NHL

AP Sports WriterLeafs pull Andersen after 5 goals outdoors against CapitalsBy HOWARD FENDRICHANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Less than a minute after each of his team's goals, Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Frederik Andersen gave up a score to the Washington Capitals. Didn't take long for him to get pulled from...

AP Sports WriterFlyers needs scoreless Giroux to spark them against PenguinsBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) Claude Giroux carried the Philadelphia Flyers into the playoffs.The Hart Trophy candidate might be the reason they get knocked out in the first round if he can't become the force the Flyers need to...

AP Hockey WriterNHL players not rushing back to rinks for voluntary skatesBy STEPHEN WHYNOJohn Tavares took his sticks home from the rink in Toronto to tape them up so he wouldn’t waste his limited time there.Across the border, Andrew Copp is waiting things out in the U.S. before returning...

Associated PressStamkos has career-high 5 points as Lightning outlast FlyersBy ERIK ERLENDSSONTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Steven Stamkos and Victor Hedman were too much for the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.Stamkos and Hedman combined for four goals and five assists to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 7-6 shootout victory...

Coyotes' Gutierrez becomes NHL's first Latino CEOGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Coyotes have made Xavier Gutierrez the first Latino team president and CEO in NHL history.Gutierrez's hiring was announced Monday by Alex Meruelo, who became the NHL's first Latino controlling owner when he bought a majority stake in...

Canucks rookie Elias Pettersson in concussion protocolBy The Associated PressThe Vancouver Canucks say rookie forward Elias Pettersson is in concussion protocol while center Jay Beagle is out six weeks with a broken forearm.Pettersson was injured when he was taken hard into the end boards and slammed to the ice...

Oilers sign center Leon Draisaitl to 8-year extensionEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) The Edmonton Oilers have signed center Leon Draisaitl to an eight-year contract extension with an average annual value of $8.5 million.The extension runs through the 2024-25 season, similar to the eight-year, $100-million extension superstar captain Connor McDavid signed...

Report: Chicago forward Hossa retires due to health problemsBRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) Chicago Blackhawks veteran forward Marian Hossa says he's retiring because of health issues.In an interview with the Slovak newspaper Novy Cas, Hossa says he's done playing hockey.The 39-year-old missed the entire season due to a progressive skin...

AP Hockey WriterNHL gambles on getting through pandemic outside a bubbleBy STEPHEN WHYNOWhen the NHL charter flight back from the Edmonton bubble landed in New Jersey, Gary Bettman's phone started ringing.The commissioner thought he'd get a couple of weeks to exhale after awarding the Stanley Cup to the Tampa...

Nashville's Ryan Ellis out 4-6 months after knee surgeryNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Nashville defenseman Ryan Ellis will need a full six months to recover from offseason knee surgery, and general manager David Poile says they don't expect him back until possibly 2018.Poile gave an update on injuries Thursday to...

Penguins' Patric Hornqvist makes season debut at CapitalsWASHINGTON (AP) Patric Hornqvist made his season debut for the Pittsburgh Penguins against the Washington Capitals.Hornqvist was in the lineup Wednesday night after missing the first three games of the season following surgery on his right hand. He's on Pittsburgh's third...

LA Kings buy out remainder of contract for D Dion PhaneufEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) The Los Angeles Kings have bought out the final two years of defenseman Dion Phaneuf's contract.The Kings made the move Saturday.The 34-year-old veteran spent 93 games with the Kings, who acquired him in February...