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AP Sports WriterOwner says Las Vegas team having trademark issues with nameBy STEPHEN WHYNOLas Vegas owner Bill Foley would love to have a name for his expansion team, and he's open to ideas.Three weeks after the NHL awarded an expansion team to Foley, he said his group is having...

Tampa Bay 1 3 2-6Montreal 1 0 1-2First Period-1, Montreal, Petry 1 (Mitchell, Prust), 7:20. 2, Tampa Bay, Filppula 2 (Hedman, Killorn), 19:36 (pp).Second Period-3, Tampa Bay, Stamkos 1 (Garrison, Coburn), 8:06. 4, Tampa Bay, Kucherov 2 (Johnson, Stamkos), 12:29 (pp). 5,...

AP Hockey WriterLineup shuffling benefits Blues in Stanley Cup FinalBy STEPHEN WHYNOST. LOUIS (AP) Had Oskar Sundqvist not gotten suspended and Robert Thomas ruled out with a nagging injury, Zach Sanford might never have gotten a chance to show his stuff on hockey's biggest stage.If Vince Dunn not...

Golden Knights beat Hurricanes, have best record in NHLRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Golden Knights are giving Vegas an incredible, odds-beating story in their first year on the ice.With a roster built on everybody else's spare parts, this expansion team has the whole league playing catch-up.James Neal and Jonathan...

AP Sports WriterGrubauer lifts Capitals to 1-0 win over Red WingsBy NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) Philipp Grubauer made 39 saves for his third shutout of the season, and Brett Connolly scored the game's only goal on a third-period breakaway to lift the Washington Capitals to a 1-0 victory over...

AP Sports WriterMacKinnon sidelined at least a week with lower body injuryBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) The Colorado Avalanche will be without top scorer Nathan MacKinnon for at least a week after he suffered a lower body injury.MacKinnon was hurt during the second period in Los Angeles against the...

AP Hockey WriterCoyotes acquire Taylor Hall from Devils for picks, prospectsBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe Arizona Coyotes are looking to end their lengthy playoff drought by adding a player desperate to get back to the postseason himself.Arizona acquired standout winger Taylor Hall from the New Jersey Devils on Monday for three...

Russia got two late goals to beat the United States 5-3 in a hard-fought game, while Canada scored four unanswered goals en route to a 7-1 rout of Norway on Tuesday at the ice hockey world championships. The Americans gave the defending champions their toughest test yet at this year's...

DeAngelo scores in OT, Rangers halt Leafs' win streak at 6TORONTO (AP) The New York Rangers were confident they would get scoring chances against Toronto, and they made the most of the them''.Tony DeAngelo scored 51 seconds into overtime and the New York Rangers beat the Maple Leafs...

Fiala, Turris score in shootout to lift Predators over DucksNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Kevin Fiala and Kyle Turris scored in the shootout to lead the Nashville Predators over the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Saturday night.Adam Henrique got his first goal since being traded to Anaheim on Thursday, and Cam...

Tomas Holmstrom called it the best job in the world. It just wasn't always glamorous. "Some people may think I've been crazy all those years, taking thousands of cross-checkings to my neck, to my head, to my back," Holmstrom said. "Then having my teammates shooting hundred-mile-an-hour pucks at me." Holmstrom made his...

AP Hockey WriterHagelin's playoff past makes him familiar with CapitalsBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Forward Carl Hagelin has faced Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals so often in the playoffs, the speedy, defensive specialist didn't require an introduction upon practicing with his new teammates.''It feels like I already know...