NHL

Chicago 1 0 0-1Minnesota 0 0 0-0First Period-1, Chicago, Kane 6 (Shaw, Sharp), 14:06 (pp).Second Period-None.Third Period-None.Shots on Goal-Chicago 9-9-4-22. Minnesota 8-12-10-30.Goalies-Chicago, Crawford. Minnesota, Dubnyk. A-19,349 (17,954). T-2:29.

AP Hockey WriterCaps' Ovechkin and Kuznetsov inspire Russian players, fansBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) Alex Ovechkin knows the Washington Capitals have plenty of fans back in Russia.''Over there lots of friends, lots of people watch the games,'' Ovechkin said of his countrymen. ''It's been huge.''He is also huge in...

Matthews ties it, leaves with injury; Leafs top Isles in SOTORONTO (AP) Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock acknowledged his team didn't play very well Thursday night, and his players know things could become much more difficult if they have to deal with another injury absence for Auston Matthews.Tyler...

AP Was There: Game 4 of 1970 Blues-Bruins for Stanley CupBOSTON (AP) EDITOR'S NOTE - On May 10, 1970, the Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup for the first time in 29 years. The Bruins won it at the expense of the St. Louis Blues, who were swept...

AP Sports WriterFar from Czech home, Kubalik adjusts to life with BlackhawksBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) Dominik Kubalik is leaning on David Kampf while he transitions to life in the NHL with the Chicago Blackhawks. He peppers his Czech countryman with all sorts of questions.''I think he's a little...

AP Sports WriterLightning, Bruins, Avalanche, Flyers eye clinching seriesBy FRED GOODALLOne victory away from advancing in the NHL playoffs, the Tampa Bay Lightning, Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche and Philadelphia Flyers feel a sense of urgency to finish the task as soon as possible.It doesn't matter that the teams, up...

AP Sports WriterBruins fire coach Julien; name Cassidy interim coachBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) The Boston Bruins fired Stanley Cup-winning coach Claude Julien on Tuesday, with the team in danger of missing the playoffs for a third straight season.General manager Don Sweeney announced the change on Tuesday, naming assistant...

The Latest: Sharks, Penguins headed to OT in Game 2PITTSBURGH (AP) The Latest on Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final between the San Jose Sharks and Pittsburgh Penguins (all times local):---11 p.m.Goals in the playoffs are usually more gritty than pretty.The game-tying, overtime-forcing goal in Game 2...

AP Sports WriterDevils season comes to end as NHL resumes with 24 teamsBy TOM CANAVANThe New Jersey Devils' season came to an end on Tuesday after the NHL abandoned the rest of the regular season and announced plans to head straight into the playoffs with 24 teams.Only seven teams...

AP Sports Writer'Bread' is the man in playoff surge for the Blue JacketsBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Artemi Panarin turned out to be everything the Columbus Blue Jackets were looking for when they traded for him last summer: A dead-eye sniper and deft puck distributor who can get...

Detroit 0 1 0-1Pittsburgh 2 2 0-4First Period-1, Pittsburgh, Hornqvist 15 (Letang, Comeau), 1:51. 2, Pittsburgh, Comeau 12 (Hornqvist), 12:15.Second Period-3, Pittsburgh, Perron 14 (Lapierre, Martin), 3:04. 4, Pittsburgh, Spaling 8 (Scuderi, Despres), 7:52. 5, Detroit, Weiss 7 (Zetterberg, Kronwall),...

AP Sports WriterSharks boost scoring by acquiring Evander Kane from SabresBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The San Jose Sharks have acquired forward Evander Kane from the Buffalo Sabres in a move to upgrade their depleted forward group.The Sharks dealt a 2019 conditional first-round pick, prospect Danny O'Regan...