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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...

Colorado 0 0 1-1San Jose 0 1 4-5First Period-None.Second Period-1, San Jose, Hannan 2 (Burns, Pavelski), 16:35.Third Period-2, San Jose, Tierney 5 (Nieto, Fedun), 8:01. 3, Colorado, Duchene 20 (Redmond, Mitchell), 8:54 (pp). 4, San Jose, Marleau 18 (Couture), 10:12. 5, San Jose,...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - With less than half the season to go, the New Jersey Devils are in danger of missing the playoffs for the third straight year and for the fourth time in five.Coming out of the all-star break, the team's chances don't look good. New Jersey (17-22-8)...

Associated Press'Epic week': Hockey, country music collide in NashvilleBy ERIK SCHELZIGNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators' improbable run to the Stanley Cup Finals has blurred the dividing line between music and sports, a convergence that's expected to hit a crescendo in Tennessee's capital city this weekend.The thousands of...

CHICAGO (AP) - Pekka Rinne watched one more hard-fought night end with the rookie goaltender in the other net stealing the headlines.But after the biggest win of his brief career, the Blackhawks' Scott Darling did his best to share the credit.''Credit Rinne,'' he said after teammate Brent Seabrook beat...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A woman accusing Nashville Predators center Mike Ribeiro of sexually assaulting her has provided more details in an amended complaint.The complaint filed Thursday in the Eastern District of the U.S. District Court in Texas says the then-18-year-old woman was asked to help the Ribeiro family...

The Latest: Next champion will bump Gordie Howe off CupNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Latest on Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final (all times local):5:30 p.m.Gordie Howe, not etched for all eternity on the Stanley Cup?It's about to happen.Howe's last Stanley Cup championship - with Detroit in 1955...

LA Kings sign Danish F Patrick Bjorkstrand to 1-year dealEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) The Los Angeles Kings have signed Danish forward Patrick Bjorkstrand to a one-year contract.The Kings announced the deal Thursday.Bjorkstrand earned the deal at the Kings' development camp earlier this month. He spent the past three...

BOSTON (AP) Tuukka Rask stopped 34 shots for his fourth shutout of the season and Jimmy Hayes ended a 15-game goal drought as the Boston Bruins beat Pittsburgh 3-0 on Wednesday, keeping new Penguins coach Mike Sullivan winless after his first two games.Max Talbot and Ryan Spooner also...

San Jose 1 1 1-3Arizona 2 1 2-5First Period-1, Arizona, Ekman-Larsson 22 (Arcobello, Moore), 11:53 (pp). 2, San Jose, Hertl 13 (Fedun, Tierney), 16:36 (pp). 3, Arizona, Doan 14 (Stone, Ekman-Larsson), 18:57 (pp).Second Period-4, Arizona, Ekman-Larsson 23 (Gagner, Doan), 17:46. 5, San...

Detroit 0 0 1-1Tampa Bay 1 3 1-5First Period-1, Tampa Bay, Johnson 1 (Nesterov, Kucherov), 3:05 (pp).Second Period-2, Tampa Bay, Killorn 1 (R.Callahan, Stamkos), 7:56. 3, Tampa Bay, Sustr 1 (Filppula, Namestnikov), 14:48. 4, Tampa Bay, Johnson 2 (Hedman), 19:22.Third Period-5,...

The PITTSBURGH and the TAMPA BAY will both be gunning for a victory on 10/12/2017 at 7:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. PITTSBURGH vs TAMPA BAY When: 7:30 PM  ET, Thursday, October 12, 2017 Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida ROT TEAM PL OU ML 1 PITTSBURGH (-110) 2 TAMPA BAY TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, Sportsnet 360, TVA, AT&T SportsNet-Pittsburgh, FSN Sun (Tampa Bay) LINE: PREDICTION: Penguins...