NHL

Flames acquire goalie Elliott from Blues for 2nd-round pickBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Calgary Flames addressed their biggest need entering the NHL draft weekend by acquiring goalie Brian Elliott in a trade with the St. Louis Blues.The 31-year-old Elliott has seven seasons of NHL experience and was 23-8-6 last...

AP Hockey WriterJack Hughes shows smarts in Devils prospects' losing debutBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Rookie center Jack Hughes need not be too disappointed over the dud he and the New Jersey Devils produced in the No. 1 draft pick's debut in an NHL competitive setting Friday night.Overlooking...

AP Sports WriterRed Wings beat Panthers 4-2 for 4th straight winBy NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) Anthony Mantha and Gustav Nyquist scored in the third period to lift the Detroit Red Wings to their fourth straight victory, 4-2 over the Florida Panthers on Friday night.The Red Wings blew a 2-0...

AP Hockey WriterTrades start heating up at NHL draft as Penguins deal MurrayBy STEPHEN WHYNOTrade action is heating up on the second day of the NHL draft.The Pittsburgh Penguins got the movement started Wednesday by trading two-time Stanley Cup-winning goaltender Matt Murray to the Ottawa Senators. Minutes later, the...

Flyers sign Braun to 2-year extension; Niskanen retiresPHILADELPHIA (AP) The Philadelphia Flyers signed defenseman Justin Braun to a two-year contract at an annual average of $1.8 million.Braun played in 62 regular-season games and all 16 playoff games in his first season with the Flyers. He had three goals...

St. Louis 0 2 0 0-2San Jose 0 1 1 1-3First Period-None.Second Period-1, San Jose, Desjardins 2 (Braun, McGinn), 10:47. 2, St. Louis, Berglund 4 (Pietrangelo, Jaskin), 14:29. 3, St. Louis, Ott 1 (Lapierre, Cole), 17:21.Third Period-4, San Jose, Vlasic 4 (Thornton,...

AP Hockey WriterOffseason cleansing puts Sabres, Eichel in upbeat moodBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Jack Eichel was in such an upbeat mood upon reporting for the start of training camp Thursday, the Buffalo Sabres star center felt comfortable enough to engage in some humorous banter with reporters.Asked if...

Sabres trade D Fedun to Stars for conditional pickBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Dallas Stars have acquired defenseman Taylor Fedun from the Buffalo Sabres.The Sabres received a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2020 draft from Dallas in a deal announced Saturday. The pick is conditional on Fedun playing in...

Associated PressKarlsson gets 30th goal of season, Vegas tops Oilers, 4-1By W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) For the Western Conference-leading Vegas Golden Knights, the third time was indeed a charm against the Edmonton Oilers.William Karlsson got the 100th point of his career with his 30th goal of the season...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The Columbus Blue Jackets have waived backup goalie Curtis McElhinney after a disastrous weekend performance. To replace McElhinney, Columbus recalled 24-year-old Anton Forsberg from the Cleveland Monsters of the AHL. If the 33-year-old McElhinney clears waivers, he'll be sent to Cleveland. McElhinney was in goal on Saturday night...

AP Hockey WriterPressure still on Caps, but spotlight is on Fleury in Game 6By STEPHEN WHYNOThree goals in five minutes sparked sing-song chants of ''FLEU-RY! FLEU-RY!'' and might've planted enough of a seed of belief for the Washington Capitals against the Pittsburgh Penguins.All series the Capitals had struggled to...

Associated PressWilliams scores twice, Hurricanes defeat Jets 4-1By KEN TYSIACRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Justin Williams scored a pair of goals in his second game back in the NHL, leading the Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night.Williams scored the winning goal in a...