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AP Hockey WriterPatience finally pays off for big-game goalie GrubauerBy STEPHEN WHYNOARLINGTON, Va. (AP) Philipp Grubauer was 18 and had only been in North America for a year and a half when he walked into the Windsor Spitfires locker room as the latest member of a stacked junior...

Dallas 1 0 2 1-4Vancouver 1 1 1 0-3First Period-1, Dallas, Ja.Benn 28 (Seguin, Demers), 1:54. 2, Vancouver, Bonino 14 (Vrbata, Tanev), 11:18.Second Period-3, Vancouver, Higgins 11 (Hamhuis, Tanev), 10:10 (pp).Third Period-4, Dallas, Eaves 11 (Spezza, Goligoski), 7:55. 5, Dallas,...

The Latest: Malkin makes it 2-0 Pens with power-play goalSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The Latest on Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Pittsburgh Penguins and San Jose Sharks (all times local):6:25 p.m. PDTEvgeni Malkin and Phil Kessel hooked up to give the Penguins a 2-0...

Associated PressKarlsson leads Vegas past Winnipeg 5-2By W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) William Karlsson scored twice, David Perron had a goal and an assist and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 on Friday night.Karlsson has six goals and four assists in his last 10 games. He...

AP Hockey WriterOilers' Green joins list of players opting out of NHL returnBy STEPHEN WHYNORoman Polak of the Stars and Mike Green of the Oilers are opting out of playing, and Lightning captain Steven Stamkos will try to play after recovering from injury.In the aftermath of a deal being...

AP Sports WriterSharks finalize 7-year deal with high-scoring Evander KaneBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The San Jose Sharks signed pending free agent forward Evander Kane to a seven-year contract Thursday that keeps the high-scoring winger off the open market and part of the Sharks long-term future.Kane, who...

DENVER (AP) - The Colorado Avalanche will sit goaltender Semyon Varlamov on Tuesday night against Los Angeles after he injured his groin over the weekend.Coach Patrick Roy confirmed after the morning skate that rookie Calvin Pickard will take Varlamov's place in net.Varlamov has started 22 straight games, one away...

AP Sports WriterKeefe: Toronto has enough talent for quick progressBy DAVID BRANDTGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) New Toronto Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe spent a decent chunk of a 30-minute morning skate on Thursday teaching instead of running drills.There's a lot for his new team to learn and not much...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Tyler Johnson scored three goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning snapped a 10-game losing streak to the Pittsburgh Penguins with a 4-3 win Tuesday night.Tampa Bay, 3-5-1 in the last nine games, also got a goal and two assists from Nikita Kucherov. Ondrej Palat had...

AP Sports WriterCharles Barkley takes up Bettman's invitation to Cup FinalBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Charles Barkley has not been shy sharing that he is far more excited about the Stanley Cup playoffs than the NBA playoffs.Thanks to a night off in the NBA Finals , Barkley...

The PHILADELPHIA and the CALGARY will both be gunning for a victory on 12/4/2017 at 9:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. PHILADELPHIA vs CALGARY When: 9:00 PM  ET, Monday, December 4, 2017 Where: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta ROT TEAM PL OU ML 7 PHILADELPHIA 0 (-110) 5.5 -115 -105 130 -150 8 CALGARY TV: 9 p.m. ET, NBCSN Philadelphia Plus, Sportsnet West (Calgary) LINE: 0 PREDICTION: Flames 4, Flyers 3 Oddsmakers currently...

Sharks F Kane suspended for 3 games for abuse of officialNEW YORK (AP) San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane has been suspended for the first three games of the season for abuse of an official.The punishment handed out Tuesday comes after a run-in Kane had with Vegas' Deryk...