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Ex-NHL star's wife: Trump made advance on me in elevatorNEW YORK (AP) The wife of Hall of Fame hockey player Luc Robitaille has tweeted about an advance she says Donald Trump made on her more than two decades ago in an elevator at Madison Square Garden.Stacia Robitaille wrote...

Ducks re-sign D Sami Vatanen for 4 years, $19.5 millionANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Defenseman Sami Vatanen has re-signed with the Anaheim Ducks, agreeing to a four-year, $19.5 million deal.The Ducks retained the restricted free agent Saturday.Vatanen had nine goals and a career-high 29 assists last season. The aggressive, puck-moving...

AP Hockey WriterPending free agents confront injury risk in NHL playoffsBy STEPHEN WHYNOAlex Pietrangelo and his wife had ongoing discussions about whether he should return to the ice when the NHL season resumes.In addition to wanting to keep the couple's infant triplets safe during the pandemic, the 30-year-old captain...

Scheifele, Brossoit lead Jets to 1-0 win over CanucksVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Laurent Brossoit's first career shutout happened in the right building.Brossoit stopped 40 shots at Rogers Arena and Mark Scheifele scored with 1:32 left in the third period as the Jets defeated the Vancouver Canucks 1-0 Saturday...

Pastrnak has 2 goals, Bruins top Habs for 3rd time in 8 daysMONTREAL (AP) Canadiens coach Claude Julien's first few run-ins with his old team haven't gone well.David Pastrnak scored twice and set up another goal to help the Boston Bruins beat Montreal 4-1 on Saturday night, their...

KAMLOOPS, British Columbia (AP) A British Columbia appeals court judge has denied a prosecution request to increase Dallas Stars owner Tom Gaglardi's $140,000 fine for polluting a lake during renovations on his Kamloops vacation property.Gaglardi was found guilty in December on two counts of harmful alteration of a...

Long wait finally ends for Eric Lindros, Hall of Fame classTORONTO (AP) Eric Lindros had just received his Hockey Hall of Fame ring and was feeling particularly buoyant.''Check it out!'' he said, raising his left hand and shiny new ring to show to the television camera. ''Check it...

AP Sports WriterHome is where the 'L' is? Home teams struggling in playoffsBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Having home ice is supposed to be an advantage in the NHL. So far in the 2018 playoffs, the only guarantee to playing at home is a monochrome backdrop provided by fans...

AP Sports WriterPenguins trade Kessel to Coyotes for GalchenyukBy JOHN MARSHALLGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Coyotes were one of the NHL's best defensive teams last season while just missing their first playoff appearance in six years.The biggest reason they came up short: Lack of scoring.The Coyotes took a...

AP Sports WriterFlyers get goaltender Petr Mrazek from Red WingsBy ROB MAADDIPHILADELPHIA (AP) Petr Mrazek is going from being a backup goaltender on a losing team to a starting job for a playoff contender.The Philadelphia Flyers acquired Mrazek from the Detroit Red Wings for two conditional draft picks...

NHL All-Star Game coaches: Jets, Capitals, Lightning, FlamesBy The Associated PressThe four coaches for this month's NHL All-Star Game will be Paul Maurice of Winnipeg, Todd Reirden of Washington, Jon Cooper of Tampa Bay and Bill Peters of Calgary.Each of the teams is a division leader - Winnipeg (Central),...

Associated PressNiederreiter scores twice as Wild beat Panthers 5-1By BRIAN HALLST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The move by Minnesota Wild coach Bruce Boudreau to put Charlie Coyle at center between Zach Parise and Nino Niederreiter is paying off.Niederreiter scored twice, Ryan Suter had three assists and Devan Dubnyk finished...