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AP Hockey WriterNHL '17: Penguins, Capitals losses make East wide openBy STEPHEN WHYNOA handful of Pittsburgh Penguins players whose names are on the Stanley Cup, some of them twice or even three times, are gone.The same goes for core players from the back-to-back Presidents' Trophy winning Washington Capitals.The goliaths...

AP Hockey WriterStarting goaltenders battle physical and mental fatigueBy STEPHEN WHYNOBehind the mask is a mind filled with a web of a thousand thoughts, worries and a singular focus of what it takes to win a game.Then the next game, then the one after that.''There is no shut-off for...

AP Sports WriterPalmieri scores 2 for 3rd straight game, Devils winBy TOM CANAVANNEWARK, N.J. (AP) Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs isn't the only goal-scorer lighting it up in the NHL. Take a look at Kyle Palmieri of the New Jersey Devils.Palmieri scored two goals for the...

NEW YORK (AP) - Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog and forward Cody McLeod were fined by the league for their actions in the waning seconds of a 3-1 loss to Minnesota on Saturday.Landeskog was fined $5,000 for a punch he threw at Wild forward Mikko Koivu as both players...

The Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Madison Square Garden. Tampa Bay at NY Rangers When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, May 29, 2015 Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York TV: 8 p.m. ET,...

Staal helps Wild hand Penguins first home loss in NHLBy The Associated PressEric Staal's third-period goal proved to be the game-winner as the Minnesota Wild defeated Pittsburgh 4-2 in the NHL on Thursday to hand the Penguins their first regulation home loss this season.Staal had two assists, giving him...

Flames burn Blackhawks in shootout for second winCHICAGO (AP) Calgary's Kris Versteeg scored the lone goal of the shootout in the seventh round of the tiebreaker to give the Flames a 3-2 win at Chicago on Monday and just their second victory this season.Versteeg, a former Blackhawk, faked...

Flyers F Lindblom skates with team, recovering from cancerPHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia Flyers forward Oskar Lindblom skated with team Tuesday in one of the few times he’s hit the ice since he was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer.The 23-year-old Lindblom, a native of Sweden, has been...

CHICAGO (AP) - The latest from Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final between Tampa Bay and Chicago:---8 p.m.Ben Bishop made 13 saves for Tampa Bay and the Lightning were locked in a scoreless tie with the Chicago Blackhawks through the first period.Bishop stood his ground in goal, with...

CHICAGO (AP) - Scott Darling doesn't need reminding that all those other saves, the ones that win big playoff games, wouldn't have happened without the first one.The 6-foot-6 rookie goaltender may be the toast of the town at the moment, but he had to learn to put down his...

AP Hockey WriterNicholle Anderson joins NHL's 'Hockey Fights Cancer' effortsBy STEPHEN WHYNOWhen Nicholle Anderson was diagnosed with cancer, her teaching background kicked in.''I just wanted to educate people,'' she said. ''That's the teacher in me, so I was never shy to open up about it.''The wife of Ottawa Senators...

AP Hockey WriterWorld Cup, young stars, backup goalies add up to more goalsBy STEPHEN WHYNOJust because Wayne Gretzky laced up his skates in an alumni game over the weekend doesn't mean the NHL is back to the 1980s.It just feels like it.Goals are coming fast and furious through the...