NHL

AP Hockey WriterLooming expansion draft turns up trade chatter around NHLBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe prospect of losing talent to Vegas is keeping a lot of NHL general managers up at night.''Sometimes at 3 in the morning I wake up and remind myself of that: `You can only lose one player....

Rinaldo scores in 3rd, Predators beat Flames 5-3CALGARY, Alberta (AP) Known more for his toughness, Zac Rinaldo showed he can score, too.Rinaldo scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period to lead the Nashville Predators to a 5-3 win over the Calgary Flames on Friday night.After Noah Hanifin...

Associated PressKings' Jonathan Quick sustains lower-body injury in practiceBy DAN GREENSPANEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick will not start against the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday night because of a lower-body injury.Quick sustained the injury in practice Saturday and is day to day.Jack Campbell...

Associated PressJames Neal driving force behind Knights' remarkable startBy W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) The Golden Knights haven't wasted any time in making an impact on the NHL. Fans in large part can thank James Neal for that.Neal has scored the game-winning goal in all three of the Knights'...

AP Hockey WriterNHL, NHLPA agree on protocols to resume seasonBy STEPHEN WHYNODeputy Commissioner Bill Daly told The Associated Press on Sunday that the NHL and NHL Players’ Association have agreed on protocols to resume the season.Daly said the sides are still negotiating a collective bargaining agreement extension. A CBA...

AP Sports WriterSurging Stars on cusp of first Stanley Cup Final in 20 yearsBy JOHN MARSHALLThe Dallas Stars were fourth in the Western Conference when the NHL season paused for the pandemic.Dallas hovered under the radar in the postseason bubble, particularly after losing two of three round-robin games.Given little...

Red Wings get F Adam Erne from Lightning for 4th-round pickDETROIT (AP) The Detroit Red Wings have acquired forward Adam Erne from the Tampa Bay Lightning for a fourth-round pick in the 2020 draft.Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman made the move Wednesday, adding a player he drafted...

AP Hockey WriterBubble fatigue cited as mental challenge during NHL playoffsBy JOHN WAWROWThe hotels might be posh, their amenities and service first rate, and yet life inside the NHL's two playoff bubbles isn't exactly glamorous.Having spent nearly a month cooped up at the tunnel-connected hotel-arena complex in Edmonton, Alberta,...

Harden scores 39 points as Rockets beat Pelicans 122-116NEW ORLEANS (AP) James Harden scored 39 points, including 13 straight during a stretch of the fourth quarter, and the Houston Rockets beat the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans 122-116 Monday night.Russell Westbrook had 26 points and Clint Capela added 11...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Dan Bylsma is a big supporter of the NHL's decision to introduce coaching challenges this season. It makes no difference to the Buffalo Sabres' first-year coach that the new rule cost his team in its season-opening game.The Sabres became the NHL's second team to have...

AP Hockey WriterPenguins' Malkin skates, progressing for return from injuryBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) The sight of Evgeni Malkin on the ice brought a smile to many in the Pittsburgh Penguins' locker room.Even knowing they wouldn't have him in the lineup for Game 1 of their second-round series against...

AP Hockey WriterRussian winger Zaripov cleared to pursue NHL contractBy STEPHEN WHYNODanis Zaripov will get the chance to take his talents to North America after the NHL approved the Russian winger's eligibility following a doping ban in the Kontinental Hockey League and international play.The 36-year-old Zaripov is free to...