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AP Hockey WriterPontus Aberg's goal puts Predators past Ducks 3-1 in Game 5By GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, California (AP) Pontus Aberg spent most of the season in the minors and had a part-time depth role for the Nashville Predators in these Stanley Cup playoffs until injuries thrust him into a...

The Latest: Sting and Shaggy play pre-Game 3 concertWASHINGTON (AP) The Latest on Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final (all times local):6:20 p.m.Vegas had Imagine Dragons inside the arena before Game 2. Washington has Sting and Shaggy playing outside before Game 3.Sting and Shaggy collaborated on a...

AP Sports WriterNHL embraces more betting with 3rd gambling operatorBy BEN NUCKOLSOXON HILL, Md. (AP) The NHL has announced its third partnership with a sports gambling operator, a deal with William Hill.The league previously into entered deals with FanDuel and MGM. All three companies have been designated as...

AP Sports WriterBlue Jackets come from behind to rout Florida 7-3By MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Joonas Korpisalo stopped 38 shots, five Columbus players had a goal and an assist and the Blue Jackets took over in the third period to rout the Florida Panthers 7-3 on Thursday night.Markus...

AP Sports WriterWild lose Parise for multiple weeks to broken sternumBy DAVE CAMPBELLST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Wild were hit with a major setback in their first-round playoff matchup with Winnipeg, a broken sternum for left wing Zach Parise suffered in the last game that will keep...

AP Sports WriterAnaheim Ducks hire Dallas Eakins as head coachBy GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Dallas Eakins was named the Anaheim Ducks' coach on Monday, moving up from their AHL affiliate in San Diego for his second chance behind an NHL bench.The Ducks filled the NHL's last head coaching...

Coyotes send Derek Stepan to Senators for 2nd-round pickGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Coyotes have traded veteran center Derek Stepan to the Ottawa Senators for a second-round pick in the 2021 NHL draft.''On behalf of the entire Coyotes organization, I would like to thank Derek for everything he...

Boston 1 0 1-2Vancouver 2 1 2-5First Period-1, Vancouver, Matthias 11 (Kassian, Dorsett), 1:41. 2, Vancouver, Matthias 12, 5:03. 3, Boston, Bergeron 16, 9:38.Second Period-4, Vancouver, Vrbata 21 (Higgins, Vey), 9:26.Third Period-5, Boston, Kelly 7, 5:41. 6, Vancouver, Matthias 13...

Bruins, defenseman Zdeno Chara agree to 1-year extensionBOSTON (AP) The Boston Bruins have locked up defenseman Zdeno Chara for another season.The Bruins agreed to pay the 2009 Norris Trophy winner $5 million next year, when he will turn 42, with incentives that could add another $1.75 million.Chara has...

St. Louis 0 2 0 0-2San Jose 0 1 1 1-3First Period-None.Second Period-1, San Jose, Desjardins 2 (Braun, McGinn), 10:47. 2, St. Louis, Berglund 4 (Pietrangelo, Jaskin), 14:29. 3, St. Louis, Ott 1 (Lapierre, Cole), 17:21.Third Period-4, San Jose, Vlasic 4 (Thornton,...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Jacob Josefson and Patrik Elias scored in the shootout and the New Jersey Devils snapped a season-high six-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Friday night.Stefan Matteau and Reid Boucher, who were called up from the minors last month for...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) With a new coach and major changes in the roster after missing the playoffs the past three years, the New Jersey Devils knew there might be some hard times early in the season.Still, three losses in three games isn't the start John Hynes and his...