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McDavid helps Oilers cool off Maple Leafs, 6-4TORONTO (AP) Connor McDavid scored a highlight-reel goal and added three assists as the Edmonton Oilers snapped the Toronto Maple Leafs' point streak at 10 games with a 6-4 victory on Monday night.Oscar Klefbom, Darnell Nurse, Kailer Yamamoto, Alex Chiasson and...

Associated PressDucks move into 3rd in Pacific with 6-3 rout of BlackhawksBy DAN GREENSPANANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Jakob Silfverberg and Corey Perry each scored twice and the Anaheim Ducks earned points at home for the eighth game in a row, beating the Chicago Blackhawks 6-3 on Sunday.Rickard Rakell scored...

AP Hockey WriterAP Sources: Caps to host Leafs in outdoor game at NavyBy STEPHEN WHYNOTwo people with knowledge of the situation say the Washington Capitals and Toronto Maple Leafs will play an outdoor game at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, next season.The people spoke to The Associated Press...

AP Sports WriterRefurbished, loaded St. Louis Blues hoping it's their yearBy JAY COHENST. LOUIS (AP) One talented Russian winger. Deep lines and pairings. Years of playoff heartache.Months after Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals won the first Stanley Cup title in franchise history, the St. Louis Blues are...

AP Hockey WriterPlay-in round team wins draft lottery, shot at LafreniereBy STEPHEN WHYNOAlexis Lafreniere was supposed to walk on stage Friday night in Montreal as the top pick in the NHL draft.After the COVID-19 pandemic paused the hockey season and postponed that possibility, Lafreniere was supposed to find out...

AP Hockey WriterAnaheim Ducks sign holdout D Hampus Lindholm to 6-year dealBy GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) The Anaheim Ducks signed holdout Hampus Lindholm to a six-year, $31.5 million contract through the 2021-22 season on Thursday, ending a stalemate with their talented Swedish defenseman.The 22-year-old Lindholm scored 92 points...

AP Hockey WriterSabres forward Kyle Okposo diagnosed with a concussionBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo Sabres forward Kyle Okposo is out indefinitely after being diagnosed with a concussion.Okposo was hurt when he and Senators forward Bobby Ryan didn't see each other and collided early in the second period...

AP Sports WriterIslanders fans don't mind Brooklyn for playoff gamesBy VIN A. CHERWOONEW YORK (AP) With their team playing in the Eastern Conference semifinals, New York Islanders fans are back in Brooklyn for the first time in more than two months. And since it means they're doing well...

AP Sports WriterSobotka not optimistic about returning to BluesBy STEPHEN WHYNOTORONTO (AP) Vladimir Sobotka is no longer feeling good about his chances of rejoining the St. Louis Blues this season.Sobotka has spent the past two seasons in Russia's Kontinental Hockey League and planned on returning to the NHL....

Larry Kwong, Asian pioneer in NHL, dies in Canada at 94By The Associated PressLarry Kwong, the first player of Asian heritage to appear in an NHL game, has died at 94.According to an online obituary, he died Thursday in Calgary, Alberta.Kwong played a shift with the New York Rangers...

Tom Webster, former hockey player and coach, dies at 71By The Associated PressTom Webster, the former NHL and WHA forward who went on to coach the New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings, died Friday. He was 71.The Carolina Hurricanes announced Webster's death. Webster scored 53 goals and helped...

AP Sports WriterWild drop interim tag to make Dean Evason full-time coachBy DAVE CAMPBELLThe Minnesota Wild made Dean Evason their full-time head coach on Monday, signing him to a two-year contract extension at the commencement of training camp for the restarted NHL season.Evason's deal will expire after the 2021-22...