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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Zach Parise scored twice, including a short-handed, highlight-reel goal to get Minnesota going in the first period, and the Wild advanced to the Western Conference semifinals with a 4-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Sunday in Game 6.Justin Fontaine also scored, Nino...

AP Sports WriterNHL keeping close eye on virus, limiting employee travelBy TIM REYNOLDSBOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) The NHL is not allowing its employees to make work-related trips outside of North America in response to the global fears over the coronavirus, and if any of those employees go on...

The Winnipeg Jets have agreed to terms with defenseman Jacob Trouba on a $6 million, two-year deal, ending his long contract stalemate. The team announced the deal Monday. Trouba will count $3 million against the salary cap for the remainder of this season and next. He'll make a pro-rated $2.5 million...

Ovechkin to skip All-Star Game, will be suspended 1 gameWASHINGTON (AP) Alex Ovechkin has decided to skip the All-Star Weekend in San Jose to get some extra rest and will serve an automatic one-game suspension.The Washington Capitals announced Ovechkin's decision Wednesday. The team says the league's leading goal-scorer...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - So far, the St. Louis Blues are surviving without All-Star defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk.The Blues (33-13-4) beat Tampa Bay 2-1 on Tuesday night for their sixth consecutive win, tying a franchise record with points in 12 consecutive games for the first time since 2000. In all,...

AP Hockey WriterMarijuana legalization in Canada won't change NHL - yetBy STEPHEN WHYNOAs Riley Cote took and delivered countless punches over more than a decade of junior and pro hockey, he was eager to avoid painkillers.Early on, marijuana was touted to the enforcer as a healing option.''I started noticing...

Stars goalie Khudobin misses start of camp after visa issuesFRISCO, Texas (AP) Dallas Stars goaltender Anton Khudobin missed the start of training camp Monday while still going through NHL-mandated quarantine after some immigration issues.General manager Jim Nill said Khudobin is back in Texas, but the Russian goalie was...

Associated PressBurrows scores in 3rd, Senators hold off Golden KnightsBy W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) Prior to Monday's trade deadline, Vegas fans were hoping to pry two-time Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson from the Ottawa Senators.After Friday night, they probably can't wait to see him leave town.Karlsson had three...

AP Sports WriterFlyers dedicate 4-1 victory to cancer-stricken teammateBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) Oskar Lindblom was just a visitor in the Flyers' locker room Tuesday, his presence enough to lift the spirits of a franchise rocked by the promising forward's cancer fight. He was never far from his teammates...

Gone are the days in the NHL when high-scoring Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux lit up goaltenders at will.Goals are down across the league over the past decade and even hockey's biggest stars struggle to score these days.Except Alex Ovechkin.The Washington Capitals left winger is three goals away from...

Backstrom scores in shootout, Capitals beat Canucks 6-5VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Nicklas Backstrom scored the shootout winner and the Washington Capitals rallied from a four-goal deficit and beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-5 on Friday night.The Canucks led by four goals late in the second period, but couldn't withstand...

Red Wings sign Gagner to 1-year contract extensionDETROIT (AP) The Detroit Red Wings signed forward Sam Gagner to a one-year contract extension Saturday.The Red Wings acquired Gagner on Feb. 24 in a trade with Edmonton. He played six games for Detroit.In 42 games last season with the Red...