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AP Sports WriterTampa Bay momentum over Dallas into back-to-back Cup gamesBy STEPHEN HAWKINSThe Dallas Stars have to fix some things in a hurry, or this Stanley Cup Final could be over quickly.After consecutive games with three-goal periods, Tampa Bay has all of the momentum and a 2-1 series lead....

Penguins trade 2-time Cup winner Hornqvist to PanthersPITTSBURGH (AP) Patric Hornqvist's grit helped the Pittsburgh Penguins win a pair of Stanley Cups. To keep their championship window opened, they decided it was time to move on without him.The Penguins traded the 33-year-old forward to Florida on Thursday in...

Another slow start undermines Stars in loss to LightningEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Another slow start doomed the Dallas Stars.Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final slipped away from the Western Conference champions in a hurry Wednesday night, with a suddenly vulnerable Anton Khudobin allowing two early goals and the...

AP Hockey Writer=Stamkos scores on first shot, Lightning lead Stars 2-1By STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Steven Stamkos scored on his first shot since February, and the Tampa Bay Lightning lead the Dallas Stars 2-1 after one period of Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday night.The...

AP Hockey WriterStanley Cup Faceoff: Stars, Lightning showing value of drawsBy STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) When Ron Francis knew something was working on faceoffs, he would experiment and not use his best moves right away.That was usually during the regular season. In the playoffs and in the Stanley...

AP Hockey Writer=Stamkos scores, leaves Game 3, Lightning up 5-1 on StarsBy STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Steven Stamkos scored on his first shot since February, left with injury and the Tampa Bay Lightning kept dominating without him.Tampa Bay leads Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final 5-1 over...

AP Hockey WriterBubble crankiness ratchets up the nasty for Stars-LightningBy STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Pat Maroon shot a puck into the Dallas bench, nailing an opponent in the face. Victor Hedman tripped Corey Perry before a faceoff. Perry put Tampa Bay's Cedric Paquette into a headlock before getting...

AP Sports WriterSharks retain Bob Boughner as coach, removing interim tagBy GREG BEACHAMThe San Jose Sharks saw enough from Bob Boughner behind their bench last season to be confident he's the coach to lead them back to the top.Sharks general manager Doug Wilson formally retained Boughner as San Jose's...

Sharks retain Bob Boughner as coach, removing interim tagSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The San Jose Sharks have retained Bob Boughner as their coach, removing the interim tag to make him the ninth full-time head coach in franchise history.The Sharks announced their full coaching staffs for the NHL and...

AP Hockey WriterParade to penalty box could prevent Stars Stanley Cup paradeBy STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) There is no telling what a championship parade might look like in a pandemic. If the Dallas Stars don't stop taking so many penalties, they won't have to worry about that.It's hard...

AP Hockey WriterSTANLEY CUP NOTEBOOK: Seguin's goal drought at 11 gamesBy STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) With 76 seconds left in a game last round and the Dallas Stars clinging to a one-goal lead, Tyler Seguin laid out in front of a slap shot to block it and help...

AP Sports WriterLightning's Vasilevskiy standing tall in Stanley Cup FinalBy FRED GOODALLFor all the hype Dallas goaltender Anton Khudobin is receiving for helping the Stars reach the Stanley Cup Final, fellow Russian Andrei Vasilevskiy is reminding everyone the Tampa Bay Lightning have a strong presence in net, too.''If you're...