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AP Hockey WriterNHL's top prospect says he is overcoming 2 hernia injuriesBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Center Nolan Patrick says a misdiagnosis of a sports hernia injury contributed to the NHL's top-ranked draft prospect missing more than half of last season.Patrick had surgery to repair one side of...

Associated PressMatt Dumba's OT goal lifts Wild over Blues, 2-1By PATRICK DONNELLYST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Matt Dumba scored 39 seconds into overtime to give the Minnesota Wild a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday.Dumba started the game-winning rush by picking up a loose puck in...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Wild forward Matt Cooke will miss the next six weeks after undergoing surgery to address a sports hernia.The Wild say Cooke had surgery Friday in St. Louis.It's a tough loss for a team that is trying to scratch its way back into the...

The Philadelphia Flyers are faced with a formidable task if they wish to match their longest winning streak in nearly five years. Winners of six in a row, the Flyers will do their best to slow down the high-flying Connor McDavid and the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. Edmonton Oilers...

Associated PressSissons scores OT winner as Predators beat Canucks 4-3By JIM DIAMONDNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Leading by two late in the third period, the Nashville Predators nearly let this one get away.Colton Sissons made sure that didn't happen.After the Predators allowed a pair of goals in the final 4:05...

AP Hockey WriterCapitals need to 'step up' to remain Stanley Cup contendersBy STEPHEN WHYNOARLINGTON, Va. (AP) Facing some salary-cap math that wasn't pretty, the Washington Capitals took a beating in the offseason with the loss of several significant contributors.Now they go about the unenviable task of trying to...

AP Hockey WriterGeorge McPhee has fingerprints all over Stanley Cup FinalBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) George McPhee will only get a ring if the Vegas Golden Knights win the Stanley Cup.Maybe he should get one if the Washington Capitals win.McPhee is responsible for acquiring 13 players on the current...

AP Hockey WriterMaple Leafs among NHL teams facing cap crunches next yearBy JOHN WAWROWThere are questions Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock won't touch with a 10-foot hockey stick.The challenge a Maple Leafs team brimming with young talent faces managing its payroll structure was one topic Babcock particularly enjoyed sidestepping...

Smith-Pelly to skip White House visit if Caps win CupLAS VEGAS (AP) Count out Devante Smith-Pelly if the Washington Capitals win the Stanley Cup and are invited to the White House to celebrate with President Donald Trump.''The things that he spews are straight-up racist and sexist,'' Canada's Postmedia...

10:05 a.m. CDTIllinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is at the United Center wearing a Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews (tayvz) black replica jersey.Rauner told reporters it's a ''great day for the city of Chicago and the state of Illinois.'' The governor said Thursday that the parade and rally at Soldier Field...

Rookie Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs have several streaks on the line Wednesday when the team concludes the Alberta portion of its three-game road trip against the Calgary Flames. After going 13 contests without a tally, the 19-year-old Matthews is riding a goal-scoring streak that reached three...

Canadiens coach Claude Julien hospitalized with chest painsTORONTO (AP) Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin said that coach Claude Julien was experiencing chest pains Wednesday night and was taken by ambulance to a Toronto hospital.Bergevin confirmed Thursday it was not COVID-19 related.The 60-year-old coach is not expected to...