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NEW YORK (AP) Kevin Hayes broke a deadlock late in the first period and Henrik Lundqvist made 32 saves as the opportunistic Rangers beat the Capitals 5-2 on Tuesday night in their first meeting since New York defeated Washington in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals last...

Los Angeles 1 0 1 0-2Anaheim 0 0 2 1-3First Period-1, Los Angeles, Carter 25 (Kopitar, Doughty), 10:12 (pp).Second Period-None.Third Period-2, Anaheim, Maroon 8 (Getzlaf, Wisniewski), :45. 3, Anaheim, Silfverberg 12 (Cogliano, Lindholm), 7:35. 4, Los Angeles, Williams 18...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane can finally focus solely on his NHL career after avoiding criminal charges in a rape investigation, with prosecutors ending a bizarre three-month ordeal that put one of hockey's biggest stars at the center of intense speculation and criticism.Prosecutors announced Thursday...

AP Sports WriterAP Source: Coyotes sign captain Shane Doan to 1-year dealBy JOHN MARSHALLGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) An NHL official with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press that Arizona Coyotes captain Shane Doan has agreed to a one-year contract with a base salary of $2.5 million.The person,...

Woman sues, says Sabres' Evander Kane injured herBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) A 21-year-old Buffalo woman has sued Sabres forward Evander Kane, saying he seriously injured her in the hotel room where he lives.Documents filed July 1 in Erie County State Supreme Court on behalf of Rachel Kuechle say Kane...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - STANLEY CUP FINALTAMPA BAY LIGHTNING vs CHICAGO BLACKHAWKSCONFERENCE FINALS: Lightning beat New York Rangers in 7. Blackhawks beat Anaheim Ducks in 7.SEASON SERIES: Tampa Bay won 1-0-1.STORY LINE: The Blackhawks are on the brink of a coronation as the greatest team of their era if...

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) The Pittsburgh Penguins unveiled a new practice facility Friday that also serves as a sports medicine center for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.The team thinks the facility will give the team an advantage in injury recovery and rehabilitation, Penguins spokesman Tom McMillan said.''Nobody's...

Washington 2 0 2 1-5Columbus 0 2 2 0-4First Period-1, Washington, Ward 10 (Fehr, Alzner), 9:51. 2, Washington, Chimera 3 (Latta, Orpik), 19:22.Second Period-3, Columbus, Johnson 3 (Foligno, Wisniewski), 8:48 (pp). 4, Columbus, Foligno 15 (Connauton, Johansen), 11:57 (pp).Third Period-5, Columbus,...

Detroit 0 1 2-3San Jose 1 1 0-2First Period-1, San Jose, Irwin 6 (Thornton, Hannan), 7:06.Second Period-2, Detroit, Pulkkinen 2 (Sheahan, Weiss), 3:53 (pp). 3, San Jose, Marleau 13 (Pavelski, Couture), 6:51 (pp).Third Period-4, Detroit, Datsyuk 22 (Tatar, DeKeyser), 13:32. 5, Detroit,...

Bruins contingent heading to China on 1st team visit thereBOSTON (AP) A Boston Bruins contingent is heading to China.Players are making the team's first-ever official visit there and will tour Beijing and Shanghai. The trip starts Monday and runs through July 23.Left winger Matt Beleskey and right winger...

NEW YORK (AP) Antti Raanta made 22 saves for his fourth career shutout in his Rangers debut to lead New York to a 4-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Monday.Marc Staal, Mats Zuccarello, Jesper Fast and Viktor Stalberg scored for New York, which snapped a three...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Hours after finishing his first draft with the New Jersey Devils, general manager Ray Shero has already turned his attention toward free agency next week.The Devils don't have a lot of money for the major free agents, but Shero says the team has already made...