NHL

AP Sports WriterCoyotes sign captain Shane Doan to 1-year dealBy JOHN MARSHALLGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Coyotes signed captain Shane Doan to a one-year contract with a base salary of $2.5 million on Tuesday.The total deal will be around $5 million with a deferred signing bonus and deferred...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The NHL playoffs have been a roller coaster of excitement, punctuated by a pair of Game 7s over the weekend to decide the Stanley Cup finalists.It'll be Tampa Bay vs. Chicago in the best-of-seven series that begins Wednesday night, with the tradition-rich Blackhawks aiming for...

AP Sports WriterCrosby in search of scoring touch as Game 6 loomsBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Sidney Crosby hovered in the left circle, waited for the pass from assistant coach Rick Tocchet before firing a laser into the far corner of the empty net.Then the Penguins captain did it...

Calgary 0 1 2 1-4Los Angeles 2 1 0 0-3First Period-1, Los Angeles, Lewis 6 (Doughty, McNabb), 2:26. 2, Los Angeles, Gaborik 11 (Kopitar, Williams), 17:50 (pp).Second Period-3, Los Angeles, McBain 2 (Brown, Williams), 4:32 (pp). 4, Calgary, Gaudreau...

AP Hockey WriterNHL, NHLPA launch program to help players prepare for futureBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe NHL and NHLPA want players to plan for life after hockey long before they hang up their skates.Now they have an avenue to do so.The league and union on Thursday announced a new program intended...

Penguins' Letang hurt soon after scoring against Red WingsDETROIT (AP) Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang twice left a game against the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night after appearing to injure his left knee.Letang got tangled up with Detroit's Thomas Vanek early in the first period and twisted...

AP Sports WriterCam Atkinson hits his stride just as Blue Jackets riseBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) About four minutes into the final period at Madison Square Garden, the Blue Jackets' Brandon Dubinsky picked the pocket of Rangers defenseman Nick Holden and passed the puck to Cam Atkinson skating...

Stars D Oleksiak suspended for 2 games by NHLNEW YORK (AP) Dallas Stars defenseman Jamie Oleksiak has been suspended for two games for an illegal check to the head of Philadelphia Flyers forward Chris VandeVelde.The NHL announced the punishment on Sunday. The play occurred in the third period...

AP Hockey WriterRed Wings' postseason streak running on fumes in Motor CityBy LARRY LAGEDETROIT (AP) NHL standings used to be displayed in the Detroit Red Wings' dressing room, filling much of a wall between the players' lounge and showers.Detroit doesn't display the ever-changing glance at the league's lineup...

BOSTON -- The Bruins and coach Claude Julien have agreed on a multiyear contract extension, the team announced Sunday afternoon. Julien, 54, is in his eighth season as coach of the Bruins and has led the team to seven consecutive playoff appearances, including two trips to the Stanley Cup finals....

Coyotes' Ekman-Larsson fined $2,000 for second diving callGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The NHL has fined Arizona Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson $2,000 as supplementary punishment for two embellishing calls against him.The fine was announced on Thursday for Ekman-Larsson's actions in a pair of games the past two weeks.Ekman-Larsson was issued...

Associated PressNHL luminaries praise All-Star Game's 3-on-3 formatBy DAN GREENSPANLOS ANGELES (AP) When it comes to the NHL All-Star Game, less is definitely more.While the NFL's Pro Bowl spent years struggling with ballooning scores, little defense, a lack of effort and concerns over its long-term viability, the NHL...