NHL

AP Sports WriterAvs on the cusp of playoffs a year after last-place finishBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) The captain of the Colorado Avalanche has...

Minnesota Wild forward Luke Kunin undergoes ACL surgeryST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Minnesota Wild rookie forward Luke Kunin has undergone surgery to repair a...

AP Sports WriterStanley Cup saying goodbye to names like Richard, Hull, HoweBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) So long, Gordon Howe.Bye-bye, Robert Hull.Au revoir, M....

AP Sports WriterWith 40 goals for playoffs-bound Wild, Staal has right fitBy DAVE CAMPBELLST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Eric Staal was coming off his...

AP Sports WriterPenguins emerge from funk as legit three-peat threatBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Evgeni Malkin made the proclamation more than two months ago,...

Predators sign Westerholm to 3-year, entry-level dealNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators have signed goaltender Niclas Westerholm to a three-year, entry-level contract that...

AP Sports WriterHall and Butcher score 2 apiece as Devils power past RangersBy TOM CANAVANNEWARK, N.J. (AP) Taylor Hall and rookie Will Butcher...

Blues' Gunnarsson out 6 months to heal torn ACLST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis Blues defenseman Carl Gunnarsson will miss at least six months...

AP Sports WriterParise, Dubnyk push Wild past Oilers 3-0 for playoff spotBy DAVE CAMPBELLST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Wild made sure the...

Nylander, Matthews lead Maple Leafs to 5-2 win over SabresTORONTO (AP) Auston Matthews kept his points streak going, and William Nylander was the...

AP Hockey WriterUncommon path should ease NHL learning curve for TolvanenBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe secret was out pretty quickly.A week before the 2015 playoffs, the...

AP Hockey Writer1 team, 1,000 games: Milestone increasingly common in NHLBy STEPHEN WHYNOVictor Hedman refused to go to sleep without a contract.A full year...