NHL

AP Sports WriterHistory made clinching Western finals berth, Preds now restBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) The Nashville Predators may have been the last team in the Western Conference this postseason. Now they're the NHL's first team to reach a conference final.And the Predators believe they're only halfway...

AP Sports WritersRed Wings great, NHL union pioneer Ted Lindsay dies at 93By LARRY LAGE and NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) Ted Lindsay lived to do what he thought was right.He pioneered the first NHL players' union despite intense opposition from team management, began the tradition of taking the Stanley...

Ondrej Kase re-signs with Ducks for 3 years, $7.8 millionANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) The Anaheim Ducks have re-signed right wing Ondrej Kase to a three-year, $7.8 million contract.The Ducks announced the deal Wednesday.Kase scored 20 goals last season, establishing himself as a promising talent when given his first extensive...

Surely, if the Washington Capitals were going to make the playoffs, it would come down to the wire. Their start was so terrible that even an optimistic die-hard would figure that, with the right breaks, perhaps, they could steal a berth in the final game of the regular season. Yet...

Associated PressRantanen returns to lineup, leads Avalanche past Chicago 7-3By MICHAEL KELLYDENVER (AP) Mikko Rantanen took almost six weeks to recover from an injury. He needed just a few minutes to show he was hadn't missed a beat.Rantanen had a goal and three assists in his return to...

Associated PressBlue Jackets rally to beat Kings 3-2 on Dubois' OT goalBy NICOLE KRAFTCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The Blue Jackets have pulled their goaltender in the closing minutes several times this season, only to see it backfire. But this time, it worked.Pierre-Luc Dubois scored in overtime, Zach Werenski had...

TORONTO (AP) - Maple Leafs center Nazem Kadri will miss Monday night's game against the New York Islanders because he missed a team meeting.Interim coach Peter Horachek sent Kadri home Sunday after he was 20 minutes late to practice. Kadri said he overslept, accepted his mistake and the consequences.The...

AP Sports WriterBruins anthem singer may be Boston Garden's busiest workerBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Todd Angilly's co-workers have gotten used to him showing up late.The TD Garden bartender often arrives after the opening faceoff when the Boston Bruins are playing at home, but he has a good excuse:...

Aho leads Hurricanes to 7-3 win over Red WingsRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Sebastian Aho had two goals and an assist to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 7-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night.Andrei Svechnikov, Nino Neiderreiter, Martin Necas, Brock McGinn and Teuvo Teravainen also scored...

PITTSBURGH (AP) Marc-Andre Fleury will remain in net for the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 2 of their playoff series against Columbus while Matt Murray deals with a lower-body injury. Murray was scheduled to start Game 1 but left after suffering a lower-body injury in warm-ups. Fleury came on and made...

AP Hockey WriterDevils buck odds to win NHL draft lottery; Vegas to pick 6thBy JOHN WAWROWA few weeks after the New Jersey Devils closed their worst season in nearly 30 years, general manager Ray Shero has something to smile about.''We finally won something,'' Shero told The Associated Press by...

Vancouver signs defenseman Alex Edler to 2-year extensionVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Defenseman Alex Edler signed a two-year extension with the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday at an average salary of $6 million. The 33-year-old Swede could have become a free agent July 1.''I've said from the beginning that if...