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AP Sports WriterPenguins emerge from funk as legit three-peat threatBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Evgeni Malkin made the proclamation more than two months ago, minutes after the Pittsburgh Penguins put together three borderline spectacular periods against San Jose on Jan. 30 to pick up their ninth win in 12...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A woman accusing Nashville Predators center Mike Ribeiro of sexually assaulting her has provided more details in an amended complaint.The complaint filed Thursday in the Eastern District of the U.S. District Court in Texas says the then-18-year-old woman was asked to help the Ribeiro family...

Associated PressKris Letang lifts Penguins past Capitals, 7-6 in OTBy DAN SCIFOPITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Penguins gained a measure of revenge against a rival that ended their season last spring.Kris Letang scored his second goal 1:20 into overtime and the Penguins opened theseason with a 7-6 victory over...

AP Hockey WriterHomeward bound: Star center John Tavares chooses Maple LeafsBy JOHN WAWROWJohn Tavares needed to post only one picture on his Twitter account to explain the grip the Maple Leafs have had on him since he was a youngster growing up in suburban Toronto.The photo featured a...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Tampa Bay goalie Ben Bishop and his Chicago counterpart, Corey Crawford, both made atrocious mistakes less than a minute apart in Game 5 of this impossibly close Stanley Cup Final on Saturday night.Bishop's blunder ended up in his net when he collided with defenseman Victor...

AP Hockey WriterSummer of Ovi: Cup celebrations, fatherhood await OvechkinBy STEPHEN WHYNOAlex Ovechkin has already done a ''keg stand'' with the Stanley Cup, performed shirtless push-ups in a fountain full of teammates and lifted hockey's prestigious trophy so often in joy that it could be considered upper-body training.''That's my...

AP Hockey WriterBruins-Blues Stanley Cup chess match just getting startedBy STEPHEN WHYNOBOSTON (AP) Bruce Cassidy didn't mince words or hide behind the secrecy of playoff hockey.The Boston Bruins coach telegraphed the most important matchup of the Stanley Cup Final on the morning of Game 1. As long as...

AP Sports WriterLos Angeles Kings prospect raised by 2 momsBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) Moments after Jaret Anderson-Dolan was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings, he hugged his mothers Fran and Nancy. They cried a few tears as Anderson-Dolan made his way to the floor of the United Center...

Dallas 3 1 1-5Boston 1 2 0-3First Period-1, Dallas, Fiddler 7, 7:28 (sh). 2, Boston, Krejci 7 (Pastrnak, Lucic), 10:43. 3, Dallas, Ja.Benn 17 (Goligoski, Klingberg), 14:38. 4, Dallas, Ja.Benn 18 (Eaves, Jo.Benn), 17:53.Second Period-5, Boston, Bergeron 15 (Marchand), :26 (sh). 6, Boston,...

Stars D Johns likely to return after 1 1/2-year absenceDALLAS (AP) Star defenseman Stephen Johns appears on track to return to Dallas' lineup for the first time in 22 months on Saturday.Johns, who returned from a conditioning assignment with Texas of the AHL, was not active for Thursday's...

Penguins F Simon out 6-7 months following shoulder surgeryPITTSBURGH (AP) Pittsburgh Penguins forward Dominik Simon is out six to seven months after undergoing surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder.Simon initially hurt the shoulder in a loss to the San Jose Sharks on Feb. 29...

AP Sports WriterBruins sign D McAvoy to 3-year, $14.7 million dealBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Charlie McAvoy finally made it to training camp, and the Boston Bruins greeted him with a hearty stick tap salute.''I didn't want that,'' he said sheepishly on Sunday after returning to the defending Eastern...