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AP Hockey WriterOilers, Maple Leafs lead NHL's Canadian revivalBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe NHL's two most dynamic stars under 21 play there, and it's the home of five playoff teams from last season and potentially more this year.Oh, Canada, home of some pretty good hockey.Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews are at...

Kraken expect training center to open in summer of '21SEATTLE (AP) The expansion Seattle Kraken expect to have the main portion of their training facility open in plenty of time for the team's first NHL season.The primary NHL rink, locker rooms, training areas and front office space are...

AP Sports WriterTimo Meier scores 2 to lead Sharks past Blues 6-3 in Game 1By JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) On a San Jose Sharks team filled with established stars, 22-year-old Timo Meier can get overlooked at times even though he scored 30 goals in the regular season.Meier...

AP Hockey WriterNHL, NHLPA agree on protocols to resume seasonBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe NHL and NHL Players' Association agreed Sunday on protocols to resume the season, a major step toward the return of hockey this summer.Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly told The Associated Press there was an agreement on protocols for...

AP Sports WriterBlackhawks reviewing assistant Marc Crawford’s conductBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) Blackhawks assistant Marc Crawford will be away from the team while it reviews his conduct with another organization.The Blackhawks didn't provide any details Monday about what they are examining, but former NHL forward Sean Avery recently told...

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...

Associated PressTarasenko scores in OT as short-handed Blues beat Sabres 3-2By JOE HARRISST. LOUIS (AP) Vladimir Tarasenko scored with 35 seconds left in overtime, and the short-handed St. Louis Blues beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Sunday night.Brayden Schenn and Paul Stastny also scored, and Joel Edmundson recorded...

NHL CalendarApril 4 - Regular season ends.April 8 - Stanley Cup playoffs begin.May 8-24 - IIHF World Championship, Zurich/Lausanne, Switzerland.June 1-6 - NHL scouting combine, Buffalo, N.Y.June 13 - Last possible day of Stanley Cup Final.June 17 - NHL awards, Las Vegas.June 26-27 - NHL draft, Montreal.July 1 -...

The Latest: Penguins' Bryan Rust in Game 2 lineupPITTSBURGH (AP) The Latest on Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final between the San Jose Sharks and Pittsburgh Penguins (all times local):---8:30 p.m.The Pittsburgh Penguins got a boost in Game 2, getting winger Bryan Rust on the ice after...

AP Hockey WriterNHL's Hank Williams? Green Day song may be new hockey anthemBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe NHL could be on the way to its version of ''Are You Ready For Some Football?''The league is announcing a two-year partnership with Green Day that includes an opening song for NBC Sports' ''Wednesday...

Charles Wang, former New York Islanders owner, dies at 74OYSTER BAY, N.Y. (AP) Charles Wang, a technology company founder and former owner of the New York Islanders hockey team, died Sunday. He was 74.Wang died in Oyster Bay, New York, said his attorney John McEntee in an emailed...

Avs goalie Semyon Varlamov day-to-day with lower-body injuryENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar says goaltender Semyon Varlamov is ''day-to-day'' after suffering a lower-body injury.Varlamov felt some soreness after making a move in net Tuesday night against Winnipeg. He left late in the second period and was...