NHL

AP Sports WriterChayka steps down as Arizona GM a week before qualifierBy JOHN MARSHALLGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Arizona general manager John Chayka earned a contract extension early this season for building the Coyotes into playoff contenders in four short years.He was being called a quitter by the team in...

AP Sports WriterInjured Letang takes on new role during Penguins' Cup runBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) When Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang announced his season was over due to a neck injury, he confidently predicted his absence wouldn't change his team's chances of repeating as Stanley Cup champions.He may...

AP Sports WriterRask stops 30 shots, Bruins beat Leafs 4-1 to tie series 1-1By JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Maple Leafs forward Nazem Kadri temporarily went to the locker room after a knee-on-knee hit from Jake DeBrusk in the second period.When Kadri retaliated late in the third, he was done...

Associated PressCoyotes score 3 third-period goals, top Canucks 4-1By JOSE M. ROMEROGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Clayton Keller and Brad Richardson scored during Arizona's three-goal third period and the Coyotes beat the first-place Vancouver Canucks 4-1 on Thursday night.Keller took advantage of a turnover in Vancouver's zone to make it...

DETROIT (AP) The Detroit Red Wings have lost forwards Drew Miller and Teemu Pulkkinen to injuries that are expected to keep both out for over a month.The team says Miller is expected to miss about six weeks with a broken jaw, and Pulkkinen is expected to miss six...

DENVER (AP) Jarome Iginla's teammates are rooting for him to pack his bags and leave town. Nothing personal, of course, they just want the charismatic Colorado Avalanche forward to be traded for what might be his final shot at a Stanley Cup title. The 39-year-old Iginla is receptive to any sort...

AP Hockey WriterRed Wings snap 11-game road skid with 6-3 win over SabresBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Anthony Mantha scored his team-leading 24th goal and the Detroit Red Wings snapped an 11-game road losing streak by beating the NHL's last-place Buffalo Sabres 6-3 on Thursday night.Dylan Larkin, Darren...

AP Sports WriterNHL embraces more betting with 3rd gambling operatorBy BEN NUCKOLSOXON HILL, Md. (AP) The NHL has announced its third partnership with a sports gambling operator, a deal with William Hill.The league previously into entered deals with FanDuel and MGM. All three companies have been designated as...

Carolina's Williams to 'step away' from NHL to start seasonRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Carolina Hurricanes captain Justin Williams says he is taking a break from the NHL to start this season.With the start of training camp looming later this month, the 37-year-old forward said Monday that he will ''step...

Associated PressPredators place Forsberg on IR with upper-body injuryBy JIM DIAMONDNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Nashville Predators left wing Filip Forsberg has been placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury the team announced Saturday before their home game against the Minnesota Wild.Forsberg had 15:04 of ice time Friday night...

AP Sports WriterKunitz's double-OT goal sends Penguins back to Stanley CupBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Chris Kunitz spent a portion of the spring nursing a lower-body injury and wondering if his time with the Pittsburgh Penguins was over. The veteran forward's contract is up this summer and he's been...

Associated PressDepth on D Blackhawks biggest obstacle to new Cup questBy MATT CARLSONCHICAGO (AP) Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville played 12-plus seasons in the NHL as a steady defenseman. The outlook for his team's blue line corps heading into the 2017-18 season is anything but stable.Quenneville, entering his...