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NHL CalendarBy Associated Press(All dates set before season was suspended until further notice.)April 4 - Regular season ends.April 8 - Stanley Cup playoffs begin.May 8-24 - IIHF World Championship, Zurich/Lausanne, Switzerland.June 1-6 - NHL scouting combine, Buffalo, N.Y.June 13 - Last possible day of Stanley Cup Final.June 17 -...

NHL CalendarFeb. 15 - NHL Stadium Series: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.Feb. 24 - Trade deadline, 3 p.m. EST.March 2-4 - General managers meeting, Boca Raton, Fla.April 4 - Regular season ends.April 8 - Stanley Cup playoffs begin.May 8-24 - IIHF World...

Gaudreau scores winner in shootout, Flames beat Stars 3-2DALLAS (AP) Johnny Gaudreau put a backhand past Dallas goalie Ben Bishop in a shootout and the Calgary Flames beat the Stars 3-2 on Thursday night.Tyler Seguin was the only one of three Stars who beat Calgary goalie David Rittich...

Even a veteran like Jaromir Jagr can still get excited about scoring in overtime. The 40-year-old forward scored 1:46 into the extra period, lifting the Dallas Stars to a 3-2 victory over the injury-riddled Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night for their first winning streak of the season. Jagr beat goalie Devan...

AP Hockey WriterDumba kneels, NHL puts focus on Black Lives Matter movementBy STEPHEN WHYNOMinnesota's Matt Dumba on Saturday became the first NHL player to kneel during the U.S. national anthem when he did so before the opening playoff game between the Oilers and Blackhawks in Edmonton, Alberta.Dumba knelt at...

NHL CalendarBy The Associated Press(All dates set before season was suspended until further notice.)April 4 - Regular season ends.April 8 - Stanley Cup playoffs begin, ppd.May 8-24 - IIHF World Championship, Zurich/Lausanne, Switzerland, ccd.June 1-6 - NHL scouting combine, Buffalo, N.Y., ppd.June 13 - Last possible day of Stanley...

BOSTON (AP) Steven Stamkos scored his 500th point with a tiebreaking power-play goal that sent the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 6-3 victory over the Bruins on Monday.Stamkos has 278 goals and 222 assists in 495 regular-season games.Brian Boyle scored two goals, and Ondrej Palat, Jonathan Drouin and...

AP Sports WriterPavelski goals not enough for Stars, now in 3-1 Cup holeBy STEPHEN HAWKINSNo U.S.-born player has scored more playoff goals than Joe Pavelski. No player has put more pucks in the net during a single postseason this late in his career.That may not be enough for Pavelski...

AP Sports WriterSharks ride depth, Jones to first-round sweep of DucksBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Very little separated San Jose and Anaheim in the regular season, with the Ducks edging out the Sharks by one point for second place in the Pacific Division.Their first-round series wasn't nearly...

AP Sports WriterAvs relish first playoff trip since 2013-14By PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) Nathan MacKinnon was given a day off from practice, which created a little stir on social media.Turns out, nothing to fear. The Colorado Avalanche just wanted to give their top scorer and Hart Trophy candidate a...

AP Hockey WriterSabres' Okposo eager to look forward now that he's healthyBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo Sabres forward Kyle Okposo happily looks to the future now that he's fully recovered from concussion-related symptoms which nearly derailed his career in March.Saying he's not dwelling on the past, Okposo...

Winnipeg Jets coach Paul Maurice agrees to extensionWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Winnipeg coach Paul Maurice has signed a multi-year extension with the Jets.In his seventh season as Jets coach, Maurice has guided Winnipeg to the playoffs three times, including a run to the Western Conference final in 2018.The Jets...