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Oilers sign center Leon Draisaitl to 8-year extensionEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) The Edmonton Oilers have signed center Leon Draisaitl to an eight-year contract extension with an average annual value of $8.5 million.The extension runs through the 2024-25 season, similar to the eight-year, $100-million extension superstar captain Connor McDavid signed...

AP Hockey WriterHigh-scoring top lines dominating best defenders in playoffsBy STEPHEN WHYNOEach time Boston's top line jumps over the boards, the Tampa Bay Lightning are on red alert.Make a mistake and Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak will make you pay.''You think it's going all right and you're...

AP Sports WriterAnaheim Ducks retire Hall of Fame scorer Paul Kariya's No. 9By GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) The Anaheim Ducks have raised Paul Kariya's No. 9 to the Honda Center rafters, honoring the high-scoring forward who became a Hall of Famer.The Ducks celebrated Kariya on Sunday night before...

Penguins reacquire F Kapanen from Maple LeafsPITTSBURGH (AP) The retooling of the Pittsburgh Penguins' roster has begun.The team acquired forward Kasperi Kapanen from Toronto on Tuesday, reuniting the 24-year-old with the team that originally drafted him with the 22nd overall pick in 2014.The Maple Leafs sent Kapanen, well-traveled...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: A golden marriage between team and city in Las VegasBy TIM DAHLBERGLAS VEGAS (AP) Gerard Gallant took time out from preparing for the Stanley Cup finals to watch a Little League game this week, something that might be surprising to those who think there is...

Canucks get F Toffoli from Kings in push for playoffsVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) The Vancouver Canucks have added a scoring forward to their lineup.Vancouver acquired Tyler Toffoli from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for forward Tim Schaller, prospect Tyler Madden, a 2020 second-round pick and a conditional...

Radulov, Seguin score in shootout to lift Stars over PredsDALLAS (AP) Tyler Seguin was an obvious star in Dallas' 4-3 shootout win over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night.Stars coach Ken Hitchcock passed some praise over to the less conspicuous play of Martin Hanzal, too.Seguin scored Dallas' first...

AP Hockey WriterTaxi! NHL taxi squads to help teams stay on ice in pandemicBy LARRY LAGEis bracing for bumps as it aims to pull offduring the pandemic and the hope is that taxi squads will help teams stay on the ice.The defending Western Conference champion Dallas Stars have already...

Associated PressPenguins lose special teams battle, game to NashvilleBy JIM DIAMONDNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Pittsburgh Penguins are still leading the Stanley Cup Final, no thanks to their scuffling power play.The Penguins went 0-3 with the man advantage in losing Game 3 in Nashville, 5-1. The Predators scored on...

AP Sports WriterNo Corey Crawford as Blackhawks begin practicing againBy JAY COHENCorey Crawford was absent Monday when the Chicago Blackhawks practiced for the first time since the NHL season was suspended, casting doubt on the goaltender's availability for their qualifying series against Edmonton.The 35-year-old Crawford was ''unfit to play...

Associated PressSilfverberg, Henrique lead Ducks past Islanders 6-5By SCOTT CHARLESUNIONDALE, NY (AP) Jakob Silfverberg scored in regulation and added the shootout winner in the Anaheim Ducks’ 6-5 win against the New York Islanders.Adam Henrique had a goal and an assist, John Gibson made 28 saves as the Ducks...

AP Hockey WriterBerube's Blues living dangerously, on verge of winning CupBy STEPHEN WHYNOBOSTON (AP) Craig Berube's bunch likes to live dangerously.Berube on the ice punched his way to 3,000-plus penalty minutes over an NHL career that surpassed 1,000 games.Berube behind the bench coaches a team that embodies him...