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Lightning lose goaltender Bishop to apparent leg injuryPITTSBURGH (AP) Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Ben Bishop left Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Friday night in the first period with an apparent injury to his left leg.Bishop was scrambling to get back in the crease when his left...

Seattle group remains confident arena will be ready for 2020SEATTLE (AP) The potential owners of an NHL expansion franchise in Seattle remain confident arena renovations will be completed in time for the 2020-21 season.NHL Seattle said Monday that ownership recognizes the ability to start play in 2020 is...

Associated PressTrocheck scores late winner, Panthers beat Capitals 3-2By PAUL GEREFFISUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Roberto Luongo spoke eloquently on the ice and then played brilliantly in net.On a night when the Florida Panthers honored the victims of last week's shooting at nearby Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, their veteran...

Associated PressDucks end losing streak, beat Blue Jackets 3-2 in overtimeBy DAN GREENSPANANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Cam Fowler joked it had been a long, long time between scoring hat tricks.The Anaheim Ducks couldn't have been blamed for feeling that way about winning, too.Fowler completed his first career hat trick...

Hockey royalty pays tribute to Johnny BowerTORONTO (AP) Some of hockey's biggest names gathered at Air Canada Centre on Wednesday to pay tribute to Hall of Fame goaltender Johnny Bower.Those in attendance included NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, Team Canada hero Paul Henderson, Canadiens great Yvon Cournoyer and Maple...

Howie Meeker, 4-time Cup winner with Maple Leafs, dies at 97TORONTO (AP) Howie Meeker, who won four Stanley Cups with the Toronto Maple Leafs, served in Parliament during his playing days, and went on to become a Canadian icon as a respected and colorful television hockey analyst, has...

AP Hockey WriterLightning re-sign F Patrick Maroon, D Luke SchennBy STEPHEN WHYNOEven though the realities of a salary cap prevented the Tampa Bay Lightning from keeping their entire Stanley Cup-winning team together, they were able to bring back two key depth players who helped make it happen.Tampa Bay re-signed...

NHL in-season coaching changes in salary-cap eraBy The Associated PressThe 56 in-season NHL coaching changes since beginning of salary cap era in 2005:2005-06New York Islanders replaced Steve Stirling with Brad Shaw, missed playoffsNew Jersey Devils replaced resigning Larry Robinson with Lou Lamoriello, made playoffsPittsburgh Penguins replaced Ed Olczyk with...

AP Hockey WriterCup champion Blues visit Trump at White House as full teamBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump honored the Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, using the occasion to announce an envoy to Turkey, mention the economy and an agriculture deal with China and...

Associated PressGourde's overtime winner leads Lightning past Predators, 4-3By JIM DIAMONDNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Down a goal late in the third period in the second game of a back-to-back, the Tampa Bay Lightning looked to captain Steven Stamkos and he got the tying score. Yanni Gourde then came through...

The NY ISLANDERS and the NY RANGERS will both be gunning for a victory on 2/8/2021 at 7:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. NY ISLANDERS vs NY RANGERS When: 2/8/2021 7:00 PM Where: ROT TEAM PL OU ML 67 NY ISLANDERS 1.5 (-110) 5.5 -115 -105 -105 -115 68 NY RANGERS TV: 7:00 PM LINE: 0 PREDICTION: NY RANGERS , NY ISLANDERS Oddsmakers currently have the NY...

Canadiens beat Lightning for 6th straight win in NHLMONTREAL (AP) Max Pacioretty scored the tiebreaking goal in Montreal's three-goal third period as the Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 on Thursday for their sixth straight win.Alex Galchenyuk and Torrey Mitchell also scored to help Montreal improve to...