NHL

AP Sports WriterCapitals exorcise ghosts to reach conference semifinalsBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) The Washington Capitals kept trying to downplay their own forgettable playoff...

Forsberg, Rinne help Predators beat Jets to force Game 7WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Filip Forsberg, Pekka Rinne and the Nashville Predators showed they aren't...

AP Sports WriterJoe Thornton willing to take 1-year deal to return to SharksBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Joe Thornton tested the free-agent...

AP Sports WriterJoe Thornton willing to take 1-year deal to return to SharksBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Joe Thornton says it's no...

AP Sports WriterDevils say Hall, Maroon, Schneider had postseason surgeryBy TOM CANAVANNEWARK, N.J. (AP) The New Jersey Devils say forwards Taylor Hall and...

Predators sign Pyrochta to two-year, entry-level dealNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators have signed defenseman Filip Pyrochta to a two-year, entry-level contract.Pyrochta (pronounced...

AP Sports WriterSharks' season ends in disappointment with loss to VegasBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The scene was all too familiar for...

AP Sports WriterBig Buff has Winnipeg Jets on verge of 1st West finalBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Dustin Byfuglien busted out his...

AP Sports WriterLightning back in East final for third time in 4 yearsBy FRED GOODALLTAMPA, Fla. (AP) The Tampa Bay Lightning know the...

AP Sports WriterGolden Knights' magic ride heads to conference finalBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The crew of castoffs that carried the expansion...

AP Sports WriterCapitals, Jets push Penguins and Preds to the brinkBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) The Washington Capitals don't need a history lesson. Neither...

AP Sports WriterJets rout Preds 6-2, grab 3-2 West semifinal leadBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck got to watch...