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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ottawa found its point and the postseason.Needing just one point in the season finale, the Senators wrapped up their sizzling second-half rally with a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday and clinched a spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs.Headed toward a spot in the...

TUKWILA, Wash. (AP) - The mayor of the Seattle suburb of Tukwila has sent letters to NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver expressing his support for a proposed new multipurpose arena that could house franchises for both leagues.The city released documents pertaining to the proposed arena...

The Latest: Penguins, Sharks scoreless after 1st periodPITTSBURGH (AP) The Latest on Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final between the San Jose Sharks and Pittsburgh Penguins (all times local):---9:05 p.m.The San Jose Sharks talked a lot about starting strong after falling behind 2-0 and losing 3-2 to...

Allen, St. Louis Blues blank Ottawa Senators 6-0OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) St. Louis coach Mike Yeo put Jake Allen in goal, and it worked out quite well for the Blues.Allen made 30 saves, Vladimir Tarasenko scored twice and St. Louis beat the Ottawa Senators 6-0 on Tuesday night.Magnus Paajarvi,...

Penguins down Ducks on Kessel power-play goalBy The Associated PressPITTSBURGH (AP) Phil Kessel's power-play goal in the second period stood as the winner in the Pittsburgh Penguins' 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks in their NHL match on Saturday night.Ian Cole and Conor Sheary also scored for the...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo Sabres forward Evander Kane is the subject of a sex offense investigation by Buffalo police, the team confirmed in a statement Sunday.''We take the allegation made today against Evander Kane very seriously,'' the Sabres said in the statement. ''We are gathering facts and have...

Predators claim Hunt, send Fiala to AHL, put Granberg on IRNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators have claimed defenseman Brad Hunt off waivers from the St. Louis Blues.In other moves announced Tuesday, the Predators assigned forward Kevin Fiala to their American Hockey League affiliate in Milwaukee and have...

Philadelphia 1 0 2 1-4Winnipeg 2 1 0 0-3First Period-1, Philadelphia, Voracek 13 (Giroux, Raffl), :46. 2, Winnipeg, Halischuk 1, 6:38. 3, Winnipeg, Byfuglien 8 (Little), 7:33.Second Period-4, Winnipeg, Perreault 6 (Scheifele, Frolik), 11:21.Third Period-5, Philadelphia, Streit 5 (VandeVelde,...

April 15 - Stanley Cup playoffs begin.April 16-26 - IIHF Under-18 World Championship, Zug and Lucerne, SwitzerlandMay 1-17 - IIHF World Championship, Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic.June 17 - Last possible day for Stanley Cup finals.June 26-27 - NHL draft, Sunrise, Fla.July 1 - Free agency begins.

Tampa Bay 0 0 1-1Montreal 1 0 1-2First Period-1, Montreal, Smith-Pelly 1 (Mitchell, Petry), 9:01.Second Period-None.Third Period-2, Tampa Bay, Stamkos 2 (Stralman, Killorn), 9:27. 3, Montreal, Parenteau 1 (Subban), 15:53.Shots on Goal-Tampa Bay 9-6-10-25. Montreal 10-10-9-29.Goalies-Tampa Bay, Bishop. Montreal, Price. A-21,287 (21,273)....

CALGARY (AP) - Johnny Gaudreau and Matt Stajan each scored two goals, leading the Calgary Flames to a 6-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night.Sean Monahan and Jiri Hudler also scored for the Flames (37-25-5), who returned to play at the Scotiabank Saddledome for the first time...

Ducks re-sign D Sami Vatanen for 4 years, $19.5 millionANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Defenseman Sami Vatanen re-signed with the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday, agreeing to a four-year, $19.5 million deal through the 2019-20 season.Vatanen was a restricted free agent after recording nine goals and a career-high 29 assists last...