NHL

AP Sports WriterSilfverberg's OT goal lifts Ducks to 4-3 win over SharksBy JOE REEDYANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Jakob Silfverberg scored the winning goal 38 seconds into overtime to give the Anaheim Ducks a 4-3 victory over the San Jose Ducks on Friday night.Silfverberg, who had a goal and two...

AP Hockey WriterJets acquire Stastny; Capitals agree to sign LundqvistBy JOHN WAWROWCenter Paul Stastny is returning to the Winnipeg Jets after a trade with the Vegas Golden Knights, a move completed just before the NHL's free-agency signing period opened on Friday.And the expected shuffle of goalies didn't take long...

Canada approves NHL camps, but provinces must rule on gamesOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) The Canadian government, citing ''national interest grounds,'' gave its approval Thursday for the start of NHL training camps. It issued an exemption to the mandatory 14-day quarantine period for NHL players and team staff to return...

DETROIT (AP) Baby-faced Dylan Larkin is just 19 and doesn't appear to be in much need of a razor.The Detroit Red Wings' center plays like a man by any measure.After Monday's games, Larkin led the league in plus-minus rating, was tied for the most even-strength goals and had...

AP Hockey WriterRangers have work to do despite having top pick in NHL draftBy JOHN WAWROWNew York Rangers president John Davidson refuses to get ahead of himself with his team in the unique position of holding the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft while also coming off an...

LONE TREE, Colo. (AP) Authorities say former Colorado Avalanche player Marek Svatos (SVAH'-tohs) died of a drug overdose. According to an autopsy report released Monday, the 34-year-old had several drugs in his system at the time of his death on Nov. 5, including anti-anxiety medication and painkillers. It also said...

Knights forward Valentin Zykov suspended for 20 gamesLAS VEGAS (AP) Vegas Golden Knights forward Valentin Zykov was suspended Thursday for 20 games without pay for a violation of the NHL's performance-enhancing substances program, the league said.The suspension is accompanied by a referral to the league's program for Substance...

Associated PressHuberdeau has 4-point game, Panthers beat Canadiens 6-5By BILL WHITEHEADSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Jonathan Huberdeau scored two goals in just over 30 seconds and added two assists, and Florida’s top line had a nine-point game as the Panthers beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-5 on Sunday night.Aleksander Barkov had...

Sabres rookie Olofsson sets NHL power-play goal recordBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo Sabres rookie forward Victor Olofsson has set an NHL record in becoming the first player to score each of his first seven career goals on the power play.Olofsson made it seven straight on a one-timer off Rasmus...

AP Sports WriterPreds' 1st big trade of 2016 paying off for team, JohansenBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Predators stunned the NHL not once, but twice in 2016 by trading away a top defenseman. Ryan Johansen is the big center landed with Nashville's first big trade, a...

AP Sports WriterDevils defenseman P.K. Subban is host of new NHL trivia showBy TOM CANAVANTired of sitting around the house and watching reruns on television every day?Too much Harry Potter? Monk? Grey's Anatomy? NCIS or one of the spinoffs?Here's something different.New Jersey Devils defenseman P.K. Subban and the NHL...

Flyers sign D Gostisbehere to multiyear contract extensionPHILADELPHIA (AP) The Philadelphia Flyers have signed defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere to a $27 million, six-year contract extension.The 24-year-old Gostisbehere had seven goals and 39 points in 76 games this season, a dropoff from a sensational rookie season that saw Flyers fans...