NHL

AP Hockey WriterStanley Cup finalists land in NHL's altered Central DivisionBy LARRY LAGEThe NHL's Central Division features the defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay...

AP Sports WriterAvs, Knights, Blues make realigned West tall at the topBy DAVE CAMPBELLThe team that emerges from the limited-time-only West Division should enter...

Canadiens approved for home games during pandemicMONTREAL (AP) The Montreal Canadiens will be able to play home games despite the Quebec government's imposition...

AP Hockey WriterSabres lose F Girgensons to season-ending hamstring injuryBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo Sabres forward Zemgus Girgensons is expected to miss...

Blue Jackets sign Bjorkstrand to 5-year contract extensionCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed forward Oliver Bjorkstrand to a five-year contract...

AP Hockey WriterSabres lose F Girgensons to season-ending hamstring injuryBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo Sabres forward Zemgus Girgensons is expected to miss...

Blue Jackets sign Bjorkstrand to 5-year contract extensionCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed forward Oliver Bjorkstrand to a five-year contract...

Predators sign Luke Kunin to 2-year, $4.6 million dealNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators have signed forward Luke Kunin to a two-year, $4.6...

AP Sports WriterCarolina Hurricanes aim to build on 2 straight playoff tripsBy AARON BEARDThe Carolina Hurricanes have gone from spending a decade out of...

AP Sports WriterCoyotes add grit after first postseason trip in 8 yearsBy JOHN MARSHALLGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Coyotes had a breakthrough in...

AP Hockey WriterSabres have unfinished business after last season cut shortBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Ralph Krueger doesn't consider the Sabres' home opener...

AP Sports WriterCoyotes add grit after first postseason trip in 8 yearsBy JOHN MARSHALLGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Coyotes had a breakthrough in...