NHL

AP Hockey WriterSalary cap set at $79.5 million for 2018-19 NHL seasonBy STEPHEN WHYNODALLAS (AP) General managers looking to make moves at the NHL draft found out the salary cap for next season will be $79.5 million, an increase of $4.5 million from last year.The NHL and NHLPA...

Associated PressJaden Schwartz has hat trick, Blues beat Blackhawks 5-2By JOE HARRISST. LOUIS (AP) Jaden Schwartz missed the final seven minutes of the first period after taking a big hit and going head-first into the boards. He shook it off in a big way for the St. Louis...

Hayes scores 1st goal with Jets in victory over PredatorsWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Kevin Hayes' first goal with the Jets was far from smooth or pretty. It certainly got the job done, though.Hayes scored late in the third period of his second game with Winnipeg after being acquired from...

Blackhawks, DeBrincat agree to 3-year contract extensionCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Blackhawks and forward Alex DeBrincat have agreed to a three-year, $19.2 million contract extension through the 2022-23 season.The 21-year-old DeBrincat tied for sixth in the NHL and second on the team to Patrick Kane last season with 41...

The Latest: Kuhlman replaces Backes in Cup Final Game 6ST. LOUIS (AP) The Latest on Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final (all times local):3 p.m.Coach Bruce Cassidy believes having rookie Karson Kuhlman in the lineup over veteran David Backes gives his Boston Bruins a better chance of...

Hacker posts racial slur on fan chat with black NHL playerNEW YORK (AP) A hacker posted a racial slur 45 times in an online fan video chat Friday with a black New York Rangers prospect.The NHL team scrambled to disable the hacker it called “a vile individual” on...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Vegas provides a new template for expansion teamsBy PAUL NEWBERRYDan Bouchard can appreciate, better than most, the Miracle in the Desert.He was a goalie for the expansion Atlanta Flames back in the 1970s, so he knows how difficult it is to build a competitive team from...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Sam Gagner scored twice, Nick Foligno got a goal and two assists and 13 Blue Jackets had at least a point, helping Columbus beat the St. Louis Blues 8-4 in the NHL on Saturday. Eight days after whipping NHL-leading Montreal 10-1, Columbus had its fans chanting ''We...

AP Hockey WriterRed Wings snap 11-game road skid with 6-3 win over SabresBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Anthony Mantha scored his team-leading 24th goal and the Detroit Red Wings snapped an 11-game road losing streak by beating the NHL's last-place Buffalo Sabres 6-3 on Thursday night.Dylan Larkin, Darren...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) - Los Angeles Kings general manager Dean Lombardi assembled a team that won two Stanley Cup titles and 10 playoff series in three seasons with the belief that teamwork and trust mattered as much as talent.After the Kings' remarkable run quietly ended Saturday, Lombardi has...

AP Sports WriterDevils need to find consistency to end playoff droughtBy TOM CANAVANNEWARK, N.J. (AP) Either the New Jersey Devils find some consistency in the final 32 games of the regular season or they are going to miss the playoffs for the fifth straight year.Coming out of the...

Wild extend forward Marcus Foligno with 3-year, $9.3M dealST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Wild signed forward Marcus Foligno to a three-year, $9.3 million contract extension on Tuesday, coming off the best season of his NHL career.The deal takes a potential free agent off the market next summer...