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AP Sports WriterPreds: Shutting down Pens' stars not possible every gameBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators have shut down the likes of Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane, Vladimir Tarasenko and Ryan Getzlaf this postseason.They have slowed down Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.Stopping them completely? Even...

AP Sports WriterCrosby doing it all again as Penguins close in on CupBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Sidney Crosby's teammates keep saying nothing ever changes with the Pittsburgh Penguins captain. That the secret to his greatness is really no secret at all. The Penguins believe he remains the same...

Associated Press'Epic week': Hockey, country music collide in NashvilleBy ERIK SCHELZIGNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators' improbable run to the Stanley Cup Finals has blurred the dividing line between music and sports, a convergence that's expected to hit a crescendo in Tennessee's capital city this weekend.The thousands of...

Blue Jackets sign G Korpisalo to 2-year contract extensionCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed backup goaltender Joonas Korpisalo to a two-year contract extension.The 23-year-old Korpisalo was a backup last season to All-Star Sergei Bobrovsky. The native of Finland was 7-5-1 with a 2.88 goals-against average,...

Associated Press'Epic week': Hockey, country music collide in NashvilleBy ERIK SCHELZIGNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators' improbable run to the Stanley Cup Finals has blurred the dividing line between music and sports, a convergence that's expected to hit a crescendo in Tennessee's capital city this weekend.The thousands of...

Associated Press'Epic week': Hockey, country music collide in NashvilleBy ERIK SCHELZIGNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Country music is always a big draw in Nashville, but the convergence of a major sports championship with one of the city's biggest music events is reaching its crescendo this weekend in Tennessee's capital city.The...

D Jan Rutta agrees to 1-year deal with Chicago BlackhawksCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to a one-year deal with Czech defenseman Jan Rutta.The 26-year-old Rutta set career highs with 24 assists and 32 points in 46 games with the Czech Extraliga's Pirati Chomutov. He also played...

AP Hockey WriterFlyers hire rising star Knoblauch as assistant coachBy STEPHEN WHYNOAs Dylan Strome listed the Erie Otters' accomplishments over the past few years and the talented players to come out of the junior program, the Arizona Coyotes' top prospect quickly gave credit to Kris Knoblauch, the coach who...

AP Hockey WriterFlyers hire rising star Knoblauch as assistant coachBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe Philadelphia Flyers have hired rising coaching star Kris Knoblauch as an as assistant.Knoblauch was Connor McDavid's junior coach and is coming off an Ontario Hockey League championship with the Erie Otters. The 38-year-old has led Erie to...

AP Sports WriterPenguins regroup, Predators look for road magic in Game 5By WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Somewhere between the catfish lobbing , A-list national anthem singers, Carrie Underwood's forgetfulness , Charles Barkley's surprise cameo and P.K. Subban's breath, there's been another notable development during the Stanley Cup Final:A series...

Brassard undergoes right shoulder surgeryOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Ottawa Senators center Derick Brassard has undergone surgery for a torn labrum in his right shoulder.Senators general manager Pierre Dorion said in a statement that the surgery, performed Tuesday in Cleveland, went as planned, and Brassard will begin a rehabilitation program...

Red Wings' Glendening has ankle surgery, out 3-4 monthsDETROIT (AP) Detroit Red Wings center Luke Glendening has had surgery on his left ankle and is expected to be out three to four months.The team made the announcement Tuesday, a day after he had a procedure for his broken...