NHL

AP Sports Writer3 of a kind: Vegas tips Kings 3-2, closes in on series sweepBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) James Neal has been scoring big goals in pressure-packed playoff hockey games since way before the Vegas Golden Knights were even a gleam in owner Bill Foley's eye.When this...

AP Hockey WriterPenalties, power-play goals skyrocket early in NHL playoffsBy STEPHEN WHYNOPlayers take note: Referees aren't swallowing their whistles so far in the 2018 NHL playoffs.Penalties are up more than 17 percent over the same time a year ago and are playing a substantial role in several series. Through...

AP Hockey WriterPenalties, power-play goals skyrocket early in NHL playoffsBy STEPHEN WHYNOPlayers take note: Referees aren't swallowing their whistles so far in the 2018 NHL playoffs.Penalties are up more than 17 percent over the same time a year ago and are playing a substantial role in several series. Through...

Schneider starts in goal for Devils, Johansson backNEWARK, N.J. (AP) Cory Schneider is replacing Keith Kinkaid in goal for the New Jersey Devils in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning.Coach John Hynes decided to make the move with New Jersey trailing 2-0...

AP Sports WriterAvs, Devils, Leafs hoping home cookin' flips the momentumBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) Nathan MacKinnon is counting on 18,000 of his rowdy friends to give the Colorado Avalanche a little bit of an extra buzz.Maybe even throw Nashville goaltender Pekka Rinne off his game.Trailing the top-seeded Predators...

Linesman Barton leaves Jackets-Capitals game with injuryWASHINGTON (AP) A linesman injured his left knee and was helped off the ice in Game 2 of the first-round playoff series between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Washington Capitals.Steve Barton collapsed to the ice after his left skate knocked into a...

AP Sports WriterPredators take 2-0 lead after holding off Avalanche 5-4By TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Ryan Hartman got a bit nervous with the puck so close to the empty net after a shot by P.K. Subban.The Nashville forward wound up with not only the first playoff goal...

Injured Humboldt players get visit from Stanley CupSASKATOON, Saskatchewan (AP) Injured Humboldt Broncos players got a visit from the Stanley Cup.Tom Straschnitzki - whose 19-year-old son, Ryan, was badly injured in the junior hockey team's bus crash - was in a waiting area at Royal University Hospital on...

AP Hockey WriterStand by your man: Flyers, Caps riding same goaltendersBy STEPHEN WHYNOBy sticking with Philipp Grubauer in net for Game 2, the Washington Capitals are taking a page from the Philadelphia Flyers' most recent goaltending decision.Of course, it was an entirely different book after the Pittsburgh Penguins chased...

Associated PressHaula's goal in 2nd OT gives Vegas 2-1 win over KingsBy W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) What happens in Vegas, continues to happen in Vegas.The NHL's Golden Knights are the toast of the town.Erik Haula's goal in double overtime gave Vegas a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles...

Associated PressHaula's goal in 2nd OT gives Vegas 2-1 win over KingsBy W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) What happens in Vegas, continues to happen in Vegas.The NHL's Golden Knights are the toast of the town.Erik Haula's goal in double overtime gave Vegas a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles...

AP Hockey WriterVanek, Nash among players seeking playoff redemptionBy STEPHEN WHYNOThomas Vanek learned early in his career how tough it is to win in the playoffs.When Vanek and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Philadelphia Flyers in six games in 2006 to advance, the rookie winger looked across the locker...