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AP Sports WriterSharks, NHL determining plans for home games after crowd banBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The Sharks and the NHL were still determining how to proceed Tuesday with three scheduled games in San Jose this month following a local ban put in place on gatherings of...

Oilers edge Kings 2-1 on early power-play goalsEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Leon Draisaitl and Alex Chiasson each had a goal and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers moved back into the top spot in the Pacific Division with a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Friday night.Mikko...

Panthers hoping to get back into the NHL playoff mixBy The Associated PressFLORIDA PANTHERSLAST SEASON: 35-36-11, 81 points. Finished 13th in Eastern Conference.COACH: Bob Boughner (first season, first NHL season).ADDED: RW Evgeny Davydov, RW; RW Radim Vrbata, LW Henrik Haapala.LOST: RW Jaromir Jagr, RW Reilly Smith, RW Jonathan Marchessault,...

AP Sports WriterBlues force Game 7 with 4-1 win over Stars, stunned BishopBy STEPHEN HAWKINSDALLAS (AP) Colton Parayko was shooting to score for the St. Louis Blues, and delivered a stunning blow to the Dallas Stars even without getting the puck in the net.Parayko's hard shot from the...

Oilers sign free-agent forward Scottie Upshall to pro tryoutEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) The Edmonton Oilers signed free-agent forward Scottie Upshall to a professional tryout Sunday.The 34-year-old Upshall, from Fort McMurray northeast of Edmonton, had seven goals and 12 assists in 63 games last season for St. Louis.Upshall has 138...

AP Sports WriterBlues' D Bouwmeester undergoing tests after cardiac episodeBy JOE REEDYANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) St. Louis defenseman Jay Bouwmeester was hospitalized and undergoing tests early Wednesday after suffering a cardiac episode and collapsing on the bench during the first period of the Blues' game against the Ducks.The team...

Predators unveil new catfish tank for start of NHL playoffsNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tossing catfish onto the ice has been a popular hockey tradition in Music City and the Nashville Predators finally have their own catfish tank inside the arena.Team President Sean Henry unveiled the new tank hours before...

AP Hockey WriterTurris gives Predators center depth to match anyone in NHLBy STEPHEN WHYNOAs impressive as it was that the Nashville Predators reached the Stanley Cup Final last spring without their top two centers, it was still a glaring need.Losing to Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and the Pittsburgh Penguins...

1980s Oilers enforcer Dave Semenko dies of cancer at 59EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Dave Semenko, the Edmonton Oilers tough guy who protected Wayne Gretzky during the 1980s, has died. He was 59.He died in Edmonton after a short battle with cancer, the team said Thursday.''His legendary toughness on the...

Associated PressStaal, Wild hang on to beat Avalanche, 3-2By TYLER MASONST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Eric Staal put Minnesota ahead on the power play with 9:44 remaining, and Jonas Brodin had a late empty-netter as the Wild held on to beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Saturday night.Staal's goal...

AP Sports WriterLedecky: Islanders focused on getting new arena at BelmontBy VIN A. CHERWOONEW YORK (AP) Islanders owner Jon Ledecky said the team will play at Barclays Center through the end of next season, and the `singular focus' beyond that is for a new arena at Belmont Park.''We...

AP Hockey WriterNicholle Anderson joins NHL's 'Hockey Fights Cancer' effortsBy STEPHEN WHYNOWhen Nicholle Anderson was diagnosed with cancer, her teaching background kicked in.''I just wanted to educate people,'' she said. ''That's the teacher in me, so I was never shy to open up about it.''The wife of Ottawa Senators...