NHL

Associated PressHertl lifts Sharks past Vegas 2-1 in 20T to force Game 7By W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) After winning Game 5 at home to avoid elimination, Tomas Hertl vowed the San Jose Sharks would return to SAP Center for a seventh and decisive game in their opening round...

Associated PressGolden Knights focused while playing with sense of urgencyBy W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) The Vegas Golden Knights have done an excellent job of not looking too far ahead in their inaugural season.It has served them well during their amazing run as an expansion team, all the way...

Kings G Jonathan Quick out indefinitely after knee surgeryEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick is out indefinitely after undergoing surgery on a torn meniscus in his knee, the club announced Wednesday.Quick has appeared in just four games this season for the Kings, going 0-3-1...

AP Hockey WriterIsles face Flyers in 2nd round after sweeping season seriesBy LARRY LAGEThe New York Islanders had their way with Philadelphia during the regular season, scoring five goals twice and outlasting them in a shootout of a third victory.The Islanders, though, are not expecting an easy path through...

AP Sports WriterLas Vegas hires McCrimmon as assistant GMBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe Las Vegas expansion NHL team has hired Kelly McCrimmon as its assistant general manager.McCrimmon is well-known and widely respected in hockey circles as a brilliant talent evaluator during his time at the junior level. The owner, general manager...

Bouwmeester on the road to recovery, Blues trade for D-manST. LOUIS (AP) Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester is back in St. Louis after collapsing on the bench during a game in Anaheim last week and said in a statement Tuesday that he is “on the road to recovery.”Bouwmeester, 36,...

AP Sports WriterTampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov wins Hart, Lindsay at NHL AwardsBy GREG BEACHAMLAS VEGAS (AP) Nikita Kucherov gratefully accepted the Hart Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award on Wednesday night in recognition of his spectacular 128-point regular season in Tampa Bay.He might even be able to enjoy...

CHICAGO (AP) - The NHL has suspended Chicago Blackhawks forward Daniel Carcillo for six games for cross checking Winnipeg Jets forward Mathieu Perreault.The punishment stems from a hit during Friday's loss to the Jets when he cross checked Perreault across the back in the closing seconds of the second...

AP Sports WriterSt. Louis Blues stayed course, now reaping benefitsBy R.B. FALLSTROMST. LOUIS (AP) After three straight first-round eliminations, Doug Armstrong resisted the temptation to tear it all down.The St. Louis Blues general manager can crow just a bit now that patience has been rewarded and the franchise...

Associated PressPenguins center Sidney Crosby reaches 400-goal milestoneBy STEVE OVERBEYST. LOUIS (AP) Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby scored his 400th career goal early in the second period against St. Louis.Crosby muscled a shot past goalie Jake Allen from the left side of the net at 3:31. The goal came...

AP Sports WriterDevils goalie Cory Schneider makes the most of rare startBy TOM CANAVANNEWARK, N.J. (AP) Cory Schneider is no longer the forgotten man on the New Jersey Devils.It's amazing what a good game in the playoffs can do for a veteran goaltender relegated to a backup role...

Dick Gamble, Stanley Cup champion and AHL star, dies at 89ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) Stanley Cup champion and American Hockey League Hall of Famer Dick Gamble has died. He was 89.The AHL's Rochester Americans announced his death Friday after learning from his family he died Thursday. Gamble had been...