NHL

AP Sports WriterWhalers fans still rooting, 22 years after the team's moveBy PAT EATON-ROBBHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) For Mark Anderson, the opening game between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Boston Bruins was a trip down memory lane.Anderson was watching Game 1 closely at a gathering in suburban Hartford Thursday...

AP Hockey WriterOvechkin reaches 600 goals, Capitals beat Jets in overtimeBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) Make it 600 goals and counting for Alex Ovechkin, and give the Washington Capitals two more points for the tough playoff race in the Eastern Conference.Ovechkin scored twice in another historic performance and Evgeny...

AP Sports WriterAvalanche, Flyers look to avoid deep series holesBy VIN A. CHERWOOThe Colorado Avalanche and Philadelphia Flyers will look to rediscover their offensive prowess to avoid falling into deep holes in their conference semifinal series.The Avalanche go into Game 3 against the surging Dallas Stars (10:30 p.m. EDT,...

AP Hockey WriterRussian stars could decide Blue Jackets-Capitals seriesBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) Dmitry Orlov scoring on Sergei Bobrovsky is a popular clip at a bar in their hometown in southwestern Siberia.''They always show my goal to him,'' Orlov said. ''My friends said that.''Orlov and Bobrovsky are good friends...

Sabres' Okposo sent home 3 days after being punched in faceBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo Sabres forward Kyle Okposo has been sent home for further medical evaluation three days after being punched in the face during a fight with the New York Rangers' Tony DeAngelo.Coach Phil Housley gave no...

NEW YORK (AP) The New York Rangers have waited all season for their top line to dominate a game.Against a downtrodden opponent Friday night, Rick Nash, Derick Brassard and Mats Zuccarello stepped to the forefront.Zuccarello recorded his first NHL hat trick, and Brassard and Nash each assisted on...

Associated PressStone scores twice, Golden Knights beat Coyotes 4-1By W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) Mark Stone scored twice and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-1 Saturday night to take over sole possession of first place in the Pacific Division.It was Stone's first two-goal game as a...

AP Hockey WriterLundqvist to Caps, goalie carousel spins in NHL free agencyBy STEPHEN WHYNOHenrik Lundqvist is joining a team he tormented in the playoffs for years, Braden Holtby is leaving the franchise he led to the Stanley Cup, Jacob Markstrom got big bucks to join the Battle of Alberta...

Previous Blues owners selling remaining minority interestST. LOUIS (AP) The previous owners of the St. Louis Blues plan to sell their remaining minority interest in the team.St. Louis Blues Chairman Tom Stillman said Thursday that Sports Capital Holdings will soon market the minority stake it has held since...

Associated PressFleury returns, leads Vegas to 5-1 win over BlackhawksBy W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) Marc-Andre Fleury has enjoyed many big moments during his decorated NHL career.This one might have been the most emotional.Fleury made 28 saves and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-1 on Tuesday...

AP Hockey WriterNHL free agents take high-priced hit in stagnant cap eraBy JOHN WAWROWAside from defensemen Kevin Shattenkirk and Karl Alzner attracting $20 million-plus contracts, NHL free agency isn't what it used to be. Not in a stagnant salary-cap era.Though plenty of players switched teams once the signing period...

AP Hockey WriterNicholle Anderson joins NHL's 'Hockey Fights Cancer' effortsBy STEPHEN WHYNOWhen Nicholle Anderson was diagnosed with cancer, her teaching background kicked in.''I just wanted to educate people,'' she said. ''That's the teacher in me, so I was never shy to open up about it.''The wife of Ottawa Senators...