NHL

AP Sports WriterRaging Bullies: Flyers give fans room to break stuff for funBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) The Flyers have turned their fans into Raging Bullies.Philadelphia sports fans have been implicated in the sports crimes of throwing snowballs and batteries and of late, haymakers at horses and athletes ,...

The Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Madison Square Garden. Tampa Bay at NY Rangers When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, May 29, 2015 Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York TV: 8 p.m. ET,...

Council committee approves agreement for Seattle arena planSEATTLE (AP) The Seattle City Council committee created to review plans for the renovation of KeyArena has unanimously approved the final transaction documents, setting the stage for full council approval of the arena plan later this month.The Select Committee on Civic...

AP Sports WriterFan-free playoff hockey still proving plenty intenseBy DAVE CAMPBELLStaging games in empty arenas after a virus-forced hiatus of more than four months, the NHL skated into this unprecedented postseason with plenty of questions about just how intense the action on the ice would be.Four days into a...

Maple Leafs' Lamoriello will not return as GM next seasonTORONTO (AP) Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Lou Lamoriello will not return to the role next season.Team President Brendan Shanahan said Monday he was sticking to a plan that called for the 75-year-old Lamoriello to serve as GM for...

Red Wings sign Alex Biega to 1-year extensionDETROIT (AP) The Detroit Red Wings signed defenseman Alex Biega to a one-year contract extension.The team announced the move Monday. Biega was acquired by the Red Wings in an Oct. 6 trade with Vancouver. He has three points - all assists...

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...

AP Hockey WriterDaly: December earliest NHL would vote on Seattle expansionBy STEPHEN WHYNOCHICAGO (AP) December is the earliest the NHL Board of Governors will vote on potential expansion to Seattle, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said Thursday.Daly also called it ''doubtful'' any formal vote will happen on a...

AP Hockey WriterAs soon as the check clears, Golden Knights ready to dealBy STEPHEN WHYNOWhile 30 NHL teams were talking trades ahead of this week's deadline, the wheeling and dealing is about to begin for the 31st.The expansion Vegas Golden Knights can begin making trades and signing free agents...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The New Jersey Devils have retained Chris Terreri as their goaltending coach.General manager Ray Shero made the announcement Friday in completing John Hynes' staff.The Devils hired Geoff Ward and Alain Nasreddine as assistant coaches earlier this week.The 50-year-old Terreri has served as goaltending coach since...

Associated PressKucherov scores, Lightning top Sabres 3-2 in SwedenBy KAREL JANICEKSTOCKHOLM (AP) Nikita Kucherov got the Tampa Bay Lightning off to a fast start in Sweden.Kucherov scored and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 20 saves to help Tampa Bay beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Friday night in the first...

WASHINGTON (AP) Goaltender Braden Holtby is expected to be OK after leaving the Washington Capitals' game against the New York Rangers on Sunday because of dehydration.Holtby leads the NHL in victories and is considered the Capitals' team MVP by coach Barry Trotz and captain Alex Ovechkin. He left...