NHL

Maple Leafs re-sign Kasperi Kapanen, Andreas JohnssonTORONTO (AP) Toronto has extended the contracts of impending restricted free agents Kasperi Kapanen and Andreas Johnsson, shoring up a second- and third-line that helped the Maple Leafs net a triple-digit point total for consecutive seasons.Kapanen signed a three-year, $9.6 million extension,...

AP Sports WriterCoyotes tab longtime executive Patterson as presidentBy JOHN MARSHALLGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Coyotes have hired former NFL, NBA and college executive Steve Patterson as president and CEO.The Coyotes also promoted general manager John Chayka to president of hockey operations, the team said Wednesday.Patterson led a...

AP Hockey WritersPod hockey: Leading plan for NHL return includes empty rinksBy STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROWGet used to the concept of pods and pucks if the NHL is going to have any chance of completing its season, with the most likely scenarios calling for games in empty, air-conditioned...

AP Sports WriterWard, Hurricanes beat Canadiens 2-0 for 3rd straight winBy JOEDY McCREARYRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Cam Ward has beaten the Montreal Canadiens plenty of times during his long career - but until now, never in a shutout.Ward stopped 27 shots in his second shutout of the season, and...

AP Sports WriterStars, Blues find way with new coaches, go into Game 3 evenBy STEPHEN HAWKINSJim Montgomery is a rookie NHL coach with a championship background.With Montgomery, their third coach in three seasons after grizzled and somewhat different veterans Ken Hitchcock and Lindy Ruff, the Dallas Stars have gained...

Associated PressMantha scores late, Red Wings beat Golden Knights 3-2By PAUL HARRISDETROIT (AP) Anthony Mantha did not play a great game. He did make the big play.Mantha scored with 30.9 seconds left to give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 comeback victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on...

Sparks, Kapanen lead Maple Leafs to 4-1 win over KingsTORONTO (AP) Garret Sparks made 33 saves in a surprise start, Kasperi Kapanen scored twice and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 Monday night for their fifth straight win.Patrick Marleau and Mitch Marner also scored...

Longtime AP sports writer, editor Ben Olan dies at 96NEW YORK (AP) Ben Olan, a sports writer and editor at The Associated Press for more than 50 years who was honored by the NHL Hall of Fame, has died. He was 96.Known for being nattily dressed during his...

AP Sports WriterCaps goalie Lundqvist to miss season with heart conditionBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) Star goalie Henrik Lundqvist will sit out the upcoming NHL season because of a heart condition, he said Thursday, about two months after he joined the Washington Capitals following 15 years with the New...

AP Hockey WriterPenalties aplenty are common theme early in NHL playoffsBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe morning after Phillip Danault's first career three-penalty game, agitating Montreal teammate Brendan Gallagher turned to him and joked, ''I'm rubbing off on you.''Judging from the first few days of the NHL's restart, it looks as if...

AP Hockey WriterMetropolitan teams flexing their muscles as best in NHLBy STEPHEN WHYNOJustin Williams knows from missing the playoffs twice with defending Stanley Cup champions just how difficult it is to make it to the postseason, which is why the Metropolitan Division standings have his full attention.''I see our...

Kings agree with coach Darryl Sutter on contract extensionLOS ANGELES (AP) The Los Angeles Kings and coach Darryl Sutter have agreed to a multiyear contract extension that begins in the fall.The two-time Stanley Cup champion coach reached an agreement that is reportedly for two more seasons with an...