NHL

The Latest: Penguins a Game 6 win from defending Cup titleNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Latest on Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final (all times local):4 p.m.Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins are a win from becoming the NHL's first team to win consecutive Stanley Cup titles in...

Gusev, Boqvist help Devils top Jets in shootoutWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) The New Jersey Devils are making up for a slow start to the season.Nikita Gusev and Jesper Boqvist scored in the shootout to lift the Devils to a 2-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night.Nico Hischier...

AP Hockey WriterSabres owner Pegula tells AP: It's time to start winningBy JOHN WAWROWVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Terry Pegula assesses the disappointment of eight-plus years of owning the Buffalo Sabres and says it's time his team started winning.He cites new coach Ralph Krueger and a young talented core...

Hall, Kopitar, MacKinnon finalists for Hart as NHL MVPNEW YORK (AP) New Jersey left wing Taylor Hall, Los Angeles center Anze Kopitar and Colorado center Nathan MacKinnon are the finalists for the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player.The winner will be announced June 20 at...

Associated PressJohnson has 2 goals, Lightning beat Sharks 5-2By MARK DIDTLERTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Tyler Johnson broke out a scoring slump just in time to help the struggling Tampa Bay Lightning.Johnson scored twice in the third period to snap a 15-game drought and the Lightning beat the San Jose...

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...

AP Hockey WriterLightning-Flyers, Avalanche-Golden Knights are for top seedsBy STEPHEN WHYNOJon Cooper wants to stop the conversation now: Steven Stamkos isn't fit to play until he says so.The coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning ruled out Stamkos for his team's final round-robin game Saturday against the Philadelphia Flyers (8...

Slava Voynov appeals suspension for 2019-20 seasonNEW YORK (AP) Slava Voynov is appealing the suspension imposed by the NHL after it determined he committed acts of domestic violence.Jonathan Weatherdon, a spokesman for the NHL Players' Association, said Wednesday that the organization had filed an appeal on behalf of...

Wild sign Olympian Jordan Greenway for stretch runST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Wild have signed Olympic player and top prospect Jordan Greenway for the stretch run of the playoff race.The team said Monday the left wing signed a three-year, entry-level contract and is expected to join the...

Avs defenseman Cale Makar will make NHL debut in Game 3DENVER (AP) Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar will make his NHL debut in Game 3 against Calgary, his favorite childhood team.Makar signed a three-year deal with Colorado on Sunday - a day after Massachusetts lost in the Frozen...

Associated PressBlackhawks goalie Corey Crawford suffers a concussionBy MATT CARLSONCHICAGO (AP) Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford will be sidelined again with a concussion.Crawford left Sunday's 7-3 loss to the San Jose Sharks with 1:30 left in the first period after the back of his head struck the right...

Associated PressForsberg has 2 goals, assist as Predators beat Lightning 4-1By ERIK ERLENDSSONTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Filip Forsberg came up big for the Nashville Predators in his return after sitting out a game.Forsberg had two goals and an assist to lead the Predators to a 4-1 victory against the...