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PITTSBURGH (AP) - The former nanny of Pittsburgh Penguins player Chris Kunitz has been charged with stealing diamond earrings from his home, then selling them to a jewelry store.WPXI-TV first reported the new theft charges filed Wednesday. The investigation of 26-year-old Andrea Forsythe began when her rental home burned...

N.Y. Islanders 1 0 0-1Washington 1 1 3-5First Period-1, N.Y. Islanders, Bailey 2 (Tavares, Leddy), 5:48. 2, Washington, Kuznetsov 1 (Johansson, Alzner), 9:05.Second Period-3, Washington, Alzner 2 (Brouwer, Beagle), 10:31.Third Period-4, Washington, Laich 1 (Beagle, Chimera), 2:42. 5, Washington,...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) - After making quick work of the Winnipeg Jets, the Anaheim Ducks now get a chance to relax and regroup before the next round of the playoffs.Ryan Kesler scored twice in the third period and Anaheim beat Winnipeg 5-2 on Wednesday night to sweep their Western...

Montreal 0 0 0-0Ottawa 0 0 1-1First Period-None.Second Period-None.Third Period-1, Ottawa, Hoffman 1 (Ceci), 9:05.Shots on Goal-Montreal 11-10-7-28. Ottawa 9-11-12-32.Goalies-Montreal, Price. Ottawa, Anderson. A-20,500 (19,153). T-2:24.

CHICAGO (AP) - Pekka Rinne watched one more hard-fought night end with the rookie goaltender in the other net stealing the headlines.But after the biggest win of his brief career, the Blackhawks' Scott Darling did his best to share the credit.''Credit Rinne,'' he said after teammate Brent Seabrook beat...

CHICAGO (AP) - Pekka Rinne watched one more hard-fought night end with the rookie goaltender in the other net stealing the headlines.But after the biggest win of his brief career, the Blackhawks' Scott Darling did his best to share the credit.''Credit Rinne,'' he said after teammate Brent Seabrook beat...

The Montreal Canadiens and the Anaheim Ducks already have their first chance to finish up the first round.These two clubs on opposite ends of the continent walked similar paths to get their respective 3-0 series advantages heading into Wednesday's games.Both Montreal and Anaheim were regular-season powers that finished atop...

April 15 - Chicago 4, Nashville 3, 2OT, Duncan Keith, 7:49.April 17 - Montreal 3, Ottawa 2, OT, Alex Galchenyuk, 3:40.April 19 - Montreal 3, Ottawa 2, OT, Dale Weise, 8:47.April 20 - Anaheim 5, Winnipeg 4, OT, Rickard Rakell, 5:12.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) - Alex The Great can be better.Expecting Alex Ovechkin to be ''a difference maker,'' coach Barry Trotz is counting on his star player to produce if Washington intends to bounce back in its first-round playoff series against the New York Islanders.Following a 2-1 overtime loss on...

CHICAGO (AP) - Scott Darling doesn't need reminding that all those other saves, the ones that win big playoff games, wouldn't have happened without the first one.The 6-foot-6 rookie goaltender may be the toast of the town at the moment, but he had to learn to put down his...

CHICAGO (AP) - Scott Darling doesn't need reminding that all those other saves, the ones that win big playoff games, wouldn't have happened without the first one.The 6-foot-6 rookie goaltender may be the toast of the town at the moment, but he had to learn to put down his...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Sidney Crosby is shooting the puck. Even more importantly for the Pittsburgh Penguins, it's going in. Funny how success seems to follow when that happens.The Penguins evened their series against the New York Rangers with a momentum-shifting 4-3 victory Saturday night. Crosby scored twice, including a...