NHL

AP Sports WriterComing home: Cullen picks Wild for 21st NHL seasonBy DAVE CAMPBELLMatt Cullen could have easily called it a career at age 40 after winning consecutive Stanley Cups with the Pittsburgh Penguins.That's what he and everyone around him expected him to do, but his body bounced back strongly...

The Latest: Cole gives Penguins 1-0 lead early in Game 4SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The Latest on Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Pittsburgh Penguins and San Jose Sharks (all times local):5:33 p.m. PDTIan Cole picked a great time to score his first goal in...

AP Sports WriterPlayers claimed off NHL waivers making most of 2nd chancesBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) Colorado defenseman Patrik Nemeth set career highs this season in goals, games and perhaps even grudges.See what a little chip on the shoulder can do?Waived by Dallas in October, he was claimed by...

Coyotes part ways with CEO Ahron CohenGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Coyotes confirmed Thursday that they are parting ways with president and CEO Ahron Cohen.Cohen has been with the Coyotes since being hired in 2015 as chief operating officer and chief legal officer by previous owner Andrew Barroway....

The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Ottawa Senators will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Scotiabank Place. Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators When: 5:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 27, 2013 Where: Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, Ontario TV: 5 p.m., ROOT, Sportsnet East, TVA Prediction: Senators 5, Penguins 4 Oddsmakers currently...

AP Hockey WriterWho's in net? Goalie intrigue aplenty early in NHL playoffsBy STEPHEN WHYNOEven though ''Who's in net?'' isn't an Abbott and Costello comedy routine, the question makes a few NHL coaches laugh, or at least crack a smirk.Goaltending intrigue is already in full swing, with half the teams...

NHL, players complete agreement for 56-game season beginning Jan. 13.NEW YORK (AP) NHL, players complete agreement for 56-game season beginning Jan. 13.

AP Hockey WriterNew Coaches: Trotz takes Cup-winning experience to IslandersBy STEPHEN WHYNOWhile the Washington Capitals are watching their Stanley Cup banner rise to the rafters, Barry Trotz will be fresh off a plane in North Carolina, preparing for his own season opener.Trotz guided the Capitals to their first title...

NHL set for virtual draft; Lafreniere in line as top pickBy The Associated PressAlexis Lafreniere was supposed to hear his named called in front of family, friends and an adoring crowd inside Montreal's Bell Centre.The presumptive top pick in the 2020 NHL draft from Quebec would then climb on...

Associated PressBackers of NHL team in Seattle hope for decision in JuneBy GENE JOHNSONSEATTLE (AP) Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer has been hosting hockey games for a quarter-century. Now he wants to do it on a much bigger scale.The filmmaker of ''Flashdance,'' ''Beverly Hills Cop'' and ''Top Gun'' fame...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Ottawa native Dan Boyle scored the shootout winner as the New York Rangers defeated the Ottawa Senators 2-1 on Saturday.Chris Kreider scored the lone goal in regulation for the Rangers, which has won eight in a row and earned a point in 12 straight games.Henrik...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Anaheim Ducks placed defenseman Josh Manson on injured reserve because of an unspecified upper-body injury and recalled defenseman Joe Piskula from San Diego of the American Hockey League before their game Saturday night against the Minnesota Wild.Manson was hurt Thursday night in a...