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Philadelphia 3 0 1 0-4Edmonton 3 1 0 1-5First Period-1, Edmonton, Nugent-Hopkins 21 (Eberle), :51. 2, Philadelphia, Giroux 20 (Voracek), 4:25. 3, Philadelphia, Giroux 21 (Voracek, Simmonds), 12:00 (pp). 4, Philadelphia, White 4 (Rinaldo), 14:17. 5, Edmonton, Purcell 10...

Blackhawks hire Samuelsson, Granato as assistant coachesCHICAGO (AP) Former NHL defenseman Ulf Samuelsson and Don Granato are joining coach Joel Quenneville's staff in Chicago, giving the Blackhawks a fresh perspective after they were swept in the first round of the playoffs this year.The 53-year Samuelsson was the head...

Underperforming Maple Leafs fire coach Mike BabcockTORONTO (AP) The Toronto Maple Leafs have fired head coach Mike Babcock.Team President Brendan Shanahan announced the move Wednesday and said Sheldon Keefe would take over as coach.In parts of five seasons under Babcock, the Maple Leafs posted a record of 173-133-45...

Barbashev leads Blues to 4-2 win over DucksANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) The St. Louis Blues are less interested in identifying why they've suddenly turned things around than they are in simply extending their improved play.After losing nine of 10 and fading in the playoff race, the Blues won their...

Associated PressGolden Knights' inaugural season more than Cup for some fansBy W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) Aaron and Rhonda Hawley never truly embraced how much the Vegas Golden Knights meant to them until late in the season.On March 29, their 17-year-old daughter Brooke and two classmates were killed in...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins head into the final weekend of the regular season fighting for their playoff lives.The Penguins have sputtered down the stretch. Pittsburgh is just 3-9-2 in its last 14 games but can assure itself of a ninth straight postseason berth with wins over the...

Associated PressZucker's two goals help Penguins beat Canadiens 4-1By DAN SCIFOPITTSBURGH (AP) Newly-acquired Jason Zucker scored his first two goals with the Pittsburgh Penguins during a 4-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Friday night.Zucker scored his 15th and 16th of the season in a 1:42 span, with...

Canucks' Bo Horvat sidelined by broken footVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Vancouver Canucks forward Bo Horvat is expected to be sidelined at least six weeks after fracturing a bone in his right foot.The team said Thursday that a more concrete timeline will be determined after he sees a specialist.Horvat...

AP Sports WriterHall's winner lifts Devils past Penguins 4-3 in overtimeBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Taylor Hall beat Matt Murray on a breakaway 27 seconds into overtime to lift the New Jersey Devils to a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night.Hall was all alone when Nico...

AP Sports WriterCaps on top! Washington wins Stanley Cup, beats Vegas 4-3By GREG BEACHAMLAS VEGAS (AP) Alex Ovechkin put both hands to his head and screamed while he left the bench and skated into the thick of the Washington Capitals' joyous celebration.And right before Ovechkin hoisted the Stanley...

Edmonton Oilers edge Cologne 4-3 in OT in exhibition gameCOLOGNE, Germany (AP) Ryan Strome scored with 2:53 left in overtime as the Edmonton Oilers beat the German league's Cologne Sharks 4-3 in an exhibition game Wednesday.Strome redirected a pass from Ethan Bear for the winner. Tobias Rieder, Milan...

AP Sports WriterAvs on the cusp of playoffs a year after last-place finishBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) The captain of the Colorado Avalanche has a pingpong paddle sitting in his locker that features a picture of him taped to one side.Merely a ploy, explained Gabriel Landeskog, the self-proclaimed table...