NHL

AP Sports WriterBruins sign D McAvoy to 3-year, $14.7 million dealBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) The Boston Bruins have signed defenseman Charlie McAvoy to a three-year contract that will pay him $14.7 million.The deal was announced Sunday by general manager Don Sweeney.The 21-year-old McAvoy emerged as one of the...

Capitals' Evgeny Kuznetsov suspended 3 games by NHLWASHINGTON (AP) Washington Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov has been suspended without pay for three regular-season games by the NHL for inappropriate conduct, less than a month after he was banned from playing for Russia for four years because of a positive...

AP Sports WriterFar from Czech home, Kubalik adjusts to life with BlackhawksBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) Dominik Kubalik is leaning on David Kampf while he transitions to life in the NHL with the Chicago Blackhawks. He peppers his Czech countryman with all sorts of questions.''I think he's a little...

Wild sign defenseman Spurgeon to 7-year, $53M extensionST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Wild signed defenseman Jared Spurgeon to a $53.025 million, seven-year extension Saturday that will begin next season and go through the 2026-27 season.The deal carries an annual value of $7.575 million.The 29-year-old Spurgeon set career...

AP Sports WriterPavelski, Perry switch to Stars after long stays in 1st homeBy SCHUYLER DIXONFRISCO, Texas (AP) Joe Pavelski joined the Dallas Stars as an expensive free agent coming off one of his best goal-scoring years, while Corey Perry quietly signed a low-cost deal for one year after...

Capitals' Evgeny Kuznetsov suspended 3 games by NHLWASHINGTON (AP) Washington Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov has been suspended without pay for three regular-season games by the NHL for ''inappropriate conduct,'' less than a month after he was banned from playing for Russia for four years because of a positive...

Capitals' Evgeny Kuznetsov suspended 3 games by NHLWASHINGTON (AP) Washington Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov has been suspended without pay for three regular-season games by the NHL for ''inappropriate conduct,'' less than a month after he was banned from playing for Russia for four years because of a positive...

Capitals' Evgeny Kuznetsov suspended 3 games by NHLWASHINGTON (AP) Washington Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov has been suspended without pay for three regular-season games by the NHL for inappropriate conduct, less than a month after he was banned from playing for Russia for four years because of a positive...

Capitals' Evgeny Kuznetsov suspended 3 games by NHLNEW YORK (AP) Washington Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov has been suspended without pay for three regular-season games by the NHL for inappropriate conduct. The decision comes less than a month after he was banned from playing for Russia for four years...

AP Sports WriterRangers begin training camp with goal of making the playoffsBy VIN A. CHERWOOThe New York Rangers have two clear goals this season: to keep improving and return to the playoffs after a two-year absence.The addition of forwards Artemi Panarin and Kaapo Kakko, and defenseman Jacob Trouba this...

Capitals' Evgeny Kuznetsov suspended 3 games by NHLWASHINGTON (AP) Washington Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov has been suspended without pay for three regular-season games by the NHL for inappropriate conduct, less than a month after he was banned from playing for Russia for four years because of a positive...

AP Sports WriterAfter short summer, Hurricanes optimistic to start campBy JOEDY McCREARYRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Defenseman Brett Pesce and the Carolina Hurricanes zipped up and down the ice again, less than four months after wrapping up last season way later than usual.For a team that suffered through plenty of...