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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...

Ovechkin to skip NHL All-Star Game, be suspended 1 gameWASHINGTON (AP) Alex Ovechkin will skip the All-Star Weekend in San Jose to get some extra rest and serve an automatic one-game suspension.The Washington Capitals announced Ovechkin's decision Wednesday. The team says the NHL's leading goal-scorer wants to take...

Associated PressHorvat's goal in 3rd period lifts Canucks past Panthers 3-2By PAUL GEREFFISUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Bo Horvat scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period, leading the Vancouver Canucks to a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night.Antoine Roussel and Elias Pettersson also scored for the...

Associated PressHuberdeau scores in OT to lift Panthers past Sharks, 6-5By RICK EYMERSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Jonathan Huberdeau scored 1:38 into overtime after San Jose's Joe Pavelski scored twice late in the third period to tie it, and the Florida Panthers beat the Sharks 6-5 on Wednesday night.Nick...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Bettman and Daly put on a lounge show of their ownBy TIM DAHLBERGLAS VEGAS (AP) Just before the most improbable of Stanley Cup Final in the most improbable hockey city around, Gary Bettman and Bill Daly put on a little show of their own.As lounge...

Watch Snoop Dogg explain the Stanley Cup for the NHLNEW YORK (AP) The National Hockey League is hoping Snoop Dogg can heat up interest on the ice as the Stanley Cup playoffs get underway.The rapper and hockey fan is appearing in a series of Hockey 101 videos in...

Power surge knocks out lights at NHL outdoor gameANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) The NHL outdoor game between the Washington Capitals and Toronto Maple Leafs was delayed for about 15 minutes when a power surge knocked out the lights at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.The Naval Academy Stadium didn't entirely lose...

NHL Hall of Famer Howell, Rangers games leader, dies at 86NEW YORK (AP) NHL Hall of Fame defenseman Harry Howell, who played the most games in New York Rangers' history, has died. He was 86.Howell died Saturday night. He had been living at an assisted care facility near...

Associated PressBurakovsky scores in OT, Avalanche beat Coyotes 3-2By MICHAEL KELLYDENVER (AP) Pavel Francouz had plenty of time to think about his first NHL start, and the 29-year-old goaltender made it a memorable one.Francouz had 34 saves, Andre Burakovsky scored at 3:29 of overtime and the Avalanche beat...

AP Sports WriterInvigorated after Game 7 win, Bruins look to Blue JacketsBy KYLE HIGHTOWERBOSTON (AP) The Bruins needed performances from up and down their roster to outlast the Toronto Maples Leafs in yet another seven-game slugfest between the Original Six franchises.Boston will literally have just a day to...

Jets get point in 5th straight game with 4-3 win over SabresWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Blake Wheeler and Jacob Trouba each had a goal and an assist as the Winnipeg Jets extended their point streak to five games with a 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night.Wheeler...

DALLAS (AP) Dallas boosted its NHL-best record with a 3-0 home win against Buffalo on Saturday, with goaltender Antti Niemi getting his second shutout this season. Jamie Benn scored two third-period goals for the Stars, who have five straight wins and moved six points clear atop the Central Division, ahead...