NHL

AP Sports WriterRielly scores in OT as Maple Leafs beat Blackhawks 7-6By JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) After John Tavares went off and Auston Matthews and Patrick Kane staged a memorable duel, Morgan Rielly got the last word on a wild Sunday night.Rielly scored 19 seconds into overtime, Tavares had...

CHICAGO (AP) - Everything seemed to fall into place for the Chicago Blackhawks, except for the final score.They came up short against a supposedly ailing Ben Bishop and lost 3-2 to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals on a late goal by Cedric...

Associated PressAlex Ovechkin has hardest shot at skills competitionBy MARK DIDTLERTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Alex Ovechkin had already clinched the hardest shot title at the NHL All-Star game skills competition before taking his final shot.All that was left was to try to top 100 mph, and Ovechkin did it.The...

Blackhawks keeping Quenneville, Bowman after poor seasonCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Blackhawks are not making changes behind the bench after missing the playoffs for the first time in a decade.Team President Joe McDonough told reporters Thursday that he plans to bring back both coach Joel Quenneville and general manager...

Toronto Maple Leafs hire Paul MacLean as an assistant coachTORONTO (AP) The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired former Ottawa Senators coach Paul MacLean as an assistant coach.MacLean led the Senators to a 114-90-35 record and a pair of playoff appearances. He won the Jack Adams Award as NHL...

AP Sports WriterBlackhawks C Toews sidelined indefinitely by illnessBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will miss the start of training camp because of an illness, and there is no timetable for his return.The 32-year-old Toews said Tuesday he has been experiencing symptoms that have left...

AP Hockey WriterThe NHL 100: Hockey's greatest players honored in centennialBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux and Bobby Orr were among the easiest choices for The NHL 100, the group of enduring superstars chosen and honored by the league Friday night as the best players...

AP Sports WriterPenguins top Senators 4-0 to earn home-ice in 1st roundBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Penguins can admit it now. The regular season is kind of a drag.Being the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions creates a target on your back that's impossible to shake. An NHL-high...

AP Sports WriterBobby Hull jersey part of history for Chicago familyBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) When Joe Serpico closes his eyes, he can go right back to that day in 1961.Serpico's big Italian family gathered for cake and coffee for his 10th birthday. On a table full of presents,...

AP Sports WriterIslanders, Josh Bailey agree to 6-year, $30 million dealBy VIN A. CHERWOONEW YORK (AP) Josh Bailey agreed to a six-year, $30 million deal Friday to stay with the New York Islanders instead of testing free agency this summer.The 28-year-old forward, selected to his first All-Star appearance...

AP Hockey WriterNHL warns Bruins' Brad Marchand to stop licking opponentsBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe NHL has told Brad Marchand to stop licking opponents or the Boston Bruins forward will face punishment.Senior vice president of hockey operations Colin Campbell spoke to Marchand and Bruins general manager Don Sweeney on Saturday about...

Captain Joe Pavelski returns to Sharks for Game 7SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) San Jose Sharks captain Joe Pavelski will return from a bloody head injury to play Game 7 of a second-round series against the Colorado Avalanche.Pavelski came out of the pregame skate feeling well and will be...