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AP Sports WriterPenguins' bid for 3-peat likely won't include FleuryBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Marc-Andre Fleury knew this day was coming, though the winningest goaltender in Pittsburgh Penguins history did his best to push the idea of his inevitable departure to the back of his mind. No need to...

Provorov lifts Flyers past Islanders in 2OT to force Game 7TORONTO (AP) Ivan Provorov scored at 15:03 of the second overtime and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the New York Islanders 5-4 on Thursday night to force a deciding Game 7.Kevin Hayes, James van Riemsdyk, Michael Raffl and Scott...

Associated PressJaden Schwartz has hat trick, Blues beat Blackhawks 5-2By JOE HARRISST. LOUIS (AP) Jaden Schwartz had his third career hat trick to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Wednesday night.Schwartz has four goals and six assists this season and has at least...

AP Sports WriterRinne, other NHL veterans hope for final shot at Stanley CupBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Goaltender Pekka Rinne scratched scoring a goal off his NHL bucket list this season. Winning the Stanley Cup?That remains on the list with the season suspended because of the coronavirus...

AP Hockey WriterSabres follow last place-finish by landing No. 1 draft pickBy JOHN WAWROWThe Buffalo Sabres followed a season filled with losses by finally winning something - the NHL draft lottery - and landing the No. 1 pick for just third time in franchise history.The Sabres became the first...

San Jose 1 0 0-1Nashville 2 3 0-5First Period-1, San Jose, Irwin 5 (Karlsson, Pavelski), 5:26. 2, Nashville, Weber 14 (Fisher), 13:42. 3, Nashville, Smith 16 (Ekholm, Ribeiro), 16:02.Second Period-4, Nashville, Smith 17 (Wilson, S.Jones), :53 (pp). 5, Nashville, Gaustad 2 (Bourque,...

AP Sports WriterEasy as 1, 2, 3: Hat tricks on the rise this seasonBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) In keeping with hockey tradition, a tip of the cap to honor Alex Ovechkin and Patrik Laine .They've each recorded a hat trick of hat tricks this season.Easy as one, two,...

Marc-Andre Fleury couldn't help it. With the Pittsburgh Penguins' franchise record for career shutouts in sight late in the third period against the New York Rangers on Saturday, the talented if occasionally erratic goalie let his mind drift. "I wanted it so bad," Fleury said. "I tried to not...

AP Hockey WriterRangers have work to do despite having top pick in NHL draftBy JOHN WAWROWNew York Rangers president John Davidson refuses to get ahead of himself with his team in the unique position of holding the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft while also coming off an...

CHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired forward Tomas Jurco in a trade with the Detroit Red Wings. Chicago sent a third-round pick in this year's draft to Detroit for the 24-year-old Jurco, who has no points in 16 games with the Red Wings this season. The Blackhawks also reassigned forward...

AP Hockey WriterNHL goalies scrambling to regain groove after 4-month breakBy JOHN WAWROWWith no ice time available during the NHL's four-month pandemic-forced break, Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry had little choice but to let his game go to the dogs.Diesel and Kitty, his two English mastiffs, to be specific.''That...

AP Sports WriterBeauvillier scores 3, Islanders hold off Rangers 7-5By VIN A. CHERWOONEW YORK (AP) The first winter storm of the season had Anthony Beauvillier excited about facing the New York Islanders' cross-town rival, and he broke out of a season-long scoring slump in a big way.Beauvillier had...