NHL

Hudon helps Canadiens pound Senators 8-3OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Charles Hudon scored his first two career goals and had an assist, helping the Montreal Canadiens roll to an 8-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Monday night.Artturi Lehkonen also scored twice for the Canadiens (4-7-1), and Shea Weber had...

AP Sports WriterBolt from the blueline: Avs rookie Makar off to flying startBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) Cale Makar is on the move these days - into his own place and into hallowed hockey territory.He's just getting settled in, too.The Colorado Avalanche rookie became only the fourth defenseman in...

Los Angeles Kings hire Dave Lowry as new assistant coachEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) The Los Angeles Kings have hired Dave Lowry as an assistant coach.The Kings announced the new addition to head coach John Stevens' staff Tuesday. Stevens already retained Bill Ranford as the Kings' goaltending coach.Lowry spent...

AP Sports WriterBeauvillier scores 3, Islanders hold off Rangers 7-5By VIN A. CHERWOONEW YORK (AP) Anthony Beauvillier had three goals and an assist, and the New York Islanders held off the Rangers 7-5 on Thursday night to keep up their recent mastery over their cross-town rival.Leo Komarov had...

Associated PressPoint scores in OT, Lightning beat Panthers 5-4By ERIK ERLENDSSONTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Overtime has become Brayden Point's time to shine.The Tampa Bay center scored his fourth overtime goal of the season on Tuesday to give the league-leading Lightning a 5-4 victory over in-state rival Florida.Point also has...

Catfish tosser says he was 'dumb redneck with a bad idea'PITTSBURGH (AP) A Tennessee man is calling himself a ''dumb redneck with a bad idea'' after police filed charges against him for throwing a catfish onto the rink in Pittsburgh during the opening of the Stanley Cup Final.Police...

Former NHL agent Stacey McAlpine charged in fraud caseWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Former NHL agent Stacey McAlpine has been charged with fraud in a case involving former Ottawa Senators players Dany Heatley and Chris Phillips.Winnipeg police said Wednesday that the 54-year-old McAlpine bilked Heatley and Phillips out of $12...

Underperforming Maple Leafs fire coach Mike BabcockTORONTO (AP) The underperforming Toronto Maple Leafs fired coach Mike Babcock on Wednesday and replaced him with Sheldon Keefe.Babcock had a record of 9-10-4 this season for the struggling Leafs, who are 0-5-1 in their last six games, including five straight losses...

Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien mixed up his lines for the third period, and the move immediately paid off. Julien moved rising star Tyler Seguin onto a unit with David Krejci and Milan Lucic, and it produced the tying and winning goals on its first two shifts as the Bruins...

Associated PressMatthews scores twice, Maple Leafs beat Vegas 6-3By W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) Auston Matthews scored two goals, including the 100th of his career, to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 6-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night.The Maple Leafs, who improved to 36-18-3...

AP Sports WriterHurricanes rally past Capitals 5-2, force Game 7By JOEDY McCREARYRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Justin Williams earned another chance to live up to his nickname.The rest of the Carolina Hurricanes aren't yet ready to end their first playoff appearance in a decade.Jordan Staal scored the go-ahead goal and...

Wild, Koivu agree to 2-year, $11M extensionST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Wild and captain Mikko Koivu have agreed to a two-year, $11 million contract extension.The Wild announced the deal on Monday night. The 34-year-old Koivu was entering the final season of his contract. He is coming off...