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Washington 1 0 2-3Pittsburgh 0 0 0-0First Period-1, Washington, Fehr 8 (Beagle, Laich), 17:47.Second Period-None.Third Period-2, Washington, Johansson 10 (Kuznetsov, Orpik), 5:36. 3, Washington, Fehr 9 (Ward, Carlson), 10:16.Shots on Goal-Washington 9-16-9-34. Pittsburgh 9-10-12-31.Goalies-Washington, Holtby. Pittsburgh, Fleury. A-18,663 (18,387). T-2:23.

AP Sports WriterHealth of Nashville defenseman Ryan Ellis still in questionBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The health of Nashville defenseman Ryan Ellis is in question after he couldn't finish Game 5, and the Predators are offering no clues at all for Game 6 on Sunday night.Ellis did...

AP Sports WriterWild lose Parise for multiple weeks to broken sternumBy DAVE CAMPBELLST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Minnesota Wild left wing Zach Parise has a broken sternum that will keep him out for multiple weeks, an injury that occurred late in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series against...

Blackhawks reacquire defenseman Oduya in trade with StarsDALLAS (AP) The Blackhawks have reacquired defenseman Johnny Oduya, who left in free agency for the Dallas Stars after being part of two Stanley Cup championships in Chicago.Dallas traded Oduya to the Blackhawks on Tuesday night in exchange for young forward...

Carolina 1 2 2-5San Jose 0 1 3-4First Period-1, Carolina, E.Staal 17 (Tlusty, Jo.Staal), 19:02.Second Period-2, Carolina, Nestrasil 2 (Semin, Sekera), 5:33. 3, San Jose, Hertl 9 (Tierney, Desjardins), 8:26. 4, Carolina, Lindholm 10 (Faulk), 10:13 (pp).Third Period-5, San Jose, Hertl 10 (Hannan,...

Boyle scores in 3rd, Devils beat Avalanche 2-1DENVER (AP) Brian Boyle scored a go-ahead goal early in the third period, Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist and the New Jersey Devils beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 on Friday night.Corey Schneider stopped 22 shots for the Devils,...

AP Hockey WriterOilers have Hart? McDavid, Draisaitl are NHL MVP candidatesBy JOHN WAWROWThe Edmonton Oilers’ resurgence placed Connor McDavid back in the NHL MVP conversation, along with teammate Leon Draisaitl.Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon and Boston’s David Pastrnak made their case, too, during a pandemic-shortened season. And don’t forget Artemi Panarin,...

Associated PressOvechkin, Samsonov lead Capitals over Hurricanes 2-0By RICH DUBROFFWASHINGTON (AP) By now, it almost seems like no big deal when Alex Ovechkin reaches another milestone.Ovechkin scored two first-period goals Monday night and moved into 11th place on the NHL's career list, leading the Washington Capitals to a...

FRISCO, Texas (AP) Left wing Remi Elie has signed a $735,000 contract to stay with the Dallas Stars. The one-year deal with the restricted free agent was announced by the team on Tuesday. Elie had six goals and eight assists in 72 games last season for the Stars. He added two...

AP Hockey WriterEx-women's player Mleczko to do color analysis for NHL gameBy STEPHEN WHYNOGANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) AJ Mleczko understands there is not a lot of women's hockey on television outside the Olympics.Mleczko took home Olympic gold with the U.S. in 1998 and silver in 2002. She took...

Police: Drowning of NHL goalie Ray Emery not suspiciousHAMILTON, Ontario (AP) The drowning of former NHL goalie Ray Emery does not appear suspicious, police said.The 35-year-old player whose career spanned 11 seasons drowned in Hamilton Harbour on Sunday.He jumped off a boat near the Leander Boat Club to...

AP Sports WriterWith Hughes in Devils camp, it's easy to overlook Ty SmithBy TOM CANAVANNEWARK, N.J. (AP) With Jack Hughes in the New Jersey Devils' development camp, it's easy to overlook Ty Smith.Hughes was the No. 1 overall selection in the draft last month and much is expected...