NHL

AP Hockey WriterWill NHL awards honor Leafs, Oilers, Columbus?By JOHN WAWROWMike Babcock, John Tortorella and Todd McLellan had plenty in common.Not only did the three steer their playoff-starved franchises to the postseason, they are the NHL coach of the year Jack Adams Trophy candidates.Before this season, the Maple Leafs,...

Gaudreau's overtime goal rallies Flames past Flyers 6-5CALGARY, Alberta (AP) Johnny Gaudreau and the Calgary Flames showed off their resilience in another impressive win.Gaudreau scored 35 seconds into overtime, and the Flames rallied to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-5 on Wednesday night.Calgary trailed 5-3 before Sean Monahan and...

Barbashev leads Blues to 4-2 win over DucksANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) The St. Louis Blues are less interested in identifying why they've suddenly turned things around than they are in simply extending their improved play.After losing nine of 10 and fading in the playoff race, the Blues won their...

The St. Louis Blues agreed to terms with defenseman Wade Redden on Friday on a one-year, $800,000 deal. The 35-year-old Redden was placed on waivers this week by the New York Rangers, who bought out the final two years of his contract on Thursday. Also on Friday, the Blues released 35-year-old...

Associated PressAcciari gets hat trick, Panthers beat Senators 6-1By PAUL GEREFFISUNRISE, Fla. (AP) The Florida Panthers had been struggling to score during a three-game slide.They closed out that stretch with one big period Monday night.Noel Acciari scored three times for his first career hat trick, and Florida routed...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) The New Jersey Devils have hired Andy Schneider as an amateur scout and Patrick Rissmiller as a development coach.Executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero announced the moves Wednesday.Schneider, 43, joins the Devils after serving three seasons as a scout for the Columbus Blue...

AP Sports WriterGolden Knights' future bright after awesome inaugural yearBy GREG BEACHAMLAS VEGAS (AP) While the Washington Capitals celebrated their first Stanley Cup title amid strewn sticks and gloves Thursday night, the T-Mobile Arena fans rose and gave one more stirring ovation to the bowed, kneeling figures in...

AP Sports WriterBeauvillier scores 3, Islanders hold off Rangers 7-5By VIN A. CHERWOONEW YORK (AP) The first winter storm of the season had Anthony Beauvillier excited about facing the New York Islanders' cross-town rival, and he broke out of a season-long scoring slump in a big way.Beauvillier had...

The NEW JERSEY and the PHILADELPHIA will both be gunning for a victory on 11/15/2018 at 7:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. NEW JERSEY DEVILS vs PHILADELPHIA FLYERS When: 7:00 PM  ET, Thursday, November 15, 2018 Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ROT TEAM PL OU ML 3 NEW JERSEY 0 (-110) 6 -115 -105 140 -160 4 PHILADELPHIA TV: 7:05 PM LINE: 0 PREDICTION: PHILADELPHIA , NEW JERSEY Oddsmakers...

Miller scores 2, Canucks get 5 in 1st and drub Panthers 7-2VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) J.T. Miller had two goals and the Vancouver Canucks scored five times in the first period on their way to a 7-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Monday night.Vancouver got on the...

Associated PressAtkinson gets hat trick, wedding cash from late All-Star bidBy DAN GREENSPANLOS ANGELES (AP) Cam Atkinson thought he would be spending All-Star weekend in New York City with his fiancee and some Columbus teammates.Instead, the Blue Jackets forward got to show what he can do on the...

AP Hockey WriterPenguins' Malkin skates, progressing for return from injuryBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) The sight of Evgeni Malkin on the ice brought a smile to many in the Pittsburgh Penguins' locker room.Even knowing they wouldn't have him in the lineup for Game 1 of their second-round series against...