NHL

Anaheim 0 1 1 0-3Los Angeles 0 2 0 0-2First Period-None.Second Period-1, Los Angeles, Martinez 5 (Schultz, Clifford), 8:54. 2, Anaheim, Getzlaf 14 (Maroon, Perry), 14:19. 3, Los Angeles, Kopitar 11 (Gaborik, Muzzin), 18:27 (pp).Third Period-4, Anaheim, Vatanen 10...

Oilers' Draisaitl faces possible suspension for spearingSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl will have a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety for spearing San Jose's Chris Tierney.Draisaitl received a major penalty and game misconduct when he hit Tierney in the groin with his...

Judge: NHL to arbitrate co-owner's case against PredatorsNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A judge has ruled against a co-owner of the Nashville Predators in his bid to keep his lawsuit against the franchise in a Tennessee court and allowed the case to go back to the NHL for arbitration.According to...

Nashville 0 0 0-0San Jose 0 1 1-2First Period-None.Second Period-1, San Jose, Hertl 11 (Braun, Tierney), 16:41 (pp).Third Period-2, San Jose, Wingels 14 (Tierney, Hertl), 19:01 (en-pp).Shots on Goal-Nashville 14-9-12-35. San Jose 6-8-7-21.Goalies-Nashville, Rinne. San Jose, Niemi. A-17,562 (17,562). T-2:31.

Associated PressBlues fire coach Ken Hitchcock, promote Mike YeoBy JIM SALTERST. LOUIS (AP) The Blues abruptly fired coach Ken Hitchcock on Wednesday, cutting short the veteran's final season in St. Louis and putting coach-in-waiting Mike Yeo in charge of the underperforming team months earlier than planned.General manager Doug...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Zach Parise scored twice, including a short-handed, highlight-reel goal to get Minnesota going in the first period, and the Wild advanced to the Western Conference semifinals with a 4-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Sunday in Game 6.Justin Fontaine also scored, Nino...

Paul Byron scores twice, Canadiens beat Oilers 4-1EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Paul Byron scored twice and added an assist in the Montreal Canadiens' 4-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday night.Alex Galchenyuk and Max Pacioretty also scored, and Carey Price made 24 saves. The Canadiens have won seven...

Vancouver 0 1 0 0-1Anaheim 0 0 1 1-2First Period-None.Second Period-1, Vancouver, Weber 3 (Hansen, Burrows), 2:04.Third Period-2, Anaheim, Beauchemin 1 (Getzlaf), 6:52.Overtime-3, Anaheim, Fowler 5 (Smith-Pelly, Getzlaf), 2:42.Shots on Goal-Vancouver 8-4-2-0-14. Anaheim 7-10-11-3-31.Goalies-Vancouver, Miller. Anaheim, Andersen. A-17,374 (17,174). T-2:25.

TORONTO (AP) Ron ''Chico'' Maki, a member of the Chicago Blackhawks 1961 Stanley Cup champions, has died. He was 76.A notice on the Blackhawks' website says Maki died Monday at his home in Port Dover, Ontario.The right wing spent 15 seasons with the Blackhawks (1961-76), playing in three...

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenseman Oscar Klefbom to a seven-year contract extension on Sunday.Klefbom had 20 points, including two goals, in 60 games last season with Edmonton. He ranked second among Oilers defensemen in points (20) and time on ice (21:59), setting career highs...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) - Sheldon Kennedy hopes receiving one of Canada's top honors will help draw attention to child abuse.The 45-year-old former NHL player, sexually abused by his junior hockey coach in the 1980s, was one of 95 admissions and promotions to the Order of Canada announced Friday.''I'm not...

AP Hockey WriterMatthews, McDavid riding NHL's fascinating youth waveBy GREG BEACHAMAuston Matthews naturally slowed down a bit after scoring four goals in his phenomenal NHL debut.The Maple Leafs' first overall pick is still on top of a league-wide youth wave that's only picking up speed.From Toronto to Arizona, teenagers...