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AP Hockey WriterNHL puts off 2 days of playoff games amid injustice protestsBy JOHN WAWROWVegas forward Ryan Reaves was struggling with the decision of whether to sit out the Golden Knights' playoff game to protest racial injustice, when he discovered the players around the NHL had his back.Reaves woke...

AP Hockey WriterCenter stage: NHL contenders go deep down the middleBy STEPHEN WHYNOA linesman orders Sean Couturier out of the faceoff circle and Claude Giroux shrugs before stepping in and winning the draw.Two centers on the ice at once is a nice luxury for the Philadelphia Flyers to have.''He's...

Sharks forward Evander Kane fined $5,000 for elbowingSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane has been fined $5,000 for elbowing Washington defenseman Radko Gudas.Kane was fined the maximum amount under the collective bargaining agreement Wednesday for his hit the previous night against Gudas.Kane was given...

CHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired forward Tomas Jurco in a trade with the Detroit Red Wings. Chicago sent a third-round pick in this year's draft to Detroit for the 24-year-old Jurco, who has no points in 16 games with the Red Wings this season. The Blackhawks also reassigned forward...

Detroit 0 0 0-0Los Angeles 1 0 0-1First Period-1, Los Angeles, Williams 16 (Kopitar, Muzzin), 2:24 (pp).Second Period-None.Third Period-None.Shots on Goal-Detroit 6-7-7-20. Los Angeles 10-5-12-27.Goalies-Detroit, Gustavsson. Los Angeles, Quick. A-18,203 (18,230). T-2:28.

NHL Calendar(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.June 1-6 - NHL scouting combine, Buffalo, N.Y.June 13 - Last possible day of Stanley Cup Final.June 17 - NHL awards,...

Red Wings trade Russia-bound Datsyuk's contract to CoyotesBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Detroit Red Wings gained salary-cap relief by trading veteran star Pavel Datsyuk's contract to the Arizona Coyotes on Friday night at the NHL draft.The 37-year-old Datsyuk said last week that he will return home to Russia to...

Senators' Karlsson set to make season debut on TuesdayOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Fresh off a romp through Western Canada, the Ottawa Senators are getting a huge momentum boost with the return of superstar defenseman Erik Karlsson.The Senators' captain will be back in the lineup Tuesday when the Vancouver Canucks...

WASHINGTON (AP) Pittsburgh ended Washington's five-game winning streak by scoring twice in the third period to win 3-1 at the Capitals on Wednesday.Phil Kessel netted the go-ahead goal off Evgeni Malkin's pass less than 2 minutes after Beau Bennett had scored the tying goal for the Penguins.In the...

Carolina's Williams to 'step away' from NHL to start seasonRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Carolina Hurricanes captain Justin Williams says he is taking a break from the NHL to start this season.The 37-year-old forward said in a statement Monday that he will ''step away'' from the sport.With the start of...

AP Sports WriterMiller, Point help Lightning hold off Islanders, 7-6By VIN A. CHERWOONEW YORK (AP) Although the Tampa Bay Lightning didn't like the way they almost gave up a four-goal lead in the third period, they were happy to get the win and move on.J.T. Miller scored twice,...

NHL teams will be allowed to spend more next seasonMANALAPAN, Florida (AP) NHLs team will be allowed to spend more next season.Commissioner Gary Bettman told reporters at the conclusion of the league's board of governors meeting Friday that the projected salary cap for 2018-19 will be somewhere between...