NHL

AP Sports WriterGolden Knights playing with house money in playoff sweepBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) The Golden Knights had modest goals in their first season.Put a credible team on the ice while attracting fans unused to a major pro league in Vegas, where gambling and big-name entertainers have...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - In a story Dec. 20 about the game between the Los Angeles Kings and Arizona Coyotes, Kings defenseman Alec Martinez was credited for a power play goal in the third period. The team announced an official scoring change Monday, crediting the goal to Jeff Carter...

Associated PressJarnkrok's OT winner leads Predators over Canucks, 2-1By JIM DIAMONDNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Calle Jarnkrok scored a short-handed goal with 1.5 seconds remaining in overtime to lift the Nashville Predators to a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.With time ticking down in the extra frame,...

AP Hockey WriterRangers, Brendan Smith agree to $17M, 4-year dealBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) The New York Rangers have agreed to terms on a $17 million, four-year deal with Brendan Smith.The defenseman will count $4.35 million against the salary cap in each season of the new contract.General manager Jeff...

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Jaromir Jagr was traded to the Florida Panthers on Thursday, being acquired from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for two draft picks.Jagr is fifth in NHL history with 1,784 points and sixth with 716 goals, one behind Phil Esposito. Jagr scored 11 goals and...

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 Sports WriterMagical playoff ride ends in more disappointment for SharksBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Magical comebacks, dramatic wins and the most talented roster in San Jose Sharks history weren't enough to deliver the franchise its first Stanley Cup title.A team depleted by several key injuries ended...

AP Hockey WriterNHL puts off 2 days of playoff games amid injustice protestsBy JOHN WAWROWThe NHL postponed two days of playoff games Thursday after withering criticism from Black players who said the league was slow to acknowledge the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin.The joint decision to put...

AP Sports WriterDallas Stars' Rick Bowness still has 'passion' to coachBy STEPHEN HAWKINSDallas Stars goaltender Anton Khudobin felt empty. Jamie Benn, their longtime captain, was almost speechless.Like head coach Rick Bowness, who likely soon will shed the interim tag, they were disappointed and drained after more than two months...

AP Hockey WriterNo. 1 pick Dahlin hits the ice upon arriving in BuffaloBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Rasmus Dahlin wasn't kidding about how hockey has become his sole obsession.No more than an hour after completing his introductory news conference in Buffalo on Monday, the NHL's No. 1 overall...

Devils acquire Grabner from Rangers in rivals' first tradeNEWARK, N.J. (AP) The New Jersey Devils have acquired speedy winger Michael Grabner from the New York Rangers in the first trade between the cross-river rivals.New Jersey sends a 2018 second-round draft pick and 20-year-old defensive prospect Yegor Rykov to...

AP Hockey WriterRacism lingers for NHL players 60 years after O'Ree landmarkBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) Devante Smith-Pelly got up from his seat.The Washington Capitals forward had heard the unmistakably racist taunts from fans from inside the penalty box. As a black hockey player, he knew exactly what they...