NHL

Panthers agree to terms with Petrovic on $1.95M, 1-year dealSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) The Florida Panthers have agreed to terms with defenseman Alexander Petrovic on a $1.95 million, one-year deal.General manager Dale Tallon announced the contract Friday. Tallon called Petrovic a dependable young defenseman who ''plays the game with...

Stars get defenseman Carrick from Toronto for draft pickFRISCO, Texas (AP) The Dallas Stars have acquired defenseman Connor Carrick from the Toronto Maple Leafs for a conditional draft pick next year.Toronto made the deal Monday, sending Carrick to Dallas for a seventh-round pick in the 2019 draft. That...

Islanders sign Greiss to $10 million, 3-year dealNEW YORK (AP) The New York Islanders have stabilized their goaltending situation for the next few seasons by signing Thomas Greiss to a $10 million, three-year contract extension.Greiss will count $3.33 million against the salary cap throughout the length of the...

Associated PressNew York judge to dismiss charges against Sabres' KaneBy CAROLYN THOMPSONBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) A judge will dismiss the charges against Buffalo Sabres forward Evander Kane stemming from scuffles with women in a bar if he stays out of future trouble, according to a prosecutor who described the...

AP Sports WriterCapitals winger Tom Wilson banned 20 games for preseason hitBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson was suspended 20 games by the NHL on Wednesday for a blindside hit to the head of an opponent during the preseason.Wilson's punishment was announced just hours before...

Hurricanes agree to entry-level deals with Cotton brothersRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to entry-level contracts with brothers David and Jason Cotton.The team announced deals Tuesday with the forwards who closed college careers this season.David Cotton, 22, has a two-year contract paying $700,000 in 2020-21 and...

NHL CalendarBy The Associated Press(All dates set before season was suspended until further notice.)April 4 - Regular season ends.April 8 - Stanley Cup playoffs begin.May 8-24 - IIHF World Championship, Zurich/Lausanne, Switzerland, ccd.June 1-6 - NHL scouting combine, Buffalo, N.Y., ppd.June 13 - Last possible day of Stanley Cup...

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...

AP Sports WriterPredators take 2-0 lead after holding off Avalanche 5-4By TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Ryan Hartman got a bit nervous with the puck so close to the empty net after a shot by P.K. Subban.The Nashville forward wound up with not only the first playoff goal...

AP Hockey WriterButcher an NHL free agent after not signing with AvalancheBy JOHN WAWROWCollege hockey's top player is an NHL free agent after former University of Denver defenseman Will Butcher allowed a deadline to pass without signing with the Colorado Avalanche.The Avalanche selected Butcher in the fifth round of...

Capitals' Evgeny Kuznetsov suspended 3 games by NHLWASHINGTON (AP) Washington Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov has been suspended without pay for three regular-season games by the NHL for inappropriate conduct, less than a month after he was banned from playing for Russia for four years because of a positive...

LA Kings' Dustin Brown, Trevor Lewis undergo surgeryEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) Los Angeles Kings forwards Dustin Brown and Trevor Lewis have undergone offseason surgery.The Kings announced the procedures Thursday.Brown had surgery on his left shoulder, and Lewis had surgery on his right hand. Both two-time Stanley Cup winners...