NHL

AP Sports WriterCup-seeking Wild unveil new GM Fenton: 'No pressure, Paul'By DAVE CAMPBELLST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) After working a quarter-century in the NHL, including two decades in management, Paul Fenton finally has the opportunity to run a team.The new general manager of the Minnesota Wild has been tasked...

Kings beat Canucks 4-3 after shootout in ChinaBEIJING (AP) The Los Angeles Kings beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 in penalties to win both of the National Hockey League's first-ever preseason games in China.Saturday's game in Beijing caps a push by the NHL to popularize ice hockey in China...

Associated PressSchwartz leads Blues past Jets 3-2 in Game 6 to win seriesBy STEVE OVERBEYST. LOUIS (AP) Jaden Schwartz knew there would be a silver lining during his struggles in the regular season.The St. Louis forward found it the last two games of the first round of the...

Associated PressStepan scores twice, Coyotes dump Vegas, 4-1By W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) Derek Stepan scored twice, Darcy Kuemper made 35 saves and the Arizona Coyotes defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-1 on Thursday night.Arizona entered the day needing a win to stay in playoff contention, but was officially...

Associated PressCrosby, Penguins return from long summerBy WES CROSBYCRANBERRY, Pa. (AP) Sidney Crosby has been back in Pittsburgh for a few weeks, participating in several informal practices while his Penguins teammates returned from an unusually long offseason. Still, the first day of training camp felt different Friday.''It's always...

PITTSBURGH (AP) Pittsburgh's Bryan Rust had his first career hat trick as the Penguins dominated the second half of the game and beat Ottawa 8-5 on Monday, moving into a tie for the lead in the NHL's Metropolitan Division. In another key result, Boston continued its dominance of Florida with...

AP Sports WriterBlue Jackets snap losing streak with 6-1 win over DevilsBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Artemi Panarin and Oliver Bjorkstrand each had a goal and an assist, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 35 shots as the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the New Jersey Devils 6-1 on Saturday night...

Leafs' Matthews to miss game vs Wild with upper-body injuryTORONTO (AP) The Maple Leafs will be without star center Auston Matthews when they host the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night.Leafs coach Mike Babcock confirmed that Matthews is day to day with what the team calls a lingering ''upper-body...

AP Hockey WriterLongtime Bruins captain Zdeno Chara leaves for CapitalsBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) Longtime Boston captain Zdeno Chara signed with the Washington Capitals on Wednesday, saying his former team had decided to move on from the towering defenseman who helped the Bruins climb back into the top echelon...

AP Hockey WriterHoffman scores in OT, Panthers beat Capitals 5-4By STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) Roberto Luongo doesn't want to think about the long climb the Florida Panthers would have to make get to the playoffs.Each victory gets them a little closer, and they've won two in a row and...

AP Hockey WriterLongtime NHL executive Jim Gregory dies at 83By STEPHEN WHYNOHockey Hall of Famer and popular longtime NHL executive Jim Gregory, best known for being one of the first to start bringing European players to North America, has died at the age of 83.The league said Gregory died...

AP Sports WriterToews hoping renewed focus on athleticism improves gameBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) Coming off perhaps the worst season of his career, Jonathan Toews sees only one way forward.Learn from the past. Apply those lessons to right now. Relish every moment.It's just that simple. In the wake of...