NHL

AP Sports WriterDadonov, Reimer lead Panthers past Islanders 3-0By VIN A. CHERWOONEW YORK (AP) James Reimer has been coming up big for the surging Panthers the last six weeks. His latest effort was his second shutout this month and it helped Florida move closer to a playoff spot.Reimer...

Wild sign Olympian Jordan Greenway for stretch runST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Wild have signed Olympic player and top prospect Jordan Greenway for the stretch run of the playoff race.The team said Monday the left wing signed a three-year, entry-level contract and is expected to join the...

AP Hockey WriterMinnesota's Mittelstadt reaches 3-year contract with SabresBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres have reached an agreement with their top prospect, center Casey Mittelstadt, who is leaving Minnesota following his freshman season.Mittelstadt agreed to a three-year entry level contract Monday and is expected to join...

Blue Jackets' Foligno out 2-4 weeks with lower-body injuryCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Columbus Blue Jackets captain Nick Foligno is expected to miss two to four weeks with a lower-body injury, a major development in the Eastern Conference playoff race.General manager Jarmko Kekalainen announced a timeline Monday in which Foligno...

Lindholm finishes late comeback, Ducks beat Oilers 5-4 in OTEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Hampus Lindholm scored 1:21 into overtime to lift the Anaheim Ducks over the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 on Sunday night.Adam Henrique had two goals and Josh Manson and Corey Perry also scored for the Ducks, who are...

Sabres snap Leafs' club-record 13-game home winning streakTORONTO (AP) Looking to extend one franchise mark and set another, the Toronto Maple Leafs entered Monday 25 spots ahead of the Buffalo Sabres in the NHL standings.That didn't matter to Jack Eichel.The Sabres star scored his second goal of the...

St. Cloud State's Borgen signs 3-year contract with SabresBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Defenseman Will Borgen is skipping his senior season at St. Cloud State after signing a three-year entry level contract with the Buffalo Sabres.Borgen's contract with the Sabres won't kick in until next season. He will finish this...

AP Sports WriterDeadline additions help streaking Sharks surge into playoffsBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The San Jose Sharks head back to the Midwest for their final road trip of the season looking like a far different team than the one that stumbled its way through a tour...

Boucher, Dowd score on power play; Canucks beat Stars 4-1DALLAS (AP) Reid Boucher and Nic Dowd are near the bottom of Vancouver's scoring leaderboard, with the Canucks sitting near the bottom of the standings.They combined to help Vancouver pull Dallas down toward the bottom Sunday night.Boucher and Dowd...

McDavid nets 2, grabs scoring lead as Oilers beat Kings 3-2EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Once again, Connor McDavid has put the rest of the NHL in his rearview mirror.McDavid had two goals to take over the league scoring lead, and the Edmonton Oilers held off the Los Angeles Kings...

Jets clinch playoff spot with shootout win over NashvilleWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Mark Scheifele scored the only goal in a shootout and the Winnipeg Jets clinched a playoff spot with a 5-4 win over the Nashville Predators on Sunday night.The Jets are in the postseason for the first time...

AP Sports WriterLandeskog helps Avs beat Golden Knights in shootout 2-1By PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) Gabriel Landeskog beat Marc Andre-Fleury with a nifty move in the shootout and the Colorado Avalanche kept expansion Vegas from clinching a playoff spot by beating the Golden Knights 2-1 on Saturday.Semyon Varlamov stopped...