NHL

AP Sports WriterCarolina coach Bill Peters resigns after 4 seasons with clubBy JOEDY McCREARYRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Bill Peters has not been able to lead the Carolina Hurricanes back to the NHL playoffs and after coming up short following his fourth season with the club, announced Friday that he...

AP Sports WriterCarolina coach Bill Peters resigns after 4 seasons with clubBy JOEDY McCREARYRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Bill Peters has resigned as the Carolina Hurricanes' coach after four seasons and no playoff berths.Peters announced his decision Friday through the team, saying in a statement that ''this is a good...

AP Sports WriterOnce long shot, expansion Vegas now best bet in NHL playoffsBy PAT GRAHAMAs an expansion team, the Vegas Golden Knights have defied all sorts of odds.Long shots to even make the playoffs seven months ago, they are a favorite to hoist the Stanley Cup in June. Behind...

AP Sports WriterPlayers claimed off NHL waivers making most of 2nd chancesBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) Colorado defenseman Patrik Nemeth set career highs this season in goals, games and perhaps even grudges.See what a little chip on the shoulder can do?Waived by Dallas in October, he was claimed by...

'Seinfeld' actor shows up at Devils game with face paintedNEWARK, N.J. (AP) Life imitated art at the Stanley Cup playoffs as the actor who played Puddy on the TV sitcom ''Seinfeld'' showed up at the game with his face painted as a New Jersey Devils fan.Patrick Warburton is...

AP Sports WriterSharks ride depth, Jones to first-round sweep of DucksBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Very little separated San Jose and Anaheim in the regular season, with the Ducks edging out the Sharks by one point for second place in the Pacific Division.Their first-round series wasn't nearly...

AP Sports WriterForsberg, Rinne help Predators beat Avalanche 3-2 in Game 4By PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) Filip Forsberg scored another creative goal, Pekka Rinne rebounded from a rocky performance with 31 saves, and the Nashville Predators withstood a furious rally by the Colorado Avalanche for a 3-2 win in...

AP Sports WriterDevils defenseman Sami Vatanen is day to day with injuryBy TOM CANAVANNEWARK, N.J. (AP) The New Jersey Devils are not sure whether top defenseman Sami Vatanen is going to be available for Game 5 of their first-round series with the Tampa Bay Lightning.Vatanen is listed as...

NHL suspends Preds forward Ryan Hartman for Game 5NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The NHL has suspended Nashville Predators forward Ryan Hartman for Game 5 against the Colorado Avalanche for an illegal check to the head of Carl Soderberg.The league's Department of Player Safety issued the suspension Thursday after a...

AP Sports WriterDevils defenseman Sami Vatanen is day to day with injuryBy TOM CANAVANNEWARK, N.J. (AP) New Jersey top defenseman Sami Vatanen is being listed as day to day with an upper-body injury as the Devils prepare for a must-win Game 5 of their first-round series with the...

Hurricanes hire ex-agent Krepelka as VP of hockey operationsRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes have hired former sports agent Paul Krepelka as a vice president of hockey operations.Owner Tom Dundon announced Krepelka's hiring Thursday, saying his responsibilities will include negotiating player contracts.Krepelka is a former minor league player...

Avalanche will start backup goalie Andrew Hammond in Game 5DENVER (AP) The Colorado Avalanche will go with backup goaltender Andrew Hammond for Game 5 in Nashville after starter Jonathan Bernier suffered a lower-body injury.Colorado trails the Predators 3-1 in the first-round series heading into Friday's game.Hammond stepped in...