...

Patrik Laine scores 2 more goals, Jets beat Hurricanes 3-2RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Two more goals for Patrik Laine. Two more points in the standings for the Winnipeg Jets.Laine scored twice for the second straight game and extended his points streak to eight in the Jets' 3-2 victory over...

The Latest: Blues beat Bruins 4-2, tie Stanley Cup Final 2-2ST. LOUIS (AP) The Latest on Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final between Boston and St. Louis (all times local):9:55 p.m.The St. Louis Blues have won Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final and they will head...

Calgary Flames set with arena plans to replace SaddledomeCALGARY, Alberta (AP) The Calgary Flames have a tentative agreement for a new arena to replace the Saddledome.The city, NHL team and the Calgary Stampede have agreed in principle to terms. The Stampede, a rodeo exhibition, owns the land.The deal...

Associated PressFlames rally in third period, top Predators 3-2 in shootoutBy JIM DIAMONDNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Sean Monahan and Matthew Tkachuk scored in the shootout to give the Calgary Flames a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.Tkachuk and Micheal Ferland scored third-period goals for the Flames,...