NHL

Assist added to Rocket Richard's total in 1945-46 seasonMONTREAL (AP) Montreal Canadiens great Maurice ''Rocket'' Richard is getting an assist added to his career totals.Six years of poring over scoresheets and summaries of games between 1917 and 1987 by an NHL statistics team has found and fixed more...

Kings beat Canucks 4-3 after shootout in ChinaBEIJING (AP) The Los Angeles Kings beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 in penalties to win both of the National Hockey League's first-ever preseason games in China.Saturday's game in Beijing caps a push by the NHL to popularize ice hockey in China...

First-timers, familiar faces hop on NHL's coaching carouselBy The Associated PressWhen the Boston Bruins fired Claude Julien in February, Joel Quenneville took over as the longest-serving NHL head coach.Hired in October 2008, Quenneville enters his 10th season with the Chicago Blackhawks amid a continuously rotating cast of coaching peers....

Kings beat Canucks 4-3 after shootout in ChinaBEIJING (AP) The Los Angeles Kings beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 in a shootout to win both of the NHL's first preseason games in China.Saturday's game in Beijing caps a push by the National Hockey League to popularize the sport in...

Kings beat Canucks 4-3 after shootout in ChinaBEIJING (AP) The Los Angeles Kings beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 in penalties to win both of the NHL's first preseason games in China.Saturday's game in Beijing caps a push by the National Hockey League to popularize the sport in China...

AP Hockey WriterDetroit's new arena hosts Red Wings game for the 1st timeBy LARRY LAGEDetroit Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard crouched in net and gazed up at the largest videoboard in the NHL.''I caught myself a couple of times, especially in the first and halfway through the third, watching...

AP Sports WriterDevils hold open tryouts for emergency goaliesBy JAKE SEINERNEWARK, N.J. (AP) Steven Porzio's father was a New York Rangers fan, but he always rooted for the New Jersey Devils. A goaltender himself, Porzio was struck by Martin Brodeur, and he dreamed of replacing the NHL's career...

Associated PressNHL hoping to make inroads in China with preseason gamesBy JUSTIN BERGMANSHANGHAI (AP) As the Vancouver Canucks held their first practice in Shanghai before their exhibition game with the Los Angeles Kings, a dense fog settled over the ice. The humidity in the arena was high and...

Associated PressIn Shanghai, LA Kings win 1st NHL preseason game in ChinaBy JUSTIN BERGMANSHANGHAI (AP) Building on the support for winter sports in China since Beijing won the 2022 Olympics, the NHL is showcasing two preseason games in an attempt to break into a market and country unfamiliar...

AP Hockey WriterYoung, established NHL players are resorting to camp tryoutsBy STEPHEN WHYNOWhen Alex Chiasson found himself without a job halfway through the offseason, frustration began to set in.Even at age 26 with 106 points to his name in 320 NHL games, Chiasson wasn't tendered a contract by the...

AP Hockey WriterDallas Stars led the way with major moves in NHL offseasonBy LARRY LAGEThe Dallas Stars led the league in significant moves in the offseason, hoping to turn around a franchise that seemed to be headed in the right direction a year ago.The team plummeted to a sixth-place...

AP Hockey WriterYoung, established NHL players are resorting to camp tryoutsBy STEPHEN WHYNOWhen Alex Chiasson found himself without a job halfway through the offseason, frustration began to set in.Even at age 26 with 106 points to his name in 320 NHL games, Chiasson wasn't tendered a contract by the...