NHL

AP Sports WriterLA Kings blow 3-goal lead, rally late to blast Predators 7-4By GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) The Los Angeles Kings took a three-goal lead over powerhouse Nashville into the third period, and they blew it all. They somehow ended up winning their home opener by three goals...

Kovalchuk scores, but Connor leads Jets over Kings 2-1WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Kyle Connor scored for a third straight game and the Winnipeg Jets overcame Ilya Kovalchuk's first NHL goal in five years to beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 on Tuesday night.Mark Scheifele also scored and Connor Hellebuyck...

AP Sports WriterCapitals' Alex Ovechkin becomes 8th player with 700 goalsBy VIN A. CHERWOONEWARK, N.J. (AP) Alex Ovechkin has become the eighth player in NHL history to score 700 goals.The Washington Capitals star reached the milestone 4:50 into the third period against the New Jersey Devils on Saturday,...

AP Hockey WriterCup Final is bittersweet validation for fired Hershey coachBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) The text message lit up Troy Mann's phone the morning after the Capitals eliminated the Penguins with a patchwork lineup featuring five rookies. It came from Barry Trotz.''Thanks Manner for having all those rookie...

Devils draw top pick in NHL draft lotteryTORONTO (AP) The New Jersey Devils will have the No. 1 pick at this year's NHL draft.The team was announced Tuesday night as the winner of the draft lottery.The Colorado Avalanche had the best odds of landing the first pick at...

AP Hockey WriterSorry, Seattle: NHL GMs learned from Vegas expansion draftBy STEPHEN WHYNOHindsight is 43/35 for the Columbus Blue Jackets.That's how many goals and assists William Karlsson put up for the Vegas Golden Knights after the Blue Jackets let him go in the most recent NHL expansion draft. They...

Devils sign F Brett Seney to 2-year, entry-level contractNEWARK, N.J. (AP) The New Jersey Devils have signed forward Brett Seney to a two-year, entry-level contract.Devils general manager Ray Shero announced Friday that the contract will begin with the 2018-19 season.Seney was taken in the sixth round of the...

NHL CalendarBy The Associated Press(All dates set before season was suspended until further notice.)April 4 - Regular season ends.April 8 - Stanley Cup playoffs begin.May 8-24 - IIHF World Championship, Zurich/Lausanne, Switzerland, ccd.June 1-6 - NHL scouting combine, Buffalo, N.Y., ppd.June 13 - Last possible day of Stanley Cup...

AP Hockey WriterSharks best positioned to withstand big early season injuryBy STEPHEN WHYNODoug Wilson didn't go looking for Joe Thornton insurance last summer. The general manager of the San Jose Sharks already had it.The Sharks didn't panic when they found out their longtime star had another setback with a...

AP Sports WriterSharks have plenty of time to stew over down seasonBy JOSH DUBOWThe San Jose Sharks will have plenty of time to stew over the franchise’s worst season in 17 years.With more than three-quarters of the league hoping to return for an expanded playoffs this summer following the...

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) Sidney Crosby likes his summers short. Really short. Short summers for Crosby means long playoff runs for the Pittsburgh Penguins, ones that usually end with parades through the city in mid-June, the Penguins captain holding the Stanley Cup aloft. There is no other feeling like it....

Wild extend forward Marcus Foligno with 3-year, $9.3M dealST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Wild have signed forward Marcus Foligno to a three-year, $9.3 million contract extension on Tuesday, coming off the best season of his NHL career.The deal takes a potential free agent off the market next...