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AP Sports WriterLured out of retirement, Preds' Mike Fisher chasing 1st CupBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Losing the Stanley Cup last June wasn't what hurt Nashville Predators forward Filip Forsberg the most. Seeing how painful the loss was for veteran center Mike Fisher proved even more agonizing.''That...

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...

Flyers sign backup goalie Brian Elliott to 1-year extensionPHILADELPHIA (AP) The Philadelphia Flyers signed backup goalie Brian Elliott to a $1.5 million, one-year contract extension.The 35-year-old Elliott went 16-7-4 with a 2.87 goals-against average with two shutouts this season. He went 1-1 in two playoff starts as the...

AP Hockey WritersOttawa player is 1st in NHL to test positive for COVID-19By STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROWThe NHL has its first known case of the new coronavirus after an Ottawa Senators player tested positive.The team announced late Tuesday that an unidentified player had tested positive for COVID-19. The...

AP Sports WriterPreds even Stanley Cup Final at 2-2, beat Penguins 4-1By TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Frederick Gaudreau sure is doing his best to earn his own locker with the Nashville Predators with a Stanley Cup Final debut for the ages.For now, he insists he is happy...

Kings rally late and beat Golden Knights 3-2 in overtimeLOS ANGELES (AP) Anze Kopitar tied the game with 10.8 seconds left in the third period and Dustin Brown scored a power-play goal 3:14 into overtime, rallying the Los Angeles Kings past the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Monday...

AP Sports WriterKeefe: Toronto has enough talent for quick progressBy DAVID BRANDTGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) New Toronto Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe spent a decent chunk of a 30-minute morning skate on Thursday teaching instead of running drills.There's a lot for his new team to learn and not much...

The BOSTON and the VEGAS will both be gunning for a victory on 10/15/2017 at 7:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. BOSTON vs VEGAS When: 7:00 PM  ET, Sunday, October 15, 2017 Where: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada ROT TEAM PL OU ML 51 BOSTON 0 (-110) 5.5 -125 105 -150 130 52 VEGAS TV: 7 p.m. ET, Sportsnet One, NESN (Boston), AT&T SportsNet-Rocky Mountain (Vegas) LINE: 0 PREDICTION: Golden Knights...

A mixture of champions, engine builders and innovators highlight the five newest nominees for the NASCAR Hall of Fame. The new nominees announced on Wednesday are 1999 Sprint Cup champion and ESPN analyst Dale Jarrett, engine builder Maurice Petty, Speedway Motorsports Inc. chairman Bruton Smith, 1960 Cup champion Rex White...

Associated PressDefenseman Carlo signs 2-year extension with BruinsBy MATT KALMANBOSTON (AP) Free agent defenseman Brandon Carlo has signed a two-year extension to remain with the Boston Bruins.The deal will pay the 22-year-old Carlo $2.85 million per season. He had not been in camp since it opened last week...

Associated PressJohansen, Forsberg lead Predators over Wild 4-2By JIM DIAMONDNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Ryan Johansen and P.K. Subban each had two assists, and the Nashville Predators beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 on Monday night for their fifth win in six games.Craig Smith, Mattias Ekholm, Filip Forsberg and Miikka Salomaki...

Hurricanes activate van Riemsdyk from IR after concussionRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes have activated defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk from injured reserve.General manager Ron Francis announced the move about 5+ hours before Thursday night's game at Calgary.The 26-year-old has missed three games with a concussion suffered in his...