NHL

N.Y. Rangers 0 1 1-2Nashville 0 2 1-3First Period-None.Second Period-1, N.Y. Rangers, Nash 33 (Brassard, Hayes), 11:49 (pp). 2, Nashville, Josi 10 (G.Bourque, Jarnkrok), 18:39. 3, Nashville, Weber 12 (Josi, Cullen), 19:20.Third Period-4, N.Y. Rangers, McDonagh 4 (Zuccarello, Brassard), 1:37....

AP Sports WriterCalf sidelines Stars' Seguin in playoffs after Achilles cutBy SCHUYLER DIXONFRISCO, Texas (AP) Tyler Seguin says he didn't even know he had calf muscles before the All-Star forward from Dallas injured one trying to come back from a cut on his left Achilles tendon.So the 24-year-old...

April 15 - Chicago 4, Nashville 3, 2OT, Duncan Keith, 7:49.

Vancouver 1 1 1-3San Jose 2 0 0-2First Period-1, San Jose, Karlsson 11 (Vlasic, Thornton), 7:58. 2, San Jose, Thornton 13 (Burns, Pavelski), 11:51 (pp). 3, Vancouver, Vrbata 24 (Bonino, D.Sedin), 19:21.Second Period-4, Vancouver, Horvat 10, 16:24.Third Period-5, Vancouver, Vrbata 25 (D.Sedin,...

NEW YORK (AP) - Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog and forward Cody McLeod were fined by the league for their actions in the waning seconds of a 3-1 loss to Minnesota on Saturday.Landeskog was fined $5,000 for a punch he threw at Wild forward Mikko Koivu as both players...

AP Sports WriterCup final awaits either playoff-starved Blues or SharksBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) One of the playoff-success challenged franchises in St. Louis and San Jose will play for the Stanley Cup this season.The two teams that have enjoyed loads of regular season success followed by annual...

AP Hockey WriterConnolly rediscovers game, revitalizes career with CapitalsBy STEPHEN WHYNOARLINGTON, Va. (AP) Hockey is easy again for Brett Connolly.Once a blue chip prospect, it looked awfully difficult for Connolly during his first four NHL seasons. He couldn't produce like he did in junior ranks or the minors,...

NEW YORK -- Nashville defenseman Anton Volchenkov has been suspended for four games for an illegal check to the head of Calgary forward Michael Ferland. The NHL announced the punishment on Sunday. Volchenkov also loses $21,505.36 in salary, which goes to the players' emergency assistance fund. The play occurred at 19:06...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong and coach Ken Hitchcock sat side by side, presenting a united front for a franchise bleeding from its latest playoff flop.Armstrong on Tuesday praised Hitchcock's job in transforming the Blues from also-rans to legitimate Stanley Cup contenders, but...

With Tortorella's dog ailing, Gretzky becomes All-Star coachLOS ANGELES (AP) Wayne Gretzky will coach the Metropolitan Division team in the NHL All-Star Game on Sunday. He is replacing Columbus' John Tortorella, who is skipping the weekend festivities because one of his dogs is ailing.The NHL announced the move...

AP Hockey WritersFleury among players exposed for Vegas NHL expansion draftBy JOHN WAWROW and STEPHEN WHYNOThree-time Stanley Cup champion goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, Nashville forward James Neal and Anaheim defenseman Sami Vatanen are among the high-profile players available for the Vegas Golden Knights to select in the NHL expansion draft.Now...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Coyotes recalled forward Dustin Jeffrey and defenseman Philip Samuelsson from Springfield on Sunday and assigned forward Tyler Gaudet to the American Hockey League team.The 27-year-old Jeffrey has five goals and seven assists in 10 games for the Springfield this season, and the 24-year-old...