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Associated PressPoint scores 3 PP goals in 1:31, Lightning beat Penguins 4-3By DAN SCIFOPITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Penguins filled the penalty box in a hurry. Brayden Point loaded up the net with pucks at a rapid pace, too.Point scored three straight power-play goals in 1:31 - the sixth-fastest...

AP Hockey WriterStanley Cup run could make up for Capitals' playoff failuresBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) As checkered playoff histories go, the Washington Capitals haven't been around nearly as long as some NHL teams. The track is still long and sad.There was Pat Lafontaine of the Islanders beating them...

AP Sports WriterNew Jersey Devils putting no pressure on Nico HischierBy TOM CANAVANNEWARK, N.J. (AP) As Nico Hischier is discovering, being taken No. 1 in the NHL Draft has its perks.Since being selected by the New Jersey Devils with the top pick Friday night, Hischier has flown from...

AP Sports WriterBjorkstrand injury is latest blow for hard-luck Blue JacketsBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Injuries to key players keep coming for the Columbus Blue Jackets, who now have lost top goal-scorer Oliver Bjorkstrand for the rest of the season.The 24-year-old forward fractured an ankle in Thursday night's...

AP Sports WriterGuentzel scores twice, Penguins even series with CapitalsBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Jake Guentzel scored twice to push his playoff total to a league-leading 10, Matt Murray stopped 20 shots and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 3-1 in Game 4 to even their tense Eastern...

Watson's girlfriend takes blame for causing suspensionNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Austin Watson's girlfriend is taking blame for the incident that led the NHL to suspend the Nashville Predators' forward for 27 games, a punishment reduced to 18 games by an arbitrator on appeal.Jenn Guardino issued a statement Saturday saying...

Kraken to start season ticket seat selection in late AugustSEATTLE (AP) The Seattle Kraken will allow fans who put down deposits on season tickets to begin selecting their seats later this month.The Kraken said Tuesday they will begin reaching out to fans beginning Aug. 24 so they can...

MONTREAL (AP) Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price will be out at least a week with a lower-body injury.Canadiens coach Michel Therrien said that Price suffered the injury in Montreal's 4-3 loss in Edmonton on Thursday.The Canadiens start a four-game homestand against Winnipeg on Sunday.Price is 7-2 with a...

Detroit 0 0 0-0Los Angeles 1 0 0-1First Period-1, Los Angeles, Williams 16 (Kopitar, Muzzin), 2:24 (pp).Second Period-None.Third Period-None.Shots on Goal-Detroit 6-7-7-20. Los Angeles 10-5-12-27.Goalies-Detroit, Gustavsson. Los Angeles, Quick. A-18,203 (18,230). T-2:28.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The NHL playoffs have been a roller coaster of excitement, punctuated by a pair of Game 7s over the weekend to decide the Stanley Cup finalists.It'll be Tampa Bay vs. Chicago in the best-of-seven series that begins Wednesday night, with the tradition-rich Blackhawks aiming for...

AP Hockey WriterHenrik Lundqvist says he's scheduled for open-heart surgeryBy STEPHEN WHYNOHenrik Lundqvist said Monday he's scheduled for open-heart surgery after tests revealed a heart condition that kept him from continuing to play goal in the NHL.Lundqvist wrote on Twitter that he's set to have an aortic valve, aortic...

AP Sports WriterYouthful, speedy Avalanche take another big step forwardBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) To Gabriel Landeskog and the Colorado Avalanche, this was up for debate: Whether his skate brushed the blue line on what would've been a game-tying goal in Game 7 before being overturned.To the Colorado captain...