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AP Hockey WriterSlow-starting Lightning seek early spark vs Stars in Game 2By JOHN WAWROWBlake Coleman and the Tampa Bay Lightning are going to have to focus on having faster starts to games if they're going to count on enjoying better finishes against the Dallas Stars in the Stanley Cup...

AP Hockey Writer'Dobby' for Conn Smythe? Stars' Khudobin is making his caseBy STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Born when Kazakhstan was still part of the Soviet Union, Anton Khudobin just wanted to make it to the NHL one day. Little did he dream of winning the Stanley Cup.When he...

Langlois, 3-time Cup winner with Canadiens, dies at 85MONTREAL (AP) Albert Langlois, a three-time Stanley Cup winner with the Montreal Canadiens, has died. He was 85.The team announced the death Sunday.Langlois played four seasons with the Canadiens from 1957 to 1961, winning the Stanley Cup with the team...

AP Sports WriterUnlikely scorers for Stars again to win Stanley Cup openerBy STEPHEN HAWKINSJoel Hanley had never scored a goal in the NHL until Game 1 of the Stanley Cup for the Dallas Stars.Just another unlikely scorer this postseason for the Stars, like rookie Joel Kiviranta.''That's how you win...

AP Sports WriterUnlikely scorers for Stars again to win Stanley Cup openerBy STEPHEN HAWKINSJoel Hanley had never scored a goal in the NHL until Game 1 of the Stanley Cup for the Dallas Stars.Just another unlikely scorer this postseason for the Stars, like rookie Joel Kiviranta.Hanley scored the first...

AP Hockey WriterBettman: Next NHL season could start in December or JanuaryBy STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Gary Bettman will take his first sigh of relief in months when he presents the Stanley Cup.''Maybe I'll get a full night sleep,'' the NHL Commissioner said.Maybe one, and then the work...

AP Hockey WriterBettman: Next NHL season could start in December or JanuaryBy STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman raised the possibility of next season beginning after the tentatively planned Dec. 1 start date, even while the plan remains for each team to play 82 games and...

AP Hockey WriterBettman: Next NHL season could start in December or JanuaryBy STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Commissioner Gary Bettman said Saturday he wouldn't be surprised if the next NHL season begins after the tentatively planned Dec. 1 start date.In his annual pre-Stanley Cup Final news conference, Bettman said...

AP Hockey WriterLightning's Cooper vs. Stars' Bowness is NHL coaching firstBy STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Two nights after the Dallas Stars advanced to the Stanley Cup Final, their coaching staff was seated at a table for dinner in the NHL bubble right next to their counterparts from the...

AP Sports WriterStanley Cup: Stars and Lightning turn defense into offenseBy STEPHEN HAWKINSThis was already going to be an unusual Stanley Cup, and it now has a matchup for all of those who like their games to be a bit defensive.The Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning, two of...

AP Sports WriterStanley Cup: Stars and Lightning turn defense into offenseBy STEPHEN HAWKINSThis was already going to be an unusual Stanley Cup, and it now has a matchup for all of those who like their games to be a bit defensive.The Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning, two of...

Penguins re-sign F Jared McCann to 2-year dealPITTSBURGH (AP) Jared McCann is sticking with the Pittsburgh Penguins.The team announced Friday it has re-signed the 24-year-old forward to a two-year contract that runs through the 2021-22 season. The deal carries an average annual value of $2.94 million.McCann tied a...