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The Latest: Penguins win 2-1 in OT, take 2-0 series leadPITTSBURGH (AP) The Latest on Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final between the San Jose Sharks and Pittsburgh Penguins (all times local):---11:15 p.m.Conor Sheary scored 2:35 into overtime, lifting the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 2-1 win over...

Calgary 1 1 0 0-2Anaheim 0 1 1 1-3First Period-1, Calgary, Hudler 4 (Wideman, Russell), 10:43 (pp).Second Period-2, Anaheim, Kesler 4 (Silfverberg, Fowler), 4:59 (pp). 3, Calgary, Gaudreau 4 (Hudler, Wideman), 5:55.Third Period-4, Anaheim, Beleskey 5 (Beauchemin, Silfverberg), :59 (pp).First Overtime-5, Anaheim, Perry...

LA Kings captain Anze Kopitar misses game due to illnessLOS ANGELES (AP) Los Angeles Kings captain Anze Kopitar is missing their game against the Tampa Bay Lightning due to an illness.The Kings made the announcement during warmups for the matinee game Monday.Kopitar has just 24 points in 38...

Ducks re-sign Rickard Rakell for 6 years, $22.8 millionANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Forward Rickard Rakell has agreed to a six-year, $22.8 million deal to stay with the Anaheim Ducks.Anaheim announced the deal Friday with the restricted free agent.Rakell has 29 goals and 49 assists in 165 games for the...

4 months after Cup clash, Penguins, Sharks meet againPITTSBURGH (AP) The stakes are nowhere near the same: hockey immortality versus two points in the standings in the second week of a long season.Still, the San Jose Sharks and Pittsburgh Penguins expect the atmosphere to be a little more...

AP Hockey WriterBeaulieu welcomed Montreal trading him to Buffalo SabresBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Realizing his days were numbered in Montreal, defenseman Nathan Beaulieu welcomes the trade that sent him to the Buffalo Sabres.Aside from the chance to get a fresh start with a Phil Housley-coached team, Beaulieu...

Coyotes assign McBain to Tucson of AHLGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Coyotes have assigned defenseman Jamie McBain to the Tucson Roadrunners of the AHL.The club announced the move on Tuesday.The 28-year-old McBain signed a one-year contract with the Coyotes during the offseason after two seasons with the Los...

Buffalo C Ryan O'Reilly returns after appendectomyCHICAGO (AP) Buffalo center Ryan O'Reilly is active for the Sabres' game at Chicago after he had an appendectomy during the NHL's holiday break.O'Reilly practiced with the team on Wednesday and participated in the morning skate ahead of Thursday night's matchup with...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Wild have signed Swiss center Christoph Bertschy (BAIRT'-chee) to a three-year, entry-level contract starting with the 2015-16 season.The Wild announced the signing Sunday.A 21-year-old native of Fribourg, Switzerland, Bertschy had 14 goals, 16 assists and 26 penalty minutes in 44 games with...

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...