NHL

Associated PressKings score 3 in third period, trip up Sharks 4-2By DAN GREENSPANLOS ANGELES (AP) Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist, Matt Roy scored his first career goal and the Los Angeles Kings used a three-goal third period to top the San Jose Sharks 4-2 on...

Campbell announces his retirement after 17 NHL seasonsCHICAGO (AP) Defenseman Brian Campbell is retiring at age 38 after playing 17 NHL seasons and winning the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010.Campbell announced his retirement Monday. The Blackhawks say he'll join their front office, assisting with community...

Wild sign defenseman Brodin to 7-year, $42 million extensionST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Wild signed defenseman Jonas Brodin to a seven-year, $42 million contract extension Tuesday, making another long-term commitment to a key piece of their blue line group.Brodin's new deal will begin with the 2021-22 season...

Huberdeau scores twice as Panthers top Wild 4-2SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Jonathan Huberdeau scored two goals, James Reimer made 29 saves and the Florida Panthers beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 on Friday night.Vincent Trocheck and Connor Brickley also scored for Florida, and Aleksander Barkov had two assists. It was...

AP Sports Writer"My record is Cups" - Malkin focused on titles, not stardomBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Just about anywhere else in the NHL, Evgeni Malkin would be ''The Guy.''The captain. The unquestioned leader. The brightest star. The fulcrum around which to build a franchise.Yet he has found comfort,...

AP Sports WriterLA Kings honor Bryant in 1st Staples Center game since crashBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) All the Los Angeles Kings players showed up to Staples Center wearing Kobe Bryant jerseys before the arena's first sporting event since the retired Lakers superstar's death in a helicopter crash.The...

Associated PressSubban excited with trade to DevilsBy JIM HAGUENEWARK, N.J. (AP) P.K. Subban wasn't exactly shocked Saturday when the six-time NHL defenseman was traded from the Nashville Predators to the New Jersey Devils.''I've been through the process before,'' Subban said in a conference call with the media Sunday....

AP Hockey WriterCapitals are winning more, whining less at refereesBy STEPHEN WHYNOARLINGTON, Va. (AP) Shut up and play has been a mantra lately for the Washington Capitals.Too often early in the season players would harp on officials for missing a penalty or getting a call wrong. So coach...

DALLAS (AP) Dallas boosted its NHL-best record with a 3-0 home win against Buffalo on Saturday, with goaltender Antti Niemi getting his second shutout this season. Jamie Benn scored two third-period goals for the Stars, who have five straight wins and moved six points clear atop the Central Division, ahead...

AP Sports WriterCapitals winger Tom Wilson banned 20 games for preseason hitBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson was banned 20 games by the NHL on Wednesday for a blindside hit to the head of an opponent during a preseason game, the latest and most severe...

Associated PressFanDuel inks deals with NHL, Devils for sports bets, fantasyBy WAYNE PARRYATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) The wall that professional sports leagues in the U.S. fought so hard to maintain between themselves and legal sports betting continues to crumble.The four major pro sports leagues fought New Jersey's efforts...

AP Sports WriterTorts: Plenty of blame to go around in playoff collapseBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The Columbus Blue Jackets played one more playoff game this season than last, but it's all the same to general manager Jarmo Kekalainen and coach John Tortorella. Not good enough.And apparently there's...