NHL

Associated PressPominville lifts Sabres past NHL-best Lightning in overtimeBy ERIK ERLENDSSONTAMPA, Fla. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres long ago fell out of playoff contention. They still might be a factor in the postseason.Jason Pominville scored on a power play at 1:26 of overtime to give the Sabres a 2-1...

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...

AP Sports WriterAt GMs meetings, Oilers' Holland likes where he's atBy TIM REYNOLDSBOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) Ken Holland appeared to be in an exceptional mood when he walked out of Day 2 of the NHL general managers' meetings Tuesday afternoon, and it had nothing to do with the...

AP Hockey WriterHockey's Kevin Bacon: Playoffs are 6 degrees of Rick BownessBy STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Rick Bowness looked at the Calgary Flames lineup written on the whiteboard in the Dallas locker room, and a strange thought crossed his mind.''It was one of the few teams in the...

Senators' Karlsson set to make season debut on TuesdayOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Ottawa defenseman Erik Karlsson will make his season debut when the Senators host the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.Senators coach Guy Boucher confirmed his captain's return to the lineup at Monday's practice.Karlsson missed Ottawa's first five games...

AP Sports WriterBruins will scrimmage to stay sharp for Stanley Cup FinalBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) The Boston Bruins think they've found a way to stay sharp for the Stanley Cup Final while waiting a total of 10 days between games.The Eastern Conference champions will hold a public intrasquad...

Edmonton 1 1 1 0-3Calgary 0 1 2 1-4First Period-1, Edmonton, Fraser 4 (Perron, Yakupov), 16:06 (pp).Second Period-2, Edmonton, Eberle 7 (Draisaitl, Hall), 10:28. 3, Calgary, Colborne 2 (Monahan, Glencross), 18:01 (pp).Third Period-4, Calgary, Bouma 6 (Byron, Diaz), 4:28. 5, Edmonton, Ference...

Former NHL forward Olczyk says he is cancer-freeCHICAGO (AP) Former NHL forward and coach Eddie Olczyk says he is cancer-free after months of treatment.The 51-year-old Olczyk made the announcement during the first intermission of Thursday night's Canucks-Blackhawks game. Olczyk is a color analyst for TV broadcasts for the...

Associated PressLundqvist, Vesey lead Rangers to 3-1 win over SabresBy SCOTT CHARLESNEW YORK (AP) Henrik Lundqvist was in vintage form in helping the New York Rangers get a big win.Lundqvist stopped 39 shots and Jimmy Vesey scored twice to lead New York to its third straight victory, 3-1...

AP Hockey WriterIn NHL first, 4 women selected to officiate prospect gamesBy JOHN WAWROWThe NHL for the first time has selected four female officials to work on the ice at several prospect tournaments being held this weekend.Katie Guay and Kelly Cooke have been selected as referees, while Kirsten Walsh...

AP Hockey WriterPressure still on Caps, but spotlight is on Fleury in Game 6By STEPHEN WHYNOThree goals in five minutes sparked sing-song chants of ''FLEU-RY! FLEU-RY!'' and might've planted enough of a seed of belief for the Washington Capitals against the Pittsburgh Penguins.All series the Capitals had struggled to...

AP Hockey WriterSpecial team: Blues penalty kill has them on verge of CupBy STEPHEN WHYNOSomething is missing from the Boston power play.The uninterrupted puck movement and cross-ice passes to a wide open David Pastrnak aren't there anymore. Torey Krug isn't getting the chance to fire away from the top....