NHL

AP Hockey WriterBlues hire Montgomery as assistant months after Stars firingBy STEPHEN WHYNOJim Montgomery is getting a second chance to coach in the NHL after being hired by the St. Louis Blues as an assistant coach less than a year since he was fired by the Dallas Stars for...

The fans at United Center will be treated to a game between the St. Louis Blues and the Chicago Blackhawks when they take their seats on Sunday. St. Louis at Chicago When: 7:30 PM ET, Sunday, April 5, 2015 Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN PREDICTION: Blackhawks 3, Blues...

MONTREAL (AP) Montreal's David Desharnais scored on a power play with 1:08 left in regulation to lift the Canadiens to a 4-2 victory over Boston on Saturday and a double-digit points lead in the NHL Atlantic Division after just 16 games.The Canadiens are dominating the Atlantic and are...

Wereknski a key to Blue Jackets and not just the blue lineBy The Associated PressCOLUMBUS BLUE JACKETSLAST SEASON: 50-24-8, third in Metropolitan Division. Eliminated by Pittsburgh in first round of playoffs.COACH: John Tortorella, third year, 84-57-16.ADDED: LW Artemi Panarin.LOST: C William Karlsson, C Sam Gagner, LW Scott Hartnell, LW...

AP Hockey WriterFirst-round back-to-backs favor NHL teams with 2 top goaliesBy STEPHEN WHYNOAfter a season of splitting goaltending duties to keep them rested for the playoffs, Bruce Cassidy knew several months off had cut into that well-planned advantage for the Boston Bruins.With the back-to-back in his first-round series against...

Canucks sign Brock Boeser to 3-year, $17.6 million dealVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) The Vancouver Canucks have signed restricted free-agent right wing Brock Boeser to a three-year, $17.625 million deal.The Canucks announced the signing on Monday.The 22-year-old missed training camp during the weekend as negotiations continued. He posted a...

Lightning sign Kucherov to 8-year extension through 2026-27TAMPA, Fla. (AP) The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed forward Nikita Kucherov to an eight-year contract extension worth an average of $9.5 million in salary and annual bonuses.The team announced the deal Tuesday. The 25-year-old would have been a restricted free...

AP Sports WriterIslanders look to keep improving in 2nd year under TrotzBy VIN A. CHERWOOEAST MEADOW, N.Y. (AP) The New York Islanders know about the moves other teams in the Metropolitan Division made in the offseason. It just doesn't matter to them.After finishing second in the division and...

AP Sports WriterSharks, NHL determining plans for home games after crowd banBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The Sharks and the NHL were still determining how to proceed Tuesday with three scheduled games in San Jose this month following a local ban put in place on gatherings of...

Nashville 0 0 2 0-3Florida 0 2 0 0-2First Period-None.Second Period-1, Florida, Fleischmann 6 (Bolland), 8:37. 2, Florida, Ekblad 8 (Hayes), 14:27.Third Period-3, Nashville, Jones 5 (Ribeiro), 4:44 (pp). 4, Nashville, Forsberg 18, 15:17 (pp).Overtime-None.Shootout-Nashville 3 (Cullen G, Smith G, Josi...

N.Y. Rangers 0 0 0 1-1Chicago 0 0 0 0-0First Period-None.Second Period-None.Third Period-None.Overtime-1, N.Y. Rangers, Brassard 14 (Zuccarello, McDonagh), :32.Shots on Goal-N.Y. Rangers 16-5-14-1-36. Chicago 8-12-8-1-29.Goalies-N.Y. Rangers, Talbot. Chicago, Crawford. A-22,160 (19,717). T-2:24.

AP Hockey Writer'Crazy' NHL season of coach firings continues with JulienBy STEPHEN WHYNOIt's coach firing season in the NHL. Well, actually, that's every season.Claude Julien of the Boston Bruins became the fourth coach fired this season on Tuesday and the second in the past week after the St. Louis...