NHL

AP Sports WriterMalkin practices but return from knee injury uncertainBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Evgeni Malkin's lower-body injury is healing. So too, are the 2012 MVP's feelings about being left off the NHL's 100 Greatest Players list unveiled at the All-Star game last month in conjunction with the league's...

NEW YORK (AP) - New York Rangers goaltender Mackenzie Skapski has had hip surgery and is expected to be sidelined four to five months.The Rangers announced Tuesday that Skapski had surgery to repair a labral tear in his right hip.The 20-year-old Skapski appeared in two games with the Rangers...

AP Sports WriterSt. Louis and San Jose face off in Western Conference finalsBy JOHN KEKISSince entering the NHL as an expansion team in 1967, the St. Louis Blues have had some of the greatest players in league history, but nobody has been able to lead them to Lord Stanley's...

Calgary 0 0 2-2Colorado 0 2 1-3First Period-None.Second Period-1, Colorado, Tanguay 19 (Iginla, Barrie), 9:40 (pp). 2, Colorado, O'Reilly 11 (Tanguay, Guenin), 11:27.Third Period-3, Calgary, Jones 12 (Backlund, Bouma), 3:54. 4, Colorado, Mitchell 8 (Duchene, Barrie), 4:22. 5, Calgary, Bouma 13 (Jones,...

Jets' Trouba suspended 2 games for hit on Senators' StoneNEW YORK (AP) The NHL has suspended Winnipeg Jets defenseman Jacob Trouba for two games for an illegal check to the head of Ottawa Senators forward Mark Stone.The incident occurred at 6:42 of the third period of Winnipeg's 3-2...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Nashville Predators have taken care of their first goal and are back in the playoffs for the first time in three years.With five games left, they have their sights set on much more.''Certainly it was a goal to get back in the playoffs,'' Nashville...

Washington 1 0 2-3Pittsburgh 0 0 0-0First Period-1, Washington, Fehr 8 (Beagle, Laich), 17:47.Second Period-None.Third Period-2, Washington, Johansson 10 (Kuznetsov, Orpik), 5:36. 3, Washington, Fehr 9 (Ward, Carlson), 10:16.Shots on Goal-Washington 9-16-9-34. Pittsburgh 9-10-12-31.Goalies-Washington, Holtby. Pittsburgh, Fleury. A-18,663 (18,387). T-2:23.

Toews breaks season drought as Blackhawks beat KingsBy The Associated PressCHICAGO (AP) Chicago's Jonathan Toews belatedly scored his first goal of the season as the Blackhawks beat Los Angeles 3-0 on Sunday.Toews, who had just three assists over Chicago's first eight games scored on the power play.Elsewhere, Philadelphia...

N.Y. Rangers 1 2 3-6Colorado 0 1 2-3First Period-1, N.Y. Rangers, Boyle 8 (Hayes, McDonagh), 16:30.Second Period-2, N.Y. Rangers, Hayes 9, 1:47. 3, Colorado, Landeskog 11 (Mitchell, MacKinnon), 12:46. 4, N.Y. Rangers, Zuccarello 11 (Nash, Brassard), 16:02.Third Period-5, Colorado,...

Gordie Howe's ashes to be interred in Saskatoon statueSASKATOON, Saskatchewan (AP) Gordie Howe's ashes will be interred in a statue at the Saskatoon arena.A Saskatoon official said Wednesday that the city has received permission from the province to inter the cremated remains of Howe and his wife, Colleen,...

CHICAGO (AP) Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith will be sidelined for four to six weeks after he had right knee surgery on Tuesday.Keith, a two-time Norris Trophy winner, has two assists in six games this season. The team says he had a meniscal tear repaired.The loss of Keith, who...

All-Star Victor Hedman out for Lightning with illnessLOS ANGELES (AP) NHL All-Star defenseman Victor Hedman sat out the Tampa Bay Lightning's game at Los Angeles on Monday.Hedman participated in the pregame warmup, but left early. The Lightning didn't immediately announce why Hedman sat out for the first time...