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Associated PressGetzlaf, Miller help Ducks beat Avalanche 5-2By MICHAEL KELLYDENVER (AP) Ryan Getzlaf scored a power-play goal in the second period, Ryan Miller stopped 35 shots, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Saturday night.Adam Henrique and Carter Rowney scored in the first period, and...

AP Sports WriterToffoli scores NHL's first outdoor hat trick, Kings beat AvsBy ARNIE STAPLETONAIR FORCE ACADEMY, Col. (AP) Tyler Toffoli will remember the Los Angeles Kings' 3-1 win over Colorado on Saturday night at the Air Force Academy for so many reasons.The thundering jets' flyover. The cadets high-fiving...

AP Sports WriterStifled Penguins head to Game 7 looking for a sparkBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Penguins spent the better part of five games exploiting the few chances the Washington Capitals gave them, focusing on generating quality scoring chances while the Presidents' Trophy winners seemed more intent...

TORONTO (AP) - The doctor told Tomas Fleischmann he might never play hockey again. Blood clots that began in his leg had moved to his lungs and threatened not only his career but his life.Goaltender Tomas Vokoun's left leg was almost 4 inches bigger than his right because of...

AP Sports WriterWild trade Donato to Sharks for 2021 3rd-rounderBy DAVE CAMPBELLThe Minnesota Wild traded forward Ryan Donato to the San Jose Sharks on Monday for a third-round pick in the 2021 draft, continuing their makeover under general manager Bill Guerin.Donato will enter the final season of a two-year,...

Newcomer T.J. Oshie was in the midst of describing how warmly he's been welcomed by the Capitals when Brooks Laich leaned over and gave the forward a big hug and peck on the cheek.''Maybe a little too much,'' Oshie said, smiling.''Well,'' Laich replied, ''I pour it on and you...

AP Hockey WriterPanthers beat Red Wings 4-1 for season-high 4-game streakBy LARRY LAGEDETROIT (AP) Evgenii Dadonov and Mark Pysyk scored late in the first period and the Florida Panthers went on to beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Saturday night.Florida's Aleksander Barkov restored a two-goal lead with...

AP Hockey WriterNHL goaltenders getting concussions at an alarming rateBy STEPHEN WHYNOFilip Chytil beat the last defender to the net, snapped the shot past Tuukka Rask and barreled over the goaltender he had just scored on.Rask flipped his mask off, lay prone and needed assistance to get to his...

AP Hockey WriterKuznetsov returns, scores goal, adds assist in Caps' winBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) The Washington Capitals put Evgeny Kuznetsov in the lineup for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night and he didn't miss a beat.The Russian star scored...

Wild's Zucker out 4-6 weeks after surgery on broken legST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Minnesota Wild left wing Jason Zucker will miss the next four to six weeks after surgery to repair a broken right leg suffered in a recent game.The Wild announced Friday night that Zucker's operation by...

AP Sports WriterWild split with GM Chuck Fletcher after playoff exitBy DAVE CAMPBELLST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) When Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold entered the team's new practice facility a couple of weeks ago, the organizational motto was staring him in the face.So was the advice he should make...

AP Hockey WriterSpecial team: Blues penalty kill has them on verge of CupBy STEPHEN WHYNOSomething is missing from the Boston power play.The uninterrupted puck movement and cross-ice passes to a wide open David Pastrnak aren't there anymore. Torey Krug isn't getting the chance to fire away from the top....