NHL

Associated PressEllers, Hathaway score 45 apart, Capitals beat Lightning 5-2By MARK DIDTLERTAMPA, Fla. (AP) The Washington Capitals used a quick start during the final period for another win away from home.Lars Eller and Garnet Hathaway scored 45 seconds apart early in the third period and the NHL-leading Capitals...

AP Sports WriterAho, Ferland power Hurricanes over Blue Jackets 3-1By MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) When the week began, Curtis McElhinney didn't expect to be starting an NHL game Friday night, let alone emerging as the winning goalie in a game in Columbus, where he played as a backup...

Henrik Sedin scores first of season, Canucks top Flames 5-3CALGARY, Alberta (AP) Henrik Sedin scored for the first time this season 38 seconds after Bo Horvat's tiebreaking goal, lifting the Vancouver Canucks over the Calgary Flames 5-3 on Tuesday night.Horvat scored 4:12 into the third on a power...

AP Hockey WriterAP NewsBreak: Some family members allowed to join NHL bubbleBy STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) The NHL is allowing some family members to join the Edmonton playoff bubble but is waiting on the Canadian government on the possibility of adding more.Deputy commissioner Bill Daly told The Associated...

AP Hockey WriterDesperate Capitals go back to Holtby for Game 3 vs. PenguinsBy STEPHEN WHYNODesperate times called for a players-only meeting in the Washington Capitals' locker room after they fell behind 2-0 in their second-round playoff series against the Pittsburgh Penguins.What was said? Matt Niskanen called it ''none of...

AP Hockey WriterPlayers brace for moves as NHL trade deadline approachesBy JOHN WAWROWThomas Vanek remembers waking up in Edmonton, Alberta, and turning on the TV in his hotel room to find out where he was heading.It was March 5, 2014, the NHL's trade deadline day, and Vanek's bags were...

AP Hockey WriterRed Wings name Steve Yzerman general managerBy LARRY LAGEDETROIT (AP) Steve Yzerman is getting another chance to return the Detroit Red Wings to glory.The Hockey Hall of Famer did it as one the game's all-time great leaders, helping Detroit end a 42-year championship drought with the...

AP Sports WriterNHL goalies do best to defend the unpredictable at netBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) NHL goaltenders prepare for the unpredictable, ready for pucks deflecting off sticks, bodies, feet or a divot in the ice, past all the gear designed to help defend their net.The freaky,...

AP Hockey WriterEx-women's player Mleczko to do color analysis for NHL gameBy STEPHEN WHYNOGANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) AJ Mleczko understands there is not a lot of women's hockey on television outside the Olympics.Mleczko took home Olympic gold with the U.S. in 1998 and silver in 2002. She took...

Devils announce goalie Crawford taking a leave of absenceNEWARK, N.J. (AP) New Jersey Devils goaltender Corey Crawford has taken an indefinite leave of absence due to undisclosed personal reasons.The Devils made the announcement Friday after a week of uncertainty in which the recently signed 36-year-old goaltender did not...

AP Hockey WriterIt's Trotz's move in chess match of Capitals-Penguins seriesBy STEPHEN WHYNONow that Mike Sullivan and Barry Trotz have matched wits in a playoff series for three consecutive years, they harbor very few secrets.The Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals know each other inside-out from 17 postseason games since...

AP Sports WriterFans' delight: Islanders back at Nassau Coliseum for a dayBy VIN A. CHERWOOUNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) Nearly 2 1/2 years after last playing at the Nassau Coliseum, John Tavares and the New York Islanders gave their fans something to cheer about back at their refurbished former home.The...