NHL

Associated PressGolden Knights get to know each other in development campBy W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) While the rest of the NHL chased veteran players in free agency, the Vegas Golden Knights finished up the franchise's first player development camp Saturday with optimism for their young future.The expansion club's...

AP Hockey WriterO'Reilly feels 'spark' after Blues acquire him from SabresBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe thrill is back for Ryan O'Reilly.A trade to the St. Louis Blues has O'Reilly excited about hockey and the future after three consecutive losing seasons with the Buffalo Sabres had him talking about losing his love...

Pettersson scores in shootout, Canucks best Flames 4-3VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Vancouver Canucks center Bo Horvat credited veteran goalie Jacob Markstrom with Saturday's win over the Calgary Flames.Markstrom stopped 44 of 47 shots and put up three more saves in the shootout, leading Vancouver to a 4-3 victory...

AP Hockey WriterQuiet nature of NHL labor talks breeds cautious optimismBy STEPHEN WHYNORepresentatives from the NHL and NHL Players' Association have met numerous times over the past eight months and not once in a secret underground bunker or a dark parking garage.Unlike previous collective bargaining negotiations that spilled out...

AP Sports WriterBruins, defenseman Zdeno Chara agree to 1-year extensionBy JIMMY GOLENBoston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara signed a contract that will take him through his 42nd birthday, and he's already anticipating the next one.''I believe, myself, that I'm going to be playing beyond this contract,'' he said on Wednesday...

The Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Madison Square Garden. Tampa Bay at NY Rangers When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, May 29, 2015 Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York TV: 8 p.m. ET,...

LA Kings re-sign Andy Andreoff for 2 years, $1.355 millionLOS ANGELES (AP) Forward Andy Andreoff has agreed to a two-year, $1.355 million deal to stay with the Los Angeles Kings.The Kings announced the deal Saturday with the restricted free agent.Andreoff had two assists and 70 penalty minutes in...

AP Sports WriterCup final awaits either playoff-starved Blues or SharksBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) One of the playoff-success challenged franchises in St. Louis and San Jose will play for the Stanley Cup this season.The two teams that have enjoyed loads of regular season success followed by annual...

Leafs beat Oilers in OT; Matthews, McDavid held scorelessTORONTO (AP) Wayne Gretzky and Bobby Orr traveled to see a hyped first matchup between Auston Matthews and Connor McDavid. They got a show from Nazem Kadri instead.Kadri got his second goal of the game in overtime, lifting the Toronto...

AP Sports WriterStamkos back, quietly helping Lightning to strong startBy FRED GOODALLTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Steven Stamkos isn't making any brash predictions about how long it might take to regain the form that's made him one of the most prolific goal scorers in the NHL over the past decade.It's...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Hampus Lindholm and Sami Vatanen got their first taste of the Stanley Cup playoffs last spring, and the Anaheim Ducks' young defensemen only hungered for more. Vatanen and Lindholm both say they spent the winter preparing for the postseason tournament that began Thursday night when the...

AP Hockey WriterSabres defenseman Dahlin out indefinitely with concussionBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres’ list of injuries continues to grow, with defenseman Rasmus Dahlin out indefinitely with a concussion.The play-making defenseman was hurt when he was elbowed in the face by Tampa Bay defenseman Erik Cernak...