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Associated Press650,000 fans at parade cheer Penguins for Stanley Cup winBy JOE MANDAKPITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Penguins' Stanley Cup championship, the first an NHL team has won back to back in almost 20 years, spawned by far the biggest victory parade of any of the franchise's five titles.An...

AP Hockey WriterSeason of comeback? Blues lock down games to win CupBy STEPHEN WHYNOBOSTON (AP) When Alex Pietrangelo lifted a backhander over Tuukka Rask to give the St. Louis Blues a two-goal lead late in the first period, Boston fans went silent and the eerie quiet lasted throughout...

AP Hockey WriterAP Source: Streit not reporting to AHL, will weigh optionsBy JOHN WAWROWA person with direct knowledge of the situation says defenseman Mark Streit will not report to the minors after clearing waivers and will spend the next few days weighing his options.The person spoke to The Associated...

St. Louis 0 2 0 0-2San Jose 0 1 1 1-3First Period-None.Second Period-1, San Jose, Desjardins 2 (Braun, McGinn), 10:47. 2, St. Louis, Berglund 4 (Pietrangelo, Jaskin), 14:29. 3, St. Louis, Ott 1 (Lapierre, Cole), 17:21.Third Period-4, San Jose, Vlasic 4 (Thornton,...

AP Hockey WriterBack to backs in the bubble: NHL teams adjust to new normalBy STEPHEN WHYNOJon Cooper doesn't even need to talk to his players to know who is skating and who is resting on a non-game day.For his Tampa Bay Lightning and the other teams in the NHL...

NHL CalendarApril 4 - Regular season ends.April 8 - Stanley Cup playoffs begin.May 8-24 - IIHF World Championship, Zurich/Lausanne, Switzerland.June 1-6 - NHL scouting combine, Buffalo, N.Y.June 13 - Last possible day of Stanley Cup Final.June 17 - NHL awards, Las Vegas.June 26-27 - NHL draft, Montreal.July 1 -...

Underperforming Maple Leafs fire coach Mike BabcockTORONTO (AP) The Toronto Maple Leafs have fired head coach Mike Babcock.Team President Brendan Shanahan announced the move Wednesday and said Sheldon Keefe would take over as coach.In parts of five seasons under Babcock, the Maple Leafs posted a record of 173-133-45...

The COLORADO and the DETROIT will both be gunning for a victory on 12/2/2018 at 7:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. COLORADO AVALANCHE vs DETROIT RED WINGS When: 7:00 PM  ET, Sunday, December 2, 2018 Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan ROT TEAM PL OU ML 7 COLORADO 0 (-110) 6 -105 -115 -160 140 8 DETROIT TV: 7:05 PM LINE: 0 PREDICTION: DETROIT , COLORADO Oddsmakers currently have the...

Penguins get Sheahan from Red WingsTAMPA, Fla. (AP) The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired forward Riley Sheahan and a 2018 fifth-round draft pick from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for forward Scott Wilson and a 2018 third-round draft pick.The trade was announced before the Penguins played Tampa Bay...

Injured Humboldt players get visit from Stanley CupSASKATOON, Saskatchewan (AP) Injured Humboldt Broncos players got a visit from the Stanley Cup.Tom Straschnitzki - whose 19-year-old son, Ryan, was badly injured in the junior hockey team's bus crash - was in a waiting area at Royal University Hospital on...

The Pittsburgh Penguins made another trade to bolster their talented roster Wednesday, acquiring left wing Jussi Jokinen from the Carolina Hurricanes for a conditional draft pick. The Hurricanes will receive a sixth-round draft pick if the Penguins win the Stanley Cup this year, a source told ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun. The acquisition...

Wild sign RW Matt Read to 2-way contractST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Wild have signed right wing Matt Read to a one-year, two-way contract.The deal, which was done on Monday, will pay Read $650,000 in the NHL and $200,000 in the AHL. Read has played his first...