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AP Sports WriterLightning disappointed, but don't feel like playoff failuresBy FRED GOODALLTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Jon Cooper searched for adequate words to describe the feeling of coming within one victory of playing for the Stanley Cup.The Tampa Bay Lightning have done it twice in the past three years. And...

AP Hockey WriterDC Relief: Capitals' run to Cup Final ends 20-year droughtBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) Jimmy Patterson was a fresh-faced 22-year-old in the stands at the old Capital Centre in October 1974 when the expansion Washington Capitals won for the first time.As he was leaving, an elderly man...

AP Sports WriterQuinn: Rangers' job is an 'opportunity I could not pass up'By VIN A. CHERWOONEW YORK (AP) David Quinn had been contacted by other NHL teams in recent years, and chose to remain at Boston University. When the New York Rangers came calling, it was different.As talks...

AP Sports WriterSharks finalize 7-year deal with high-scoring Evander KaneBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Evander Kane knew San Jose was a good fit when Joe Thornton showed up for a late-night airport pickup following a trade deadline deal.That comfort was only reinforced over the next 10 weeks...

AP Hockey WriterDC Relief: Capitals' run to Cup Final ends 20-year droughtBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) Jimmy Patterson was a fresh-faced 22-year-old in the stands at the old Capital Centre in October 1974 when the expansion Washington Capitals won their first NHL game.As he was leaving, an elderly man...

Associated PressBright lights, casinos and home for Golden KnightsBy W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) Pierre-Edouard Bellemare didn't know what to do as he browsed in the grocery store. Fans were admiring the native Frenchman and center for the Vegas Golden Knights, but he had become star-struck himself.''I'm pretty sure...

AP Sports WriterSharks finalize 7-year deal with high-scoring Evander KaneBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Evander Kane knew San Jose was a good fit when Joe Thornton showed up for a late-night airport pickup following a trade deadline deal.That comfort was only reinforced over the next 10 weeks...

Forward Gabriel Bourque signs 1-year deal with AvalancheDENVER (AP) The Colorado Avalanche have brought back forward Gabriel Bourque on a one-year deal.Bourque played in 58 games for the Avalanche in 2017-18 as he tallied five goals and six assists. He scored twice during Colorado's first-round playoff loss to...

AP Sports WriterOvechkin, Capitals headed to Stanley Cup Final vs. VegasBy FRED GOODALLTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Alex Ovechkin is thrilled, though hardly satisfied.The Washington Capitals star is headed to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in his 13-year career, eager to put more distance between the Eastern...

AP Sports WriterOvechkin, Capitals headed to Stanley Cup Final vs. VegasBy FRED GOODALLTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Alex Ovechkin is thrilled, though hardly satisfied.The Washington Capitals star is headed to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in his 13-year career, eager to put more distance between the Eastern...

AP Sports WriterSharks finalize 7-year deal with high-scoring Evander KaneBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The San Jose Sharks signed pending free agent forward Evander Kane to a seven-year contract Thursday that keeps the high-scoring winger off the open market and part of the Sharks long-term future.Kane, who...

AP Sports WriterSharks finalize 7-year deal with high-scoring Evander KaneBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The San Jose Sharks have signed pending free agent forward Evander Kane to a seven-year contract.The deal finalized on Thursday keeps the high-scoring winger off the open market and part of the Sharks...