NHL

AP Hockey WriterDahlin shows he's no fluke during Sabres prospects campBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Forward Victor Olofsson had never heard of Rasmus Dahlin until encountering the then-16-year-old defenseman during their first practice together with Frolunda in Sweden two years ago.''He got the puck on the blue line...

NHL taking wait-then-see approach with draft lottery formatNEW YORK (AP) The NHL is taking a wait-then-see approach in adding an element of drama to its annual draft lottery on Saturday.Rather than revealing the entire order of the first 15 selections as the league has done in the past,...

AP Sports WriterDaly: NHL adding more concussion spotters for this seasonBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) The NHL is revamping its concussion monitoring system for the upcoming season.Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly says the league will have four concussion spotters watching all games from a centralized location in either Toronto or...

AP Sports WriterPower play, four-goal first propel Kings past Flyers 5-3By JOE REEDYLOS ANGELES (AP) Kings coach Todd McLellan devoted a large segment of Monday's practice to Los Angeles' struggling power-play unit. For at least one game, the extra work paid off.The Kings scored on all three of...

The LOS ANGELES and the CHICAGO will both be gunning for a victory on 11/16/2018 at 8:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. LOS ANGELES KINGS vs CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS When: 8:30 PM  ET, Friday, November 16, 2018 Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois ROT TEAM PL OU ML 55 LOS ANGELES 0 (-110) 6 105 -125 120 -140 56 CHICAGO TV: 8:35 PM LINE: 0 PREDICTION: CHICAGO , LOS ANGELES Oddsmakers currently...

AP Sports WriterCapitals eager to end their title drought in Vegas desertBy GREG BEACHAMLAS VEGAS (AP) The Washington Capitals will play for a Stanley Cup championship Thursday night for the first time in 43 NHL seasons. Alex Ovechkin is one win away from carving his name into history...

Red Wings re-sign Athanasiou to 2-year contractDETROIT (AP) The Detroit Red Wings have re-signed left wing Andreas Athanasiou to a two-year contract.The 23-year-old Athanasiou set career highs with 17 assists and 33 points in 71 games last season. He has 43 goals and 33 assists in 172 career...

AP Sports WriterThree's company; Pens eye first NHL three-peat in 35 yearsBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) The parade celebrating the Pittsburgh Penguins' second straight Stanley Cup was still raging on that hot afternoon in mid-June when Mike Sullivan decided it was time to up the ante.Sure, becoming the first...

AP Sports WriterBergeron has hat trick, Pastrnak adds 4 points as B's rollBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Patrice Bergeron missed the entire exhibition season and most of training camp recovering from back spasms that followed offseason groin surgery.It doesn't seem to have slowed him down.The Bruins forward had his...

Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson suspended 2 gamesNEW YORK (AP) Colorado Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson was suspended for two games without pay by the NHL on Sunday for boarding Tampa Bay Lightning forward Vladislav Namestnikov.Johnson was assessed a minor penalty for slashing and a major penalty and game misconduct...

AP Hockey WriterEscrow tops NHL players' list of concerns ahead of CBA talksBy STEPHEN WHYNOJonathan Toews says he just wants his contract to be worth what it says on paper.Right now, it's not that simple.Under terms of the collective bargaining agreement, NHL owners and players divide hockey-related revenue 50/50,...

Pastrnak has 2 goals, Bruins top Habs for 3rd time in 8 daysMONTREAL (AP) Canadiens coach Claude Julien's first few run-ins with his old team haven't gone well.David Pastrnak scored twice and set up another goal to help the Boston Bruins beat Montreal 4-1 on Saturday night, their...