NHL

AP Hockey WritersNHL 'pausing' season amid coronavirus concernsBy STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROWThe NHL is following the NBA’s lead and suspending its season because of the coronavirus pandemic.NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced Thursday it is pausing its season, one day after the NBA suspended play after a player tested...

NHL CalendarApril 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 awards, Las Vegas.June 26-27 - NHL draft, Montreal.July 1 -...

Associated PressKings stay hot, beat Senators 3-2 for seventh straight winBy DAN GREENSPANLOS ANGELES (AP) Martin Frk scored the go-ahead-goal in the third period, Gabriel Vilardi had a goal and an assist, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Wednesday night for their seventh...

AP Sports WriterMacKinnon sidelined at least a week with lower body injuryBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) The Colorado Avalanche will be without top scorer Nathan MacKinnon for at least a week after he suffered a lower body injury.MacKinnon was hurt during the second period in Los Angeles against the...

NHL CalendarApril 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 awards, Las Vegas.June 26-27 - NHL draft, Montreal.July 1 -...

AP Sports WriterThe Chase: Established NHL vets trade comfort for Cup shotBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) The evidence of Patrick Marleau's near miss is everywhere. In the rafters at PPG Paints Arena. In the lobby on the way to the Pittsburgh Penguins dressing room, where a replica of the...

AP Sports WriterThe Chase; Established NHL vets trade comfort for Cup shotBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) The evidence of Patrick Marleau's near miss is everywhere. In the rafters at PPG Paints Arena. In the lobby on the way to the Pittsburgh Penguins dressing room, where a replica of the...

AP Sports WriterCheers! Streaking Flyers hope hot streak leads to Cup runBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) Kevin Hayes stepped behind the bar and prepared to make his first draft pick. The lager, the golden ale, the porter, wide varieties of delicious beers were lined up, but for Hayes the...

NHL CalendarApril 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 awards, Las Vegas.June 26-27 - NHL draft, Montreal.July 1 -...

AP Sports WriterCounty ban of large gatherings could impact Sharks, StanfordBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The status of three San Jose Sharks hockey games, the NCAA women's basketball tournament at Stanford and one MLS game are in doubt after Santa Clara County announced a ban of all...

AP Sports WriterCounty ban of large gatherings could impact Sharks, StanfordBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The status of three San Jose Sharks hockey games, the NCAA women's basketball tournament at Stanford and one MLS game are in doubt after Santa Clara County announced a ban of all...

AP Sports WriterSharks, NHL determining plans for home games after crowd banBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The Sharks and the NHL were still determining how to proceed Tuesday with three scheduled games in San Jose this month following a local ban put in place on gatherings of...