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Associated PressZuccarello leads streaking Wild to 5-4 win over LightningBy MARK DIDTLERTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Mats Zuccarello had a goal and two assists as the Minnesota Wild won their fifth consecutive game, 5-4 over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.Joel Eriksson Ek, Jason Zucker, Carson Soucy and Victor...

Ontario mulls how all-Canadian division in NHL might workTORONTO (AP) Ontario's minister of sport says the provincial government is examining how a Canadian division in the NHL might work.Lisa MacLeod says discussions about the league's return-to-play plan are being studied by Ontario public health authorities, the province's chief...

AP Hockey WriterCam Talbot carries Oilers past Ducks 2-1, to 2-0 series leadBy GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, California (AP) While the Anaheim Ducks dominated the puck and peppered the Edmonton net with shots over the final 2 1/2 periods, Cam Talbot stood tall - when he wasn't sprawling, diving or...

AP Sports WriterPenguins strike early, rout Senators 7-0 to take 3-2 leadBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Penguins are one win away from a return trip to the Stanley Cup Final.The defending champions pounced on the Ottawa Senators early in a 7-0 demolition in Game 5 of the...

Capitals' Evgeny Kuznetsov suspended 3 games by NHLWASHINGTON (AP) Washington Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov has been suspended without pay for three regular-season games by the NHL for ''inappropriate conduct,'' less than a month after he was banned from playing for Russia for four years because of a positive...

NEW YORK (AP) The New York Islanders signed defenseman Marek Zidlicky to a one-year contract Friday. Financial terms of the deal weren't disclosed.The 38-year-old Zidlicky had seven goals and 27 assists in an NHL-high 84 regulart-season games last season for New Jersey and Detroit. He was scoreless in...

Associated PressPatrick lifts Flyers over scuffling Rangers 3-2 in shootoutBy SCOTT CHARLESNEW YORK (AP) Nolan Patrick scored the lone goal in a shootout that lasted four rounds and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the scuffling New York Rangers 3-2 on Sunday night.Michael Raffl and Wayne Simmonds scored in regulation,...

Lightning miss out in OT for once and head to Game 6EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) The Tampa Bay Lightning missed a chance for another overtime-clinching series victory, the kind they have enjoyed this entire postseason.They didn't get a power-play goal, either, so the Stanley Cup Final is going at...

AP Hockey WriterSmith-Pelly, Kempny are perfect pieces of Caps' Cup puzzleBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) A salary-cap squeeze threatened to slam the Washington Capitals' Stanley Cup window shut. Instead, it busted it wide open.When the dollars didn't add up to be able to keep a handful of key contributors...

AP Hockey WriterSabres place Moulson on waivers; acquire Wilson from WingsBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The shake-up is starting in Buffalo, where Sabres general manager Jason Botterill began making moves in a bid to improve a vastly underperforming team on Monday.High-priced and little-used veteran forward Matt Moulson was...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) The New Jersey Devils and the Prudential Center have hired David Collins as the organization's executive vice president and chief financial officer.Devils and Prudential Center chief executive Scott O'Neil announced the hiring on Wednesday, saying Collins brings more than 20 years of experience across a...

All-Star D Victor Hedman out for Lightning with illnessLOS ANGELES (AP) All-Star defenseman Victor Hedman is sitting out of the Tampa Bay Lightning's game at Los Angeles due to an illness.The Lightning made the announcement Monday, shortly before the opening faceoff.Hedman participated in the pregame warmup, but left...