NHL

AP Sports WriterHealthy Pavelski helps lead Sharks back to conference finalBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Ever since Joe Pavelski went down with a gruesome head injury in the first round of the playoffs, the mantra for the San Jose Sharks has been to stay alive in the...

AP Sports WriterDeadline additions help streaking Sharks surge into playoffsBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The San Jose Sharks head back to the Midwest for their final road trip of the season looking like a far different team than the one that stumbled its way through a tour...

Associated PressNamestnikov scores 2 as NHL-best Lightning stop Sharks, 5-1By RICK EYMERSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) NHL scoring leader Steven Stamkos needs only to look across the dressing room to keep track of his closest competitor. That would be Tampa Bay Lightning teammate Nikita Kucherov, two points behind.''We don't...

AP Hockey WriterCoyotes sign goaltender Antti Raanta to 3-year dealBy STEPHEN WHYNOAntti Raanta handled injuries, a scorpion infestation and a minor car wreck in his first year as a starting NHL goaltender.Battling through all that earned him a three-year contract that makes him the Arizona Coyotes' franchise goalie for...

Devils fire Hynes, name Nasreddine interim coachNEWARK, N.J. (AP) The New Jersey Devils have fired coach John Hynes.General manager Ray Shero announced the move Tuesday, roughly 20 minutes before Hynes was to speak to the media before the Devils game against the Las Vegas Golden Knights at the...

AP Hockey WriterSabres sign Sam Reinhart to 2-year, $7.3 million contractBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres can finally prepare for the start of the season with their full complement of forwards after signing Sam Reinhart to a two-year, $7.3 million contract on Wednesday.Reinhart was a restricted...

Kopitar scores in 3rd, Kings beat Jets 3-2WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Los Angeles coach Todd McLellan was all praises for goalie Jonathan Quick after the Kings' latest win.Quick finished with 26 saves and helped the Kings shut down all five Winnipeg power plays in a 3-2 win over the...

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...

NHL CalendarBy Associated Press(All dates set before season was suspended until further notice.)April 4 - Regular season ends.April 8 - Stanley Cup playoffs begin.May 8-24 - IIHF World Championship, Zurich/Lausanne, Switzerland.June 1-6 - NHL scouting combine, Buffalo, N.Y.June 13 - Last possible day of Stanley Cup Final.June 17 -...

AP Hockey WriterNHL, players unveil series of anti-racism initiativesBy STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) The NHL on Thursday unveiled a series of anti-racism initiatives more than eight months after Akim Aliu brought the topic to the forefront in the predominantly white sport.The league and NHL Players' Association are planning...

Capitals' Evgeny Kuznetsov suspended 3 games by NHLWASHINGTON (AP) Washington Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov has been suspended without pay for three regular-season games by the NHL for ''inappropriate conduct,'' less than a month after he was banned from playing for Russia for four years because of a positive...

AP Hockey WriterCalgary coach in limbo after allegedly using racial slursBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Bill Peters’ status as the Calgary Flames coach - and whatever future he might have in the sport - have been placed into question while the NHL and the team investigate allegations he...