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Provorov lifts Flyers past Islanders in 2OT to force Game 7TORONTO (AP) The Philadelphia Flyers credit Oskar Lindblom's fight against bone cancer for inspiring them all year. Having him back in a game for the first time in nearly nine months provided a big emotional lift in a...

March 16-18 - NHL general managers meeting, Boca Raton, Fla.April 11 - Regular season ends.April 15 - Stanley Cup playoffs begin.April 16-26 - IIHF Under-18 World Championship, Zug and Lucerne, SwitzerlandMay 1-17 - IIHF World Championship, Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic.June 17 - Last possible day for Stanley Cup...

Ottawa 1 1 1-3Anaheim 0 0 0-0First Period-1, Ottawa, Condra 7 (Gryba, Pageau), 10:57.Second Period-2, Ottawa, Zibanejad 15 (Hoffman, Ryan), 3:23.Third Period-3, Ottawa, Turris 15 (Michalek), 19:53 (en).Shots on Goal-Ottawa 9-13-12-34. Anaheim 10-8-7-25.Goalies-Ottawa, Hammond. Anaheim, Gibson. A-16,673 (17,174). T-2:28.

Wild's Dumba fined $5,000 for slashing Vegas' ReavesNEW YORK (AP) Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba was fined $5,000 by the NHL on Wednesday for slashing Vegas Golden Knights forward Ryan Reaves.The NHL's Department of Player Safety announced the punishment, which is the maximum allowable amount under the Collective...

Minnesota Wild hire Tom Kurvers as assistant general managerST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Wild have hired Tom Kurvers as assistant general manager.The Wild announced Kurvers' hiring on Tuesday. He joins the team after spending the last 10 seasons with the Tampa Bay Lightning, where he was senior...

AP Sports Writer'Saucer-eyed': Caps, others count on rookies in NHL playoffsBy HOWARD FENDRICHARLINGTON, Va. (AP) The Washington Capitals have never used more rookies during a single postseason than the half-dozen who helped Alex Ovechkin and Co. reach the Eastern Conference final.They're contributing in various ways, including with secondary...

AP Sports WriterTurn it up to 11? Pens, Caps have a lot to live up toBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Sidney Crosby doesn't think the Pittsburgh Penguins have some sort of mystical edge over the Washington Capitals. That all those series and all those years and all that dominance...

AP Sports WriterPreds reach 1st Western final in team history, ousting BluesBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) Ryan Johansen celebrated his game-winning goal with a windmill fist pump and the Nashville Predators finished off the rest of a thrilling third period with the standing-room only crowd on their...

AP Sports WriterCoyotes surging behind massive scoring flurryBy JOHN MARSHALLGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Coyotes lost four of their first five games, three by shutout.Another lost season in the desert apparently on the way.The thing about those early games, though, is they were close, unlike the start of...

The Latest: Vegas lands center Paul StastnyBy The Associated PressThe Latest from NHL free agency (all times Eastern):4:25 p.m.The Vegas Golden Knights have signed center Paul Stastny to a $19.5 million, three-year deal as part of a significant day in the free agent market.The 32-year-old Stastny had 53 points...

Anaheim 1 0 2-3San Jose 1 5 0-6First Period-1, Anaheim, Cogliano 6 (Rakell, Silfverberg), 4:57. 2, San Jose, Pavelski 25 (Thornton, Marleau), 7:23 (pp).Second Period-3, San Jose, Goodrow 3 (Sheppard, Hertl), 2:15. 4, San Jose, Marleau 10 (Burns, Thornton), 6:16. 5, San...

Sharks sign defenseman Radim Simek to 4-year extensionSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The San Jose Sharks signed defenseman Radim Simek to a four-year contract extension on Monday.Simek was set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer before the Sharks locked him up with the new deal worth a...