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Sharks F Tomas Hertl to miss Game 4 of Stanley CupSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) San Jose Sharks forward Tomas Hertl will miss his second straight game in the Stanley Cup Final with a lower-body injury.Coach Peter DeBoer said Hertl will not be ready to play Game 4 on...

Phaneuf scores again for Kings in 4-3 win over JetsWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Dion Phaneuf scored on the power play for his third goal in four games with Los Angeles, helping the Kings cap a seven-game road trip with a 4-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night.Alec...

AP Hockey WriterIt's Trotz's move in chess match of Capitals-Penguins seriesBy STEPHEN WHYNONow that Mike Sullivan and Barry Trotz have matched wits in a playoff series for three consecutive years, they harbor very few secrets.The Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals know each other inside-out from 17 postseason games since...

Associated PressBrian Boyle scores twice to help Devils beat Stars 5-2.By MATT SUGAMNEWARK, N.J. (AP) Corey Schneider and the New Jersey Devils rebounded quickly from an overtime loss the night before in Montreal and push aside the Dallas Stars.Schneider made 28 saves, and Brian Boyle broke a tie...

AP Hockey WriterButcher an NHL free agent after not signing with AvalancheBy JOHN WAWROWCollege hockey's top player is an NHL free agent after former University of Denver defenseman Will Butcher allowed a deadline to pass without signing with the Colorado Avalanche.The Avalanche selected Butcher in the fifth round of...

Aliu calls Flames coach's apology 'misleading, insincere’By The Associated PressAkim Aliu is not happy with the apology Calgary Flames coach Bill Peters issued for a racial slur he allegedly used when both were in the minors 10 years ago.The former NHL player released his own statement Thursday on Twitter,...

AP Sports WriterFlurry of moves shows Blue Jackets want to win nowBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The Columbus Blue Jackets have made it clear they don't want to wait any longer to make a serious Stanley Cup run.In a series of moves before Monday's trade deadline, the Blue...

AP Sports WriterCoyotes' Gutierrez becomes NHL's first Latino CEOBy JOHN MARSHALLGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Alex Meruelo made history last year by becoming the first Latino controlling owner in the NHL when he purchased the Arizona Coyotes.Meruelo made another bit of history on Monday, naming Xavier Gutierrez as the first...

Bruins' Patrice Bergeron out with fractured right footBOSTON (AP) The Bruins say leading goal scorer Patrice Bergeron is out with a fractured right foot.General manager Don Sweeney announced on Tuesday that a CT scan revealed the injury. Bergeron will be evaluated in two weeks.The forward originally suffered the...

NHL CalendarBy 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.June 1-6 - NHL scouting combine, Buffalo, N.Y.June 13 - Last possible day of Stanley Cup Final.June 17 -...

AP Hockey WriterNHL warns Bruins' Brad Marchand to stop licking opponentsBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe NHL has told Brad Marchand to stop licking opponents or the Boston Bruins forward will face punishment.Senior vice president of hockey operations Colin Campbell spoke to Marchand and Bruins general manager Don Sweeney on Saturday about...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) - Sheldon Kennedy hopes receiving one of Canada's top honors will help draw attention to child abuse.The 45-year-old former NHL player, sexually abused by his junior hockey coach in the 1980s, was one of 95 admissions and promotions to the Order of Canada announced Friday.''I'm not...