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Associated PressSharks look to Game 2, try to shake off 7-0 loss in VegasBy W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) The San Jose Sharks made it a priority to get faster following a loss in the Stanley Cup Final to Pittsburgh two years ago.The Sharks looked awfully slow and lost...

Matthews, Babcock deny rift as Maple Leafs clean out lockersTORONTO (AP) Mike Babcock was at his daughter's graduation when he received a text message from a friend about reports of a strained relationship with star center Auston Matthews.''I'll find out in the morning,'' the Toronto coach replied. ''I'll...

AP Hockey WriterCapitals believe they can rebound from 'kick in the stomach'By STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) A five-minute implosion made the Capitals look like the same old team in the playoffs.They blew a two-goal lead for the fourth time in seven games to ruin an otherwise solid performance in...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Knights the hottest show on Vegas StripBy TIM DAHLBERGLAS VEGAS (AP) The bookies in this gambling city have to be getting a bit nervous.Hockey fans, though, are nothing short of ecstatic.They screamed, danced and cheered as the goals came one right after another in a...

Associated PressFleury's 3rd shutout of playoffs helps Vegas beat Sharks 7-0By W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) Marc-Andre Fleury was having such a good time Thursday night, he joined in when the sold-out crowd at T Mobile Arena started doing the wave.And why not?Fleury stopped 33 shots for his third...

AP Sports WriterHellebuyck smothers Preds as Jets grab 1-0 lead with 4-1 winBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Connor Hellebuyck loves what he's seeing in his first NHL postseason, and the 24-year-old goalie is doing his best to make sure the Winnipeg Jets do much more than just...

Hall, Kopitar, MacKinnon finalists for Hart as NHL MVPNEW YORK (AP) New Jersey left wing Taylor Hall, Los Angeles center Anze Kopitar and Colorado center Nathan MacKinnon are the finalists for the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player.The winner will be announced June 20 at...

Hall, Kopitar, MacKinnon finalists for Hart as NHL MVPNEW YORK (AP) New Jersey left wing Taylor Hall, Los Angeles center Anze Kopitar and Colorado center Nathan MacKinnon are the finalists for the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player.The winner will be announced June 20 at...

Associated PressSharks look to Game 2, try to shake off 7-0 loss in VegasBy W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) The San Jose Sharks made it a priority to get faster following a loss in the Stanley Cup Final to Pittsburgh two years ago.The Sharks looked awfully slow and lost...

AP Sports WriterTurn it up to 11? Pens, Caps have lots of playoff historyBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Sidney Crosby doesn't think the Pittsburgh Penguins have some sort of mystical edge over the Washington Capitals. That all those series and all those years and all that dominance won't mean...

AP Sports WriterTurn it up to 11? Pens, Caps have a lot to live up toBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Sidney Crosby doesn't think the Pittsburgh Penguins have some sort of mystical edge over the Washington Capitals. That all those series and all those years and all that dominance...

AP Hockey WriterPenguins erase 2-goal deficit, beat Capitals 3-2 in Game 1By STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) After the Capitals scored early, the Penguins scored often to stun their rivals with yet another comeback.Patric Hornqvist, Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel scored in a 4:49 span to help Pittsburgh erase a...