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AP Sports WriterAnaheim Ducks wrap up season with 5-2 win over rival KingsBy GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) No previous edition of the Freeway Faceoff had ever meant less. The state of Southern California hockey has rarely been lower.The Anaheim Ducks still moved into a long summer with an...

AP Sports WriterForsberg, Duchene score PP goals as Preds shut out Stars 2-0By TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Filip Forsberg and Matt Duchene each scored power-play goals, and the Nashville Predators shut out the Dallas Stars 2-0 on Thursday night to snap a three-game losing streak.Forsberg also ended...

Associated PressMcAvoy, newcomer Nash lead Bruins past Hurricanes 4-3 in OTBy DOUG ALDENBOSTON (AP) Charlie McAvoy scored 1:08 into overtime and Rick Nash had a goal in his home debut for Boston as the Bruins rallied past the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Tuesday night.Tommy Wingels, Riley Nash and...

AP Sports WriterPredators just 1 NHL team winning thanks to their SwedesBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Filip Forsberg is having quite the spring for the Nashville Predators, setting franchise records with his eight goals and 15 points. He's tied the team mark with at least a point...

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...

Stars, Golden Knights honor Las Vegas victims before openerDALLAS (AP) The Dallas Stars formed a line next to players from the Vegas Golden Knights to honor victims of last weekend's mass shooting before the debut of the first major pro sports franchise in Las Vegas.After Dallas introductions marking...

AP Sports WriterDevils say Hall, Maroon, Schneider had postseason surgeryBy TOM CANAVANNEWARK, N.J. (AP) The New Jersey Devils say forwards Taylor Hall and Patrick Maroon and goaltender Cory Schneider have had surgeries since the playoffs ended for them last month.The team says Hall and Maroon are expected to...

Associated PressHumboldt Broncos recognized during NHL AwardsBy W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) Late Humboldt Broncos coach Darcy Haugan was honored with the inaugural Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award on Wednesday night, and 10 of the surviving players were reunited for the first time since the bus crash that killed...

AP Hockey WriterLightning strike by adding McDonagh at NHL trade deadlineBy JOHN WAWROWTampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman now has something in common with Boston Bruins counterpart Don Sweeney.They both tapped the New York Rangers before the NHL trade deadline Monday.A day after the Bruins landed power forward...

AP Hockey WriterCanadiens sign goalie Carey Price to 8-year extensionBy STEPHEN WHYNOCarey Price signed an eight-year contract extension Sunday, likely keeping the franchise goaltender with the Montreal Canadiens for the rest of his career.General manager Marc Bergevin announced the deal on the second day Price was eligible to be...

AP Hockey WriterNo Canada: Nation's Stanley Cup drought approaches 26 yearsBy JOHN WAWROWWhenever Eric Desjardins reunites with his 1993 Montreal Canadiens teammates, the topic of Canada's ongoing Stanley Cup drought doesn't come up in conversation.''We don't see it that way. Canadian team, American team, it's just that we were...

Matthews, Nylander lead Maple Leafs past Kings 3-1TORONTO (AP) Auston Matthews and William Nylander scored 30 seconds apart in the third period and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 on Tuesday night.Alexander Kerfoot also scored for Toronto (8-5-3), which got 24 saves from Frederik...