NHL

AP Hockey WriterDevils re-sign center Zacha to 3-year, $6.75 million dealBy JOHN WAWROWThe New Jersey Devils have re-signed restricted free agent center Pavel Zacha to a three-year, $6.75 million contract.The signing on Tuesday happened days before the Devils open training camp. And it comes a day after general manager...

The NY ISLANDERS and the LOS ANGELES will both be gunning for a victory on 10/15/2017 at 10:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. NY ISLANDERS vs LOS ANGELES When: 10:30 PM  ET, Sunday, October 15, 2017 Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California ROT TEAM PL OU ML 55 NY ISLANDERS 0 (-110) 5.5 105 -125 125 -145 56 LOS ANGELES TV: 10:30 p.m. ET, MSG Plus (New York),...

AP Hockey WriterA little Lundqvist in him? Flyers counting on Hart in Game 7By STEPHEN WHYNOThe last time Barry Trotz coached against Alain Vigneault in the playoffs, Trotz's team blew a 3-1 series lead and lost in seven games.His New York Islanders took the same lead this year and...

AP Sports WriterStanley Cup: Stars and Lightning turn defense into offenseBy STEPHEN HAWKINSThis was already going to be an unusual Stanley Cup, and it now has a matchup for all of those who like their games to be a bit defensive.The Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning, two of...

AP Sports WriterLas Vegas hires McCrimmon as assistant GMBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe Las Vegas expansion NHL team has done what Mike Babcock and the Toronto Maple Leafs couldn't.Las Vegas has yet to play, let alone win, a game, but the franchise succeeded in convincing junior hockey mainstay Kelly McCrimmon to...

Associated PressCan NHL elbow into entertainment lineup in Las Vegas?By KEN RITTERLAS VEGAS (AP) The reality of the NHL's planned move to Las Vegas will hit home for hockey fan Sean Bollig once he finally sees ice on the floor at the new T-Mobile arena just off the...

AP Hockey WriterWickenheiser, Pegula reflect NHL's trend toward diversityBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) With a laugh, Kim Pegula's competitive nature kicked in when the subject of the Toronto Maple Leafs hiring Hayley Wickenheiser was broached.Impressed as the Sabres president was by the gender-breaking move in August, Pegula's first...

B-day boy Lundqvist sets NHL record with another 50-save winCALGARY, Alberta (AP) Henrik Lundqvist has put together a two-game stretch unlike any since goaltenders began wearing facemasks full-time.In fact, it's possible that nobody in the NHL has ever worked this hard for back-to-back wins.Henrik Lundqvist became the first...

AP Sports WriterBlues rally for 5-4 overtime win over BlackhawksBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) Patrik Berglund scored 3:31 into overtime, and the St. Louis Blues came from behind for a big 5-4 victory over the lowly Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday night.Defensemen Alex Pietrangelo and Vince Dunn each had a...

AP Hockey WriterEx-Sabres captain Brian Gionta retires after 16 NHL seasonsBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) At a mere 5-foot-7, Brian Gionta knew the odds would be long at getting an opportunity to play in the NHL some 20 years ago after being drafted by the New Jersey Devils.''I...

AP Sports WriterDeparting stars could slow progress for Blue JacketsBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) If the Blue Jackets' two best players leave town as expected, it will ripple through just about every move the team makes this summer.Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky and winger Artemi Panarin are unrestricted free agents...

Puljujarvi, Maroon lead Oilers to 5-2 win over CanucksEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Jesse Puljujarvi's decision to spend his time off playing with Edmonton kids on an outdoor rink seems to have paid off.Puljujarvi had a goal and two assists, Patrick Maroon scored twice and the Edmonton Oilers had a...