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Pettersson scores 1st goal, Canucks beat Flames 5-2VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Rookie Elias Pettersson scored on his first shot in his first NHL game, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Calgary Flames 5-2 Wednesday night in their season opener.Nikolay Goldobin, Brendan Leipsic, Jake Virtanen and Tyler Motte also...

Pettersson scores 1st goal, Canucks beat Flames 5-2VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Rookie Elias Pettersson scored on his first shot in his first NHL game, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Calgary Flames 5-2 Wednesday night in their season opener.Nikolay Goldobin, Brendan Leipsic, Jake Virtanen and Jason Motte also...

AP Sports WriterDucks spoil Karlsson's Sharks debut with 5-2 win in openerBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) John Gibson made 31 saves, Brandon Montour scored the tiebreaking goal with 11:58 to play and the Anaheim Ducks spoiled Erik Karlsson's San Jose debut with a 5-2 victory over the...

AP Sports WriterNew Jack Swing? Penguins newcomer Johnson happy to fit inBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Jack Johnson has spent nearly half his life tangling with Evgeni Malkin in front of the net in rinks all over the world. Bruising affairs that often left one or the other -...

AP Sports Writer'Back-to-back!' Banner night for Ovechkin, Cup champ CapsBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) A Stanley Cup championship banner rose to the rafters at the home of the Washington Capitals for the first time, and everyone in attendance Wednesday night got to relive the sheer excitement of it all.Alex...

AP Sports WriterCapitals winger Tom Wilson banned 20 games for preseason hitBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson was banned 20 games by the NHL on Wednesday for a blindside hit to the head of an opponent during a preseason game, the latest and most severe...

AP Sports WriterCapitals winger Tom Wilson banned 20 games for preseason hitBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson was banned 20 games by the NHL on Wednesday for a blindside hit to the head of an opponent during a preseason game, the latest and most severe...

AP Sports WriterCapitals winger Tom Wilson banned 20 games for preseason hitBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson was banned 20 games by the NHL on Wednesday for a blindside hit to the head of an opponent during the preseason, a punishment reflecting what the league...

AP Sports Writer'Back-to-back!' Banner night for Ovechkin, Cup champ CapsBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) A Stanley Cup championship banner rose to the rafters at the home of the Washington Capitals for the first time, and everyone in attendance Wednesday night got to relive the sheer excitement of it all.Alex...

AP Sports WriterCapitals winger Tom Wilson banned 20 games for preseason hitBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson was suspended 20 games by the NHL on Wednesday for a blindside hit to the head of an opponent during the preseason.Wilson's punishment was announced just hours before...

AP Sports Writer'Back-to-back!' Banner night for Ovechkin, Cup champ CapsBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) A Stanley Cup championship banner rose to the rafters at the home of the Washington Capitals for the first time, and everyone in attendance Wednesday night got to relive the sheer excitement of it all.Alex...

Capitals winger Tom Wilson banned 20 games for preseason hitWASHINGTON (AP) Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson has been suspended 20 games by the NHL for a blindside hit to the head of an opponent during a preseason game.Wilson's punishment was announced Wednesday, just hours before the reigning Stanley...