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Penguins put D Justin Schultz on injured reservePITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Penguins have placed defenseman Justin Schultz on injured reserve with a lower-body injury.Coach Mike Sullivan said Thursday that Schultz will be out at least two weeks. Schultz left Tuesday night's loss to the New York Rangers in...

AP Sports WriterCounty ban of large gatherings could impact Sharks, StanfordBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The status of three San Jose Sharks hockey games, the NCAA women's basketball tournament at Stanford and one MLS game are in doubt after Santa Clara County announced a ban of all...

Winnipeg 0 1 0-1Anaheim 0 0 2-2First Period-None.Second Period-1, Winnipeg, Pardy 1 (Perreault, Lowry), 15:43.Third Period-2, Anaheim, Maroon 1 (Fowler, Getzlaf), 10:43 (pp). 3, Anaheim, Silfverberg 1 (Kesler, Despres), 19:39.Shots on Goal-Winnipeg 9-12-8-29. Anaheim 17-5-17-39.Goalies-Winnipeg, Pavelec. Anaheim, Andersen. A-17,415 (17,174). T-2:40.

Wild re-sign Rau to 2-year, 2-way contractST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Wild have re-signed forward Kyle Rau to a two-year, two-way contract for more depth up front.The deal was done Wednesday, with $700,000 for Rau in the NHL and $275,000 in the AHL. Rau had 23 goals...

AP Sports WriterBettman: Concessions needed for NHL to go to OlympicsBy ANDREW SELIGMANCHICAGO (AP) The International Olympic Committee and hockey's governing body will have to make concessions before the NHL sends the world's best players to the Winter Games in South Korea next year, commissioner Gary Bettman said...

AP Hockey WriterIslanders fire coach Jack Capuano in his seventh seasonBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe struggling New York Islanders fired coach Jack Capuano on Tuesday, ending his tenure in the middle of its seventh season.General manager Garth Snow named assistant GM/coach Doug Weight as Capuano's interim replacement. The Islanders were 17-17-8...

AP Sports WriterKnights, Caps try to keep their cool in Vegas at Cup FinalBy GREG BEACHAMLAS VEGAS (AP) The Vegas Golden Knights still think Tom Wilson's third-period hit on Jonathan Marchessault was very late and probably dirty.They also believe it sparked their comeback victory in the Stanley Cup...

Sidney Crosby injury timelineBy The Associated PressPittsburgh star Sidney Crosby has been diagnosed with a concussion and is ruled out of Game 4 of the Penguins' Eastern Conference semifinal with Washington on Wednesday. He has battled concussions and other injuries throughout his career. A brief look at Crosby's injury...

Associated PressJohnsson leads Maple Leafs to 6-0 win over Red WingsBy PAUL HARRISDETROIT (AP) The resurgent Toronto Maple Leafs are enjoying life under new coach Sheldon Keefe.Andreas Johnsson had two goals and an assist, and Toronto routed the skidding Detroit Red Wings 6-0 on Wednesday night for its...

AP Hockey WriterSabres demote under-performing center Mittelstadt to minorsBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres have assigned under-performing second-year center Casey Mittelstadt to the minors.The demotion to Rochester of the AHL was made Sunday, coming a day following a 3-2 overtime loss at the New York Islanders...

Draisaitl, MacKinnon, Panarin are Lindsay Award finalistsNEW YORK (AP) NHL leading scorer Leon Draisaitl of the Oilers, Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon and Rangers winger Artemi Panarin were named finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award on Tuesday.The trophy goes to the league's most outstanding player as voted by fellow...

AP Sports WriterMacKinnon, Avs see bright future despite another Game 7 lossBy PAT GRAHAMThe impressive postseason exploits of scoring machine Nathan MacKinnon and rookie phenom Cale Makar weren't quite enough to stage a breakthrough for the Colorado Avalanche.Once again, the Avalanche were eliminated in a second-round series courtesy of...