NHL

AP Sports WriterKase gets 1st NHL hat trick as Ducks rally past Stars 6-3By JOE REEDYANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Ondrej Kase got his first NHL hat trick, Brandon Montour had four points in the third period, including the game-winning goal, and the Anaheim Ducks rallied to defeat the Dallas...

Wild hire former North Stars GM Ferreira as Fenton assistantST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Wild have hired Jack Ferreira as an assistant to new general manager Paul Fenton.The Wild made the announcement on Tuesday about Ferreira, 73, who is a long-time mentor to Fenton. Ferreira was GM...

Capitals' Alex Ovechkin to make summer trip to ChinaWASHINGTON (AP) Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin will go to China as part of the NHL's continued outreach in that country.Ovechkin will visit Beijing in early August as a league ambassador. He's expected to take part in youth hockey clinics, interviews...

Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien mixed up his lines for the third period, and the move immediately paid off. Julien moved rising star Tyler Seguin onto a unit with David Krejci and Milan Lucic, and it produced the tying and winning goals on its first two shifts as the Bruins...

Bruins' Marchand expected to play in Game 1 of Cup FinalBOSTON (AP) Brad Marchand is expected to play in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final despite leaving the Boston Bruins' morning skate early.Coach Bruce Cassidy says Marchand is good to go for the series opener against the...

AP Hockey WriterStanley Cup winner shares dark moments confronting dyslexiaBy JOHN WAWROWTears streamed down Brent Sopel's face as he watched himself on screen, summoning the courage to detail the darkest moments of his lifelong struggles with dyslexia.The stinging memories of being taunted by classmates. The empty feelings of worthlessness...

AP Sports WriterGetzlaf's goal, Gibson's 39 saves put Ducks past Canucks 2-1By GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Ryan Getzlaf scored a breakaway goal 2:30 into overtime, and John Gibson made 39 saves in the Anaheim Ducks' 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Friday night.Jakob Silfverberg scored a short-handed...

AP Hockey Writer'Best time of year:' NHL playoff matchups setBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe team expected to win it all faces an opponent that loaded up for the same thing, the defending champions go up against a playoff newcomer and the wild West is wide open in the quest for the...

AP Sports WriterCapitals winger Tom Wilson banned 20 games for preseason hitBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson was banned 20 games by the NHL on Wednesday for a blindside hit to the head of an opponent during a preseason game, the latest and most severe...

AP Sports WriterPanthers hire Blue Jackets' Bill Zito as general managerBy TIM REYNOLDSThe Florida Panthers spent three weeks searching for a general manager, and it didn't take long for them to suspect that Bill Zito was the best candidate.The more they searched, the more convinced they got.Zito was announced...

Blues sign coach Craig Berube to 3-year contract extensionST. LOUIS (AP) The Blues signed coach Craig Berube to a three-year contract extension Tuesday after he led St. Louis to its first Stanley Cup championship in his first season in charge.The Blues were in last place at the start...

Associated PressTkachuk has goal, assist in Sens' 4-1 win over RangersBy SCOTT CHARLESNEW YORK (AP) Brady Tkachuk had a goal and an assist and the Ottawa Senators earned a 4-1 win against the New York Rangers on Wednesday night.Bobby Ryan, Zack Smith and Brian Gibbons also scored while...