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AP Hockey WriterSummer hockey is looking like a very young man's gameBy STEPHEN WHYNOAfter making his playoff debut at age 19 and winning the Stanley Cup at 20, Brandon Saad knows all about the value of youth in the NHL postseason.He looks at 18-year-old Kirby Dach and 19-year-old Adam...

AP Hockey WriterNot just Price is right: Canadiens have Penguins on brinkBy STEPHEN WHYNOIt seemed like any hope the Montreal Canadiens had of beating the Pittsburgh Penguins rested on the shoulders of goaltender Carey Price.Price has shouldered a big load in net, but he's not the only reason the...

AP Hockey WriterLightning-Flyers, Avalanche-Golden Knights are for top seedsBy STEPHEN WHYNOJon Cooper wants to stop the conversation now: Steven Stamkos isn't fit to play until he says so.The coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning ruled out Stamkos for his team's final round-robin game Saturday against the Philadelphia Flyers (8...

Anaheim Ducks re-sign D Larsson to 2-year, $2.4 million dealANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) The Anaheim Ducks have re-signed defenseman Jacob Larsson to a two-year, $2.4 million deal.The Ducks announced the return of their restricted free agent Thursday.Larsson will make $1.1 million next season and $1.3 million in the 2021-22...

AP Hockey WriterNot just Price is right: Canadiens have Penguins on brinkBy STEPHEN WHYNOIt seemed like any hope the Montreal Canadiens had of beating the Pittsburgh Penguins rested on the shoulders of goaltender Carey Price.Price has shouldered a big load in net, but he's not the only reason the...

AP Hockey WriterNot just Price is right: Canadiens have Penguins on brinkBy STEPHEN WHYNOIt seemed like any hope the Montreal Canadiens had of beating the Pittsburgh Penguins rested on the shoulders of goaltender Carey Price.Price has shouldered a big load in net, but he's not the only reason the...

AP Sports WriterGrubauer, Francouz make strong cases to start in net for AvsBy PAT GRAHAMJared Bednar intends to ride the hot goaltender throughout the playoffs.The only thing: Which one?The Colorado Avalanche coach has a goalie situation of the good variety with Pavel Francouz and Phlipp Grubauer presenting strong cases...

AP Sports WriterFan-free playoff hockey still proving plenty intenseBy DAVE CAMPBELLStaging games in empty arenas after a virus-forced hiatus of more than four months, the NHL skated into this unprecedented postseason with plenty of questions about just how intense the action on the ice would be.Four days into a...

Leafs' Muzzin out of the hospital, will not return in seriesTORONTO (AP) Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Jake Muzzin has been discharged from the hospital and is back at the team's hotel, and will not return to the lineup during Toronto's playoff qualification series with the Columbus Blue Jackets.The...

Leafs' Muzzin out of the hospital, will not return in seriesTORONTO (AP) Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Jake Muzzin has been discharged from the hospital and is back at the team's hotel, and will not return to the lineup during Toronto's playoff qualification series with the Columbus Blue Jackets.The...

AP Sports WriterMrazek, Reimer help Hurricanes advance with play in netBy AARON BEARDPetr Mrazek got the Carolina Hurricanes off to a strong start in net for the NHL's return to play, only to see James Reimer turn in an even better performance when it was his turn.And that has...

AP Hockey WriterAye Captains: Crosby, McDavid provide Penguins, Oilers sparkBy JOHN WAWROWTORONTO (AP) The C's have it: Crosby and Connor, that is.It didn't take long for the two captains - Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby and Edmonton's Connor McDavid - to make their presence felt three days into the NHL's...