NHL

Kings defenseman Alec Martinez has surgery for cut on wristLOS ANGELES (AP) Los Angeles Kings defenseman Alec Martinez is expected to make a full recovery after undergoing surgery to repair a cut on his right wrist.Martinez had the radial artery and two superficial radial nerves repaired after they...

AP Sports WriterCapitals' Alex Ovechkin becomes 8th player with 700 goalsBy VIN A. CHERWOONEWARK, N.J. (AP) With a powerful and prodigious shot, Alex Ovechkin now stands where few in the NHL have been.He became the eight NHL player to score 700 career goals, reaching the milestone in the...

AP Hockey WriterQuiet nature of NHL labor talks breeds cautious optimismBy STEPHEN WHYNORepresentatives from the NHL and NHL Players' Association have met numerous times over the past eight months and not once in a secret underground bunker or a dark parking garage.Unlike previous collective bargaining negotiations that spilled out...

AP Sports WriterReilly's OT goal lifts Maple Leafs over Ducks 2-1By JOE REEDYANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) The California road swing has traditionally posed problems for the Toronto Maple Leafs. That wasn't the case this season.Morgan Reilly scored with 1:43 remaining in overtime to lift the Maple Leafs over the...

AP Hockey WriterBruins' consistency faces final test in Game 7 vs. BluesBy STEPHEN WHYNOST. LOUIS (AP) The strains of Jay-Z and Linkin Park's ''Numb/Encore'' mashup emanated from a small speaker on the hallway floor outside the visiting locker room following the Boston Bruins' morning skate.''I don't know what...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Lightning goalie Ben Bishop admitted that he really doesn't want to watch the tape of Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals.Who could blame him?Derick Brassard had a hat trick and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 36 shots in another season-saving performance as the New York Rangers...

Associated PressMeier's shootout goal gives Sharks 2-1 win over PredatorsBy GIDEON RUBINSAN JOSE,Calif. (AP) Timo Meier saw an opening, and the San Jose Sharks' forward took advantage.Meier scored in the seventh round of the shootout and the Sharks beat the Nashville Predators 2-1 on Saturday night.''I was just...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) - Winnipeg Jets fans are gearing up for a whiteout for the first time in 19 years.Playoff hockey is set to return to the city for the first time since 1996, and fans greeted the news by pouring into the streets, flying Jets flags, and snapping...

AP Sports WriterSeattle's addition looms as part of draft weekend storyBy TIM BOOTHVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) While the selections of Jack Hughes and Kaapo Kaako and the P.K. Subban trade all got their deserved attention during the NHL draft, one of the biggest crowds of the weekend surrounded...

Capitals F Tom Wilson's 20-game suspension upheld by BettmanNEW YORK (AP) Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson's 20-game suspension for an illegal check to an opponent's head in a preseason game has been upheld by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman.Bettman's decision was announced Thursday, a week after a hearing that...

AP Sports WriterMalkin practices but return from knee injury uncertainBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Evgeni Malkin's lower-body injury is healing. So too, are the 2012 MVP's feelings about being left off the NHL's 100 Greatest Players list unveiled at the All-Star game last month in conjunction with the league's...

AP Hockey WriterNHL's Hank Williams? Green Day song may be new hockey anthemBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe NHL could be on the way to its version of ''Are You Ready For Some Football?''The league is announcing a two-year partnership with Green Day that includes an opening song for NBC Sports' ''Wednesday...