NHL

AP Sports WriterSame squad, same goal: Bruins want another shot at CupBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) The Boston Bruins didn't sign a bunch of pricey free agents over the summer after barely missing out on a Stanley Cup championship last season.Instead, they handed out extensions.After going to the last...

AP Sports WriterFlyers counting on new coach Vigneault to lead them to titleBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) The parent company of the Philadelphia Flyers has spent the weeks leading up to the season unveiling the team's best offseason acquisitions.There are $25 tickets at a refurbished standing-room-only area at the...

AP Sports WriterNHL's Lightning motivated to complete unfinished businessBy FRED GOODALLTAMPA, Fla. (AP) A cloud of disappointment lingers over the Tampa Bay Lightning with no signs of dissipating.Last season's Presidents' Trophy winners were swept in the first round of the NHL playoffs, and captain Steven Stamkos says there...

Ground broken for New York Islanders' $1.3 billion arenaELMONT, N.Y. (AP) Work has begun on a $1.3 billion arena for the New York Islanders hockey team at Belmont Park.The 19,000-seat arena will also include shops, restaurants and a hotel. Work is expected to be completed in time for...

Ground broken for New York Islanders' $1.3 billion arenaELMONT, N.Y. (AP) Work has begun on a $1.3 billion arena for the New York Islanders hockey team at Belmont Park.The 19,000-seat arena will also include shops, restaurants and a hotel. Work is expected to be completed in time for...

AP Sports WriterBoudreau, Wild aim to disprove belief they are on declineBy DAVE CAMPBELLST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) After their six-year streak of making the playoffs came to an end, the Minnesota Wild went through an eventful summer in which the major change was made in the front office,...

AP Sports WriterAddition of Kessel has Coyotes eyeing the playoffsBy JOHN MARSHALLGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Coyotes have for years sought someone who could boost their biggest weakness, scoring.Numerous players have arrived in the desert expecting to fill that void and, though some have had moderate success, the...

AP Sports WriterSame squad, same goal: Bruins want another shot at CupBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) The Boston Bruins didn't sign a bunch of pricey free agents over the summer after barely missing out on a Stanley Cup championship last season.Instead, they handed out extensions.After going to the last...

Sabres demote 14 to minors, assign Ruotsalainen to FinlandBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres have assigned rookie forward Arttu Ruotsalainen to Ilves of the Finnish Elite League, part of a series of roster moves made 11 days before they open the season.The 21-year-old Ruotsalainen was an undrafted free...

Ex-Rangers, Lightning D Dan Girardi retires after 13 seasonsTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Former New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Dan Girardi will retire from the NHL after 13 seasons.Girardi appeared in 927 games, finishing with 56 goals and 264 points and a plus-78 ratings. He also played...

AP Hockey WriterNHL goaltenders getting concussions at an alarming rateBy STEPHEN WHYNOFilip Chytil beat the last defender to the net, snapped the shot past Tuukka Rask and barreled over the goaltender he had just scored on.Rask flipped his mask off, lay prone and needed assistance to get to his...

AP Hockey WriterNHL goaltenders getting concussions at an alarming rateBy STEPHEN WHYNOFilip Chytil beat the last defender to the net, snapped the shot past Tuukka Rask and barreled over the goaltender he had just scored on.Rask flipped his mask off, lay prone and needed assistance to get to his...