NHL

AP Hockey WritersNHL 'pausing' season amid coronavirus concernsBy STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROWThe NHL is following the NBA’s lead and suspending its season because of the coronavirus pandemic.NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced Thursday it is pausing its season, one day after the NBA suspended play after a player tested...

NHL docks Blackhawks' Kane, Wild's Dumba $5K for penaltiesNEW YORK (AP) The NHL has fined Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane $5,000 for slashing and Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba $5,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct.The punishments were issued by the league's player safety department on Tuesday.Kane was assessed a...

AP Sports WriterChara all action, little talk in Stanley Cup pursuitBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Zdeno Chara didn't say much to his teammates when he showed up, as usual, one game after a puck bloodied his face and knocked him out of the Stanley Cup Final.And it wasn't just...

AP Hockey WriterRangers, Stars among the best movers in NHL free agencyBy GREG BEACHAMSeveral big winners in the first hours of the NHL's free-agent signing period didn't even have to move.From Carey Price to Cam Fowler, a bunch of hockey veterans got paid by their current teams when the...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes have acquired veteran forward Kris Versteeg in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks. The Hurricanes sent defensemen Dennis Robertson and Jake Massie and a fifth-round pick in the 2017 draft to the Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks for Versteeg, forward Joakim Nordstrom and a third-round...

AP Sports WriterAP Source: Islanders to hire former Devils GM Lou LamorielloBy VIN A. CHERWOONEW YORK (AP) Longtime NHL executive Lou Lamoriello is coming to the New York Islanders, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed Monday.The person, who sought anonymity because the hiring had not been...

AP Hockey WritersNHL, players' union announce plan to resume play on Aug. 1By JOHN WAWROW and STEPHEN WHYNOThe National Hockey League and NHL Players’ Association announced a tentative agreement Monday to return to play this season and extend their collective bargaining agreement by four years.The CBA deal, coupled with...

AP Sports WriterRinne refreshed, eager to continue playoff streak for PredsBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Pekka Rinne’s string of starting every playoff game for the Nashville Predators since 2010 may be in jeopardy.That 89-game run may change Aug. 2 when Nashville starts its best-of-five qualifying series with...

AP Sports WriterTurris scores late, Predators beat Blues 2-1By TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators have their first three-game winning streak since October and appear to finally be finding their way under new coach John Hynes as they try to fight their way into the playoff...

AP Sports WriterFlyers get goaltender Petr Mrazek from Red WingsBy ROB MAADDIPHILADELPHIA (AP) Petr Mrazek is going from being a backup goaltender on a losing team to a starting job for a playoff contender.The Philadelphia Flyers acquired Mrazek from the Detroit Red Wings for two conditional draft picks...

AP Sports WriterDraisaitl, Koskinen lift Oilers over Blue Jackets 4-0By MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists, Mikko Koskinen made 30 saves and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0 on Saturday.The Oilers used a three-goal second period to pull away...

Predators' Watson suspended, in substance abuse programNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Nashville Predators forward Austin Watson has been suspended without pay as part of the NHL's substance abuse program.The NHL and NHL Players' Association announced Tuesday that Watson had been placed in Stage Two of the league's substance abuse and...