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Provorov lifts Flyers past Islanders in 2OT to force Game 7TORONTO (AP) The Philadelphia Flyers credit Oskar Lindblom's fight against bone cancer for inspiring them all year. Having him back in a game for the first time in nearly nine months provided a big emotional lift in a...

Hurricanes in contract extension talks with SvechnikovRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Carolina Hurricanes president and general manager Don Waddell says the team is in contract extension talks with 20-year-old winger Andrei Svechnikov.The No. 2 overall draft pick from 2018 has one year left on his entry-level deal before becoming a...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Former Minnesota North Stars and University of Minnesota coach Glen Sonmor, who led the NHL team to the 1981 Stanley Cup Final, died Monday at age 86.Sonmor died at a nursing home in Canada after battling Alzheimer's disease, according to former North Stars general manager Lou...

Devils place Lovejoy, Stafford on injured reserveNEWARK, N.J. (AP) The New Jersey Devils have placed defenseman Ben Lovejoy and forward Drew Stafford on injured reserve.The team announced the moves on Tuesday, while recalling defenseman Eric Gryba and forward John Quenneville from Binghamton (AHL).Lovejoy sustained a lower-body injury against...

AP Sports WriterAvs relish first playoff trip since 2013-14By PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) Nathan MacKinnon was given a day off from practice, which created a little stir on social media.Turns out, nothing to fear. The Colorado Avalanche just wanted to give their top scorer and Hart Trophy candidate a...

Associated PressPastrnak scores 34th, Bruins beat Senators 5-2By DOUG ALDENBOSTON (AP) The Boston Bruins won, then got the break they needed to remain in contention for the top seed in the Eastern Conference.David Pastrnak and Tommy Wingels scored 51 seconds apart in the second period and Boston beat...

Kitchen not back with Panthers amid report he kicked playerSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Assistant coach Mike Kitchen will not return to the Florida Panthers next season among a series of staffing changes announced Tuesday.Canada's TSN reported Kitchen kicked a Panthers player on the bench during a game in...

Associated PressHorvat's goal in 3rd period lifts Canucks past Panthers 3-2By PAUL GEREFFISUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Bo Horvat scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period, leading the Vancouver Canucks to a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night.Antoine Roussel and Elias Pettersson also scored for the...

NHL CalendarApril 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, Las Vegas.June 26-27 - NHL draft, Montreal.July 1 -...

Kings G Jonathan Quick out indefinitely after knee surgeryEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick is out indefinitely after undergoing surgery on a torn meniscus in his knee, the club announced Wednesday.Quick has appeared in just four games this season for the Kings, going 0-3-1...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: A golden marriage between team and city in Las VegasBy TIM DAHLBERGLAS VEGAS (AP) Gerard Gallant took time out from preparing for the Stanley Cup finals to watch a Little League game this week, something that might be surprising to those who think there is...

AP Hockey WriterSabres sue US over denial of strength coach's green cardBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Federal immigration officials wrongly denied a petition by the Buffalo Sabres to secure a green card for their British-born strength and conditioning coach, the team argued in a lawsuit.According to the lawsuit...