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AP Hockey WriterThe name on the back matters: NHL is now marketing its starsBy STEPHEN WHYNOConnor McDavid is eager to shrug off personal stats, awards and achievements and put the focus on his team in Edmonton.Yet there he is on the cover of a video game or in a...

AP Sports WriterInvigorated after Game 7 win, Bruins look to Blue JacketsBy KYLE HIGHTOWERBOSTON (AP) The Bruins needed performances from up and down their roster to outlast the Toronto Maples Leafs in yet another seven-game slugfest between the Original Six franchises.Boston will literally have just a day to...

AP Sports WriterDisputed call sparks Sharks comeback and leaves Vegas angryBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Joe Pavelski's head slammed to the ice, blood pooling nearby after he took an awkward fall following cross-check by Cody Eakin.As Pavelski was helped to the locker room by his teammates, the...

AP Sports WriterInvigorated after Game 7 win, Bruins look to Blue JacketsBy KYLE HIGHTOWERBOSTON (AP) The Bruins needed performances from up and down their roster to outlast the Toronto Maples Leafs in yet another seven-game slugfest between the Original Six franchises.Boston will literally have just a day to...

AP Sports WriterBruins, Leafs go to Game 7 for 3rd straight playoff matchupBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy doesn't want to change too much heading into Game 7 of Boston's first-round series against Toronto, explaining that his players ''are a bit like dogs.''''They love routines, especially...

AP Sports WriterTurnabout for Stars, Blues complete with 2nd-round showdownBy SCHUYLER DIXONDALLAS (AP) When first-year Dallas Stars coach Jim Montgomery called out his team over a "culture of mediocrity" in January, the St. Louis Blues weren't too far removed from having the worst record in the NHL.Now the...

AP Sports WriterNixed goal, rough 3rd period frustrate Ovechkin, CapitalsBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The frustrations kept building in the third period for Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals, from a disallowed tying goal to the Capitals star being sent off for a late-game misconduct penalty in a...

AP Hockey WriterDefending champion Caps face 'Mr. Game 7' and the HurricanesBy STEPHEN WHYNOARLINGTON, Va. (AP) Justin Williams doesn't lose in Game 7. Except that one time.The player who earned the ''Mr. Game 7'' moniker for going 7-0 with seven goals and seven assists in winner-take-all situations lost...

Vegas coach Gallant calls Sharks counterpart a 'clown'SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The animosity between Vegas and San Jose spilled over to the coaches before Game 7.Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant called his counterpart Peter DeBoer a ''clown'' at the morning skate before Tuesday's decisive game in the first-round...

AP Hockey WriterDefending champion Caps face 'Mr. Game 7' and the HurricanesBy STEPHEN WHYNOARLINGTON, Va. (AP) Justin Williams doesn't lose in Game 7. Except that one time.The player who earned the ''Mr. Game 7'' moniker for going 7-0 with seven goals and seven assists in winner-take-all situations lost...

The Canadian PressAP/CP survey: Players pan delay of game, goalie interferenceBy GEMMA KARSTENS-SMITHThe pace and excitement of 3-on-3 overtime isn't just a thrill for hockey fans - NHL players love it, too.An Associated Press/Canadian Press survey of NHLPA representatives from all 31 teams found that 97% of those polled...

Sabres' Zach Bogosian out 5-6 months after hip surgeryBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo Sabres defenseman Zach Bogosian will miss five to six months after his second hip operation in a little more than a year.The Sabres provided the update Tuesday, two weeks after their season ended. Bogosian missed the...