NHL

AP Sports WriterMacKinnon reaches 30-goal mark, Avs beat Red Wings 6-3By PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) Nathan MacKinnon doesn't have to dig too deep to find a reason why he scores so much.''I shoot a lot of pucks,'' the Colorado All-Star forward said.Shoot, it's really not that easy.MacKinnon scored twice...

Associated PressGolden Knights get to know each other in development campBy W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) While the rest of the NHL chased veteran players in free agency, the Vegas Golden Knights finished up the franchise's first player development camp Saturday with optimism for their young future.The expansion club's...

Anaheim Ducks re-sign Djoos, Hakanpää to 1-year contractsANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) The Anaheim Ducks have re-signed defensemen Christian Djoos and Jani Hakanpaa to one-year contracts.The Ducks announced the deals Wednesday. Djoos will make $1 million next season, and Hakanpaa gets $750,000.Djoos had one goal and two assists in nine...

Flyers forward Dale Weise suspended for 3 gamesNEW YORK (AP) Philadelphia Flyers forward Dale Weise was suspended for three games without pay by the NHL on Friday for an illegal check to Anaheim defenseman Korbinian Holzer's head.The hit came in the second period of the Flyers' 3-2 home...

Stars win Bowness’ 1st game as coach, shut out Devils 2-0DALLAS (AP) Rick Bowness had quite a day.Bowness woke up as an assistant coach for the Dallas Stars and finished Tuesday with his first win as an interim head coach in 15 years, hours after coach Jim Montgomery...

AP Sports WriterKings hope to get over 1st-round playoff hump with KovalchukBy JOE REEDYLOS ANGELES (AP) The Los Angeles Kings made one significant addition during the offseason, but the question is whether it was enough to help them advance past the first round of the playoffs for the...

If there's a secret to beating the Chicago Blackhawks in the playoffs, the Minnesota Wild haven't found it.The Wild have fallen to 3-11 against the Blackhawks in the playoffs the last three years. They were eliminated by the eventual Stanley Cup champions in the first round in 2013, then...

AP Hockey WriterEscrow tops NHL players' list of concerns ahead of CBA talksBy STEPHEN WHYNOJonathan Toews says he just wants his contract to be worth what it says on paper.Right now, it's not that simple.Under terms of the collective bargaining agreement, NHL owners and players divide hockey-related revenue 50/50,...

AP Hockey WriterNHL extends self-quarantine guideline until April 15By STEPHEN WHYNOThe NHL has extended its guideline for players and staff to self-quarantine until April 15 and it is possible the coronavirus pandemic could push that back even further.Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly confirmed the extension to the Associated Press in...

AP Sports WriterCapitals, Jets push Penguins and Preds to the brinkBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) The Washington Capitals don't need a history lesson. Neither do the Winnipeg Jets for that matter.The Capitals are well aware of their penchant for letting opportunity after opportunity slip away, frequently at the hands...

AP Hockey WriterSabres excited to draft Swede Rasmus Dahlin first overallBy STEPHEN WHYNODALLAS (AP) Buffalo Sabres general manager Jason Botterill can't hide his excitement about the chance to select Rasmus Dahlin first overall in the NHL draft.Botterill says he's as impressed with the Swedish defenseman's analysis of his...

Winnipeg 1 0 1 0-2Vancouver 1 0 1 1-3First Period-1, Winnipeg, Wheeler 15 (Chiarot, Little), 10:18. 2, Vancouver, Burrows 11 (D.Sedin, H.Sedin), 13:05.Second Period-None.Third Period-3, Winnipeg, Little 20 (Ladd), 2:13 (pp). 4, Vancouver, Kenins 2 (Horvat, Clendening), 12:32.Overtime-5, Vancouver, Sbisa 3 (Vrbata,...