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Lessons from last season could shape how the NHL's top contenders vie for the Stanley Cup in 2024
All Connor McDavid wants to do after establishing himself as the best hockey player in the world is win the Stanley Cup. He knows he can't do that in October, when the NHL playoffs feel like they are a lifetime away. “There’s 82 full games before you can get back to the same...
New Anaheim Ducks forward Alex Killorn is out 4-6 weeks with a broken finger
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — New Anaheim Ducks forward Alex Killorn will be sidelined for four to six weeks with a broken finger, the team announced Saturday. Killorn was injured Wednesday night in an exhibition game against San Jose. He signed a four-year, $25 million deal with Anaheim...
Wild sign right wings Zuccarello and Foligno to contract extensions
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild signed right wings Mats Zuccarello and Marcus Foligno to contract extensions Friday, further solidifying their forward group beyond this season. Zuccarello got a two-year, $8.25 million extension. Foligno got a four-year, $16 million...
Jessica Campbell, Kori Cheverie breaking barriers for female coaches in NHL
Jessica Campbell grew up wanting to play in the NHL. Now she’s finding a place for herself in hockey’s top men’s league — and it’s behind the bench. The Coachella Valley Firebirds assistant is in a position to make it as a coach, something she couldn’t have...
Coach Jon Cooper is confident the Lightning will meet the challenge of not having Vasilevskiy
BRANDON, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper made it clear that the Lightning will be without a “luxury” with Russian goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy expected to miss the first two months of the NHL season after undergoing back surgery. But Cooper has confidence the perennial...
Connor Bedard skates in his first NHL exhibition game with the Chicago Blackhawks
CHICAGO (AP) — Connor Bedard played in his first preseason game with the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night, and fans of the Original Six franchise were ready. So was Bedard, who had two assists in Chicago's 2-1 overtime win over the St. Louis Blues. The...
Golden Knights can't look to Lightning for playbook on repeating as NHL champs
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Golden Knights don't have to look far to find inspiration when it comes to trying to repeat as Stanley Cup champions. Vegas' problem is it can't copy what the Lightning accomplished just two seasons ago because Tampa Bay's repeat was achieved in a much...
Lightning goalie Vasilevskiy is expected to miss the first 2 months of the season after back surgery
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy is expected to miss the first two months of the NHL season after undergoing back surgery. The team announced the stunning injury news Thursday, midway through training camp and with opening night less than two...
As the NHL lends an assist, top men's players hope the new women's hockey league thrives
Sharing the ice during NHL All-Star festivities and informal training skates and crossing paths at various Olympics over the past several years, some of the best men's and women's hockey players in the world got to talking. The state of the women's game often came up. For much of...
Nicklas Backstrom is done talking about his hip. The Capitals now need his play to do the talking
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Nicklas Backstrom is sick and tired of talking about his surgically repaired left hip. The Swedish center opened Washington Capitals camp saying he feels “way better” after a normal summer of training and different — in a good way — than a year ago...
