NHL

DALLAS (AP) Ken Hitchcock feels like he is coming home with his return to the Dallas Stars, more than 15 years after they fired the coach who led them to their only Stanley Cup championship. Hitchcock also knows his re-introduction to Dallas is about now - not then. ''I study history....

2 NHL players test positive at campsThe NHL says only two players tested positive for COVID-19 during the first five days of training camp last week.The league, in consultation with its players, is not revealing the identity of players who test positive, or their teams. The two players who...

AP Hockey Writer'Black Aces' in bubble have toughest job in NHL playoffsBy STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) When Joel Kiviranta capped a hat trick by scoring the series-clinching goal in overtime in his playoff debut in the second round, the young Finn had one real desire.''I hope I get...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ottawa found its point and the postseason.Needing just one point in the season finale, the Senators wrapped up their sizzling second-half rally with a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday and clinched a spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs.Headed toward a spot in the...

Forward Colin White signs six-year deal with Ottawa SenatorsOTTAWA (AP) The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Colin White to a six-year contract with an average annual value of $4.75 million.White had 14 goals and 27 assists in 71 games last year in his first full season in the...

AP Sports WriterSharks ride depth, Jones to first-round sweep of DucksBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Very little separated San Jose and Anaheim in the regular season, with the Ducks edging out the Sharks by one point for second place in the Pacific Division.Their first-round series wasn't nearly...

AP Hockey WriterSabres avoid arbitration; reach deals with McCabe, UllmarkBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres have avoided arbitration rulings by reaching agreements to sign defenseman Jake McCabe and goalie Linus Ullmark.McCabe agreed to a two-year $5.7 million contract Saturday, a day before his scheduled hearing. Ullmark...

AP Hockey WriterWinning in Winnipeg: Jets fans unleash their supportBy JOHN WAWROWEd Olczyk takes one look at the white-out-wearing crowds of Jets fans packing Winnipeg's arena and surrounding streets and is reassured about what he always knew of the Canadian prairie city, even during its bleakest days.Winnipeg was...

Winnipeg Jets coach Paul Maurice agrees to extensionWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Winnipeg coach Paul Maurice has signed a multi-year extension with the Jets.In his seventh season as Jets coach, Maurice has guided Winnipeg to the playoffs three times, including a run to the Western Conference final in 2018.The Jets...

AP Hockey WriterHurricanes coach Brind'Amour 'moving on' after fined by NHLBy JOHN WAWROWTORONTO (AP) Rod Brind'Amour wasn't going to risk another $25,000 fine from the NHL.The Carolina Hurricanes coach provided a short, four-word answer, Thursday, when asked if he had anything more to add a day after being...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Vancouver Canucks weren't going to let a pair of three-goal leads slip away in the same week. After blowing a big advantage in an overtime loss to Chicago on Saturday, the Canucks held on Wednesday night for a 4-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes. Bo Horvat and...

Who's hockey's best? McDavid, Matthews, Crosby stir debateTORONTO (AP) Connor McDavid or Auston Matthews? Auston Matthews or Connor McDavid?With debate ramping up about which player sits atop hockey's throne - after some remarkable early performances - Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock's goes in a different direction - Sidney...