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Sharks' Kane sued by Vegas casino over gambling IOUsLAS VEGAS (AP) A Las Vegas Strip casino is suing San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane, alleging he failed to repay a $500,000 gambling debt racked up during a playoff series in Las Vegas last April.Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas lawyer...

Wild re-sign Ryan Donato among 3 restricted free agentsST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Wild have re-signed three restricted free agents: forwards Ryan Donato and Nico Sturm and defenseman Carson Soucy.Donato, a natural center who mostly played left wing after arriving from Boston, received a two-year, $3.8 million...

An older, wiser Alex Ovechkin leading the way for CapitalsLAS VEGAS (AP) Last spring, after another crushing postseason loss, Capitals coach Barry Trotz flew to Russia to meet with his best player.Trotz spoke with Alex Ovechkin about his game and how it might be fine-tuned to prolong his...

AP Hockey WriterHurricanes, Sabres, Canadiens vying for NHL's top draft pickBy JOHN WAWROWThe Carolina Hurricanes vaulted into a position to land one of the top three picks of this year's NHL draft.They're joined by the Montreal Canadiens and the last-place finishing Buffalo Sabres as the three teams still in...

AP Hockey WriterDomi aims to inspire hockey players with Type 1 diabetesBy STEPHEN WHYNOMax Domi, the son of an NHL player, didn't get star struck much.Then at age 13, he met Bobby Clarke.''My jaw hit the floor, and I was just in shock,'' Domi said.Clarke isn't just a Hockey...

Associated PressKrejci's OT goal lifts Bruins over Rangers, 3-2By GETHIN COOLBAUGHBOSTON (AP) David Pastrnak believes good things come to those who wait.The Bruins have done plenty of waiting lately. And plenty of winning.Pastrnak scored his NHL-leading 24th goal and assisted on David Krejci's goal 1:40 into overtime, and...

AP Hockey WriterKarlsson not expected to rejoin Senators for final 2 gamesBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Ottawa Senators captain Erik Karlsson won't play Wednesday night against the Buffalo Sabres, and coach Guy Boucher says he's not expecting the defenseman to join the team for its final two games.The...

AP Sports WriterPenguins head home upbeat despite 0-fer in NashvilleBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) The goals that came so easily to the Pittsburgh Penguins during the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final - the ones that arrived in bunches and seemed to signal an emphatic end to...

Blackhawks Ds Seabrook, de Haan out for rest of seasonCHICAGO (AP) Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook will have surgery three times in the next three months, raising questions about his future after winning three Stanley Cup titles with his only NHL team.The 34-year-old Seabrook is scheduled for a...

AP Sports WriterNutivaara's second-period goal lifts Columbus past OttawaBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Just three games back after an injury that sidelined him for nearly a month, Markus Nutivaara played in place of injured star Seth Jones on the power-play unit. His second-period goal ended up being the...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Tuukka Rask made 30 saves and the Boston Bruins won their fifth straight, 2-0 over a Pittsburgh Penguins team missing Sidney Crosby and minus Evgeni Malkin for most of the game Saturday.Crosby, the Penguins' leading scorer, was a late scratch after he participated in the pregame...

AP Hockey WriterPlayers brace for moves as NHL trade deadline approachesBy JOHN WAWROWThomas Vanek remembers waking up in Edmonton, Alberta, and turning on the TV in his hotel room to find out where he was heading.It was March 5, 2014, the NHL's trade deadline day, and Vanek's bags were...