NHL

AP Hockey WriterSticks shatter for NHL players sometimes at the worst timesBy LARRY LAGEPatrick Kane , whose stickhandling skills are arguably the best in the world, spends time each summer testing out hockey sticks.The Chicago Blackhawks superstar puts Bauer's latest creations in his hands to test how the flexibility,...

Wild sign RW Matt Read to 2-way contractST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Wild have signed right wing Matt Read to a one-year, two-way contract.The deal, which was done on Monday, will pay Read $650,000 in the NHL and $200,000 in the AHL. Read has played his first...

Associated PressOrlov scores in OT as Capitals beat Lightning 4-3By IAN QUILLENWASHINGTON (AP) Dmitry Orlov scored 3:03 into overtime, and the Washington Capitals rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Friday.Orlov, Jakub Vrana and Evgeny Kuznetsov each had a goal and an assist for Washington, which...

AP Sports WriterBruins' McAvoy will have to wait to make East finals debutBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) The verdict is in on Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy: Good player, but not much of an attorney.Speaking on the eve of Boston's Eastern Conference final opener against the Carolina Hurricanes, McAvoy...

AP Sports WriterPanthers get goalie Sergei Bobrovsky back on the iceBy TIM REYNOLDSSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) The Florida Panthers got goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky back Wednesday, the two-time Vezina Trophy winner joining the club on the ice for the first time since training camp started.Bobrovsky had been on the team's...

AP Hockey WriterSabres re-sign Jeff Skinner to 8-year, $72 million contractBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) After first hiring a new coach, Sabres general manager Jason Botterill addressed his next most pressing offseason need by re-signing leading scorer Jeff Skinner.And it came at a hefty price.Skinner became the Sabres'...

AP Sports WriterCam Atkinson hits his stride just as Blue Jackets riseBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) About four minutes into the final period at Madison Square Garden, the Blue Jackets' Brandon Dubinsky picked the pocket of Rangers defenseman Nick Holden and passed the puck to Cam Atkinson skating...

Associated PressGoalies under siege in Game 1 shootout between Caps, KnightsBy W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) Marc-Andre Fleury and Braden Holtby have been two of the hottest goaltenders during the postseason.Their duel between the pipes looked more like survival in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final as the...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) Los Angeles Kings defenseman Matt Greene will have shoulder surgery on Thursday.The Kings announced Tuesday that Greene will be out indefinitely.Greene has played in just three games this season for the first-place Kings, going scoreless with eight penalty minutes.The 32-year-old former alternate captain was...

AP Hockey WriterPuck woes: NHL's bottom line facing short-term blowBy JOHN WAWROWWith so much uncertainty, Larry Quinn can't predict just how severe the NHL's financial losses might be due to the coronavirus pandemic.That doesn't stop the former Buffalo Sabres managing partner from providing a bleak assessment, at least for...

AP Hockey WriterSigning college free agents is rare NHL business going onBy STEPHEN WHYNOColton Poolman had a good feeling about what was to come.He and his North Dakota teammates were ranked third in the country with the conference tournament coming up. They felt they had as good a chance...

NHL, Air Force Academy promote Kings-Avalanche outdoor gameAIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) The snowstorm that hit Colorado on Thursday provided the perfect backdrop for the NHL and the Air Force Academy to promote the Stadium Series event to be held at Falcon Stadium on Feb. 15.The matchup between...