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Tampa Bay 0 0 2-2N.Y. Rangers 0 0 0-0First Period-None.Second Period-None.Third Period-1, Tampa Bay, Killorn 7 (Carle, Filppula), 1:54. 2, Tampa Bay, Palat 7 (Johnson, Bishop), 11:17.Shots on Goal-Tampa Bay 9-10-6-25. N.Y. Rangers 5-6-11-22.Goalies-Tampa Bay, Bishop. N.Y. Rangers, Lundqvist. A-18,006...

AP Hockey WriterDucks re-sign Rickard Rakell for 6 years, $22.8 millionBy GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, California (AP) Swedish forward Rickard Rakell agreed to a six-year, $22.8 million deal Friday to stay with the Anaheim Ducks.Rakell has 29 goals and 49 assists in 165 games for the Ducks, who drafted him...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The New York Rangers and defenseman Marc Staal have agreed on a contract extension, keeping Staal off the free agent market this summer.The 28-year-old Staal has two goals and six assists in 43 games for the Rangers this season. He logged more than 18 minutes of...

The Latest: Sharks, Penguins headed to OT in Game 2PITTSBURGH (AP) The Latest on Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final between the San Jose Sharks and Pittsburgh Penguins (all times local):---11 p.m.Goals in the playoffs are usually more gritty than pretty.The game-tying, overtime-forcing goal in Game 2...

Lightning not giving up on possibility of re-signing StamkosBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) With time running out, Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman isn't ready to give up on the possibility of re-signing captain Steven Stamkos.Speaking at the NHL draft Friday night, Yzerman declined to provide an update on...

Coyotes acquire center Peter Holland from Maple LeafsGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Coyotes acquired center Peter Holland from the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday for a 2018 conditional draft choice.The 25-year-old Holland had an assist in eight games with Toronto this season. He has 30 goals and 40...

Calgary 0 1 2 1-4Los Angeles 2 1 0 0-3First Period-1, Los Angeles, Lewis 6 (Doughty, McNabb), 2:26. 2, Los Angeles, Gaborik 11 (Kopitar, Williams), 17:50 (pp).Second Period-3, Los Angeles, McBain 2 (Brown, Williams), 4:32 (pp). 4, Calgary, Gaudreau...

Carolina's Bryan Bickell diagnosed with multiple sclerosisRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Carolina Hurricanes forward Bryan Bickell has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.General manager Ron Francis announced the diagnosis Friday.Bickell said in a statement issued by the team that ''during the past few weeks, it felt like something wasn't right,'' and...

AP Hockey WriterResilient Ducks vow stronger start to Game 2 vs PredatorsBy GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Both the Anaheim Ducks and their fans showed up late for the start of the Western Conference finals. Hundreds of empty orange seats ringed the rink while the Nashville Predators largely dominated...

The Latest: Sharks score late in 3rd to tie Game 2PITTSBURGH (AP) The Latest on Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final between the San Jose Sharks and Pittsburgh Penguins (all times local):---10:45 p.m.The San Jose Sharks pulled into a 1-1 tie with the Pittsburgh Penguins at 15:55...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The NHL's motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit brought by former players over concussion-related injuries has been largely rejected by a federal judge, allowing the claims to move forward.U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson issued her order Wednesday.The plaintiffs in the case have been...

AP Hockey WriterPlayoff hockey back in Toronto as Wilson plays the villainBy STEPHEN WHYNOAs NHL playoff hockey returns to Toronto for the first time since 2013, a local boy whose family couldn't afford to attend many games when he was younger will be in the building.Ditching the Maple Leafs...