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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Although the Chicago Blackhawks and the Anaheim Ducks appear to be steamrolling toward a meeting in the Western Conference finals, they're only halfway there.The Minnesota Wild and the Calgary Flames both must climb out of an 0-2 series hole at home Tuesday night to give...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Montreal Canadiens have traded forward Christian Thomas to the Arizona Coyotes for forward Lucas Lessio.The 23-year-old Thomas had two assists in five games with Montreal this season. He also had seven goals and seven assists in 18 games with St. John's of the AHL.Thomas...

Brian Elliott finally unquestioned No. 1 goalie with FlamesCALGARY, Alberta (AP) Brian Elliott was eager to get back in the rink on a hot summer day. After years of fending off challengers in St. Louis, the goalie has big expectations entering next season as the unquestioned No. 1...

Edmonton 1 1 2 0-5Washington 3 0 1 0-4First Period-1, Washington, Ovechkin 26 (Burakovsky, Green), 1:48. 2, Washington, Ovechkin 27 (Green, Johansson), 13:58 (pp). 3, Edmonton, D.Roy 4 (Yakupov, Klefbom), 14:51. 4, Washington, Beagle 7 (Carlson, Wilson), 17:34.Second Period-5, Edmonton, Nikitin...

June 17 - Last possible day for Stanley Cup Final.June 24 - NHL Awards, Las Vegas.June 26-27 - NHL draft, Sunrise, Fla.July 1 - Free agency begins.

NEW YORK (AP) Star goalie Carey Price exited with a recurring injury, but Devante Smith-Pelly and Alex Galchenyuk scored in the opening 1:29 of the third period as the Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Rangers 5-1 Wednesday in a matchup of the top two teams in the...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Tuukka Rask made 30 saves and the Boston Bruins won their fifth straight, 2-0 over a Pittsburgh Penguins team missing Sidney Crosby and minus Evgeni Malkin for most of the game Saturday.Crosby, the Penguins' leading scorer, was a late scratch after he participated in the pregame...

AP Hockey WriterDucks send slumping Capitals to 4th straight loss, 5-2By GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, California (AP) Corey Perry had two goals and an assist and Ryan Getzlaf added a goal and two assists as the Anaheim Ducks sent the NHL-leading Washington Capitals to their fourth consecutive loss, 5-2 on...

AP Hockey WriterNHL, NHLPA launch program to help players prepare for futureBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe NHL and NHLPA have launched a program designed to help players plan their post-hockey careers long before they hang up their skates.The Core Development Program will give players avenues to further their education, network and...

Philadelphia 3 0 1 0-4Edmonton 3 1 0 1-5First Period-1, Edmonton, Nugent-Hopkins 21 (Eberle), :51. 2, Philadelphia, Giroux 20 (Voracek), 4:25. 3, Philadelphia, Giroux 21 (Voracek, Simmonds), 12:00 (pp). 4, Philadelphia, White 4 (Rinaldo), 14:17. 5, Edmonton, Purcell 10...

DENVER (AP) - The Colorado Avalanche will sit goaltender Semyon Varlamov on Tuesday night against Los Angeles after he injured his groin over the weekend.Coach Patrick Roy confirmed after the morning skate that rookie Calvin Pickard will take Varlamov's place in net.Varlamov has started 22 straight games, one away...

Associated PressCan NHL elbow into entertainment lineup in Las Vegas?By KEN RITTERLAS VEGAS (AP) The reality of the NHL's planned move to Las Vegas will hit home for hockey fan Sean Bollig once he finally sees ice on the floor at the new T-Mobile arena just off the...