NHL

Associated PressForsling's goal late in OT lifts Blackhawks over Sabres, 3-2By MATT CARLSONCHICAGO (AP) Gustav Forsling certainly had an eventful night, and the 21-year-old Blackhawks defenseman capped it by giving Chicago a much-needed win.Forsling scored on a screened shot from the blue line with 4.9 seconds left in...

AP Hockey WriterCapitals beat Rangers 4-2 for 4th consecutive winBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) After believing in the Washington Capitals' potential during a slow start, Matt Niskanen did his part to push them further up the standings.Niskanen scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:22 remaining and the Capitals beat the...

Associated PressForsling's goal in OT lifts Blackhawks over Sabres, 3-2By MATT CARLSONCHICAGO (AP) Gustav Forsling scored on a screened shot from the blue line with 4.9 seconds left on the clock in overtime, and the Chicago Blackhawks rallied to beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 Friday night to snap...

Associated PressAllen gets shutout, Schenn scores again as Blues beat StarsBy STEVE OVERBEYST. LOUIS (AP) Jake Allen finally closed out a shutout Thursday night.Allen posted his first zero of the season with 29 saves, helping the St. Louis Blues beat the Dallas Stars 3-0.Brayden Schenn got his team-leading...

Bettman says NHL will consider Seattle expansion bidMANALAPAN, Fla. (AP) NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says the league's board of governors agreed to consider an expansion application from Seattle.Bettman said the expansion fee has been set at $650 million for Seattle, which would become the league's 32nd team, if...

Associated PressBurns scores game winner in Sharks 5-4 win over HurricanesBy RICK EYMERSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Brett Burns scored 22 seconds into overtime to lift the San Jose Sharks over the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 on Thursday night.Barclay Goodrow scored a short-handed goal with just over eight minutes to...

NHL teams will be allowed to spend more next seasonMANALAPAN, Florida (AP) NHLs team will be allowed to spend more next season.Commissioner Gary Bettman told reporters at the conclusion of the league's board of governors meeting Friday that the projected salary cap for 2018-19 will be somewhere between...

Red Wings recall Tyler Bertuzzi from AHLDETROIT (AP) The Detroit Red Wings have recalled forward Tyler Bertuzzi from Grand Rapids of the AHL.Bertuzzi has five goals and four assists in 12 games with the Griffins this season. He was chosen the most valuable player of last season's AHL...

Associated PressOh, brother! Subban vs Subban goes to Vegas goalie in SOBy JIM DIAMONDNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Malcolm Subban won a matchup of siblings, making 41 saves and then denying all six shootout attempts Friday night to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-3 victory over star defenseman...

Canucks' Bo Horvat sidelined by broken footVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Vancouver Canucks forward Bo Horvat is expected to be sidelined at least six weeks after fracturing a bone in his right foot.The team said Thursday that a more concrete timeline will be determined after he sees a specialist.Horvat...

Flames' Tkachuk suspended 1 game for spearingTORONTO (AP) Calgary Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk has been suspended one game by the NHL for a spearing incident in Wednesday's game against Toronto.Tkachuk will sit as Calgary tries to end a three-game losing streak Thursday night in Montreal. He will also...

AP Hockey WriterSlashing crackdown, infusion of youth boost NHL scoringBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe nets aren't bigger, the goaltenders aren't smaller and yet scoring is up significantly around the NHL.Through the first two months of the season, goals are up more than 12 percent from the same time a year ago,...