NHL

AP Sports WriterPanarin scores twice to lift Blue Jackets over Kings 4-1By MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Artemi Panarin scored twice, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 29 shots and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 on Thursday night.Lukas Sedlak and Josh Anderson also scored and Cam Atkinson...

AP Sports WriterJets rout Preds 6-2, grab 3-2 West semifinal leadBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Kyle Connor scored two goals and had an assist as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Nashville Predators 6-2 on Saturday night, pushing the Presidents' Trophy winners to the brink of elimination with...

AP Sports Writer7-goal surges push Avalanche and Stars into 2nd-round seriesBy STEPHEN HAWKINSThe Dallas Stars certainly can't take too much comfort in those four victories over Colorado in the regular season or their unprecedented seven-goal surge to advance in these unusual playoffs.Life has certainly been different in the bubble...

AP Hockey WriterAmid banter, NHL officials get refresher course at campBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Lunch is over and before the next session of game film study begins, the jokes start flying among the 80-plus referees and linesmen assembled in a downtown hotel ballroom.''Anyone who didn't bring their...

AP Hockey WritersFlames coach Bill Peters quits; accused of slurs, abuseBy JOHN WAWROW and STEPHEN WHYNOBill Peters resigned as coach of the Calgary Flames on Friday after allegedly making racist slurs at a Nigerian-born player in the minors and kicking and punching players behind the bench during his time...

AP Sports WriterEkman-Larsson poised to lead Coyotes into the futureBy JOHN MARSHALLSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) Arizona defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson knew the desert was where he wanted to stay, yet consulted with former Coyotes captain Shane Doan before signing a long-term extension.Doan had been in similar situations before, debating whether...

Carolina Hurricanes re-sign D Haydn Fleury to 1-year dealRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes have re-signed defenseman Haydn Fleury to a one-year contract worth $850,000.The team announced the deal Tuesday. The 23-year-old skated in 20 regular-season games with the Hurricanes along with nine playoff games last season. He...

AP Hockey WriterDevils sign college hockey's top player, Will ButcherBy JOHN WAWROWThe New Jersey Devils have landed college hockey's top player by agreeing to sign defenseman Will Butcher to a two-year, $1.85 million contract.The agreement announced by the Devils on Sunday comes about two weeks after the University of...

Jets center Little hospitalized after being struck by puckWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Winnipeg Jets forward Bryan Little remained hospitalized Wednesday, a day after being struck near the ear by a puck.Little was skating behind the net midway through the third period in a 2-1 home loss to New Jersey...

Associated PressMiracle on Ice team honored before Panthers-Golden KnightsBy W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) Amidst a sports-filled weekend that included the heavyweight championship boxing match and a NASCAR race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, hockey fans were reminded about believing in miracles on Saturday night.Prior to the game between...

Capitals' Shattenkirk suspended 2 games for chargingNEW YORK (AP) Washington Capitals defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk has been suspended two games for charging Los Angeles Kings defenseman Kevin Gravel.The NHL announced the suspension Sunday about six hours before the Capitals were to play the Anaheim Ducks. Shattenkirk will miss that...

AP Sports WriterPenguins sign coach Mike Sullivan to 4-year extensionBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Mike Sullivan is sticking around to see if he can get the Pittsburgh Penguins back to the Stanley Cup.The coach whose arrival in the winter of 2015 helped propel the Penguins to championships in 2016...