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SEATTLE (AP) ’ The Seattle Kraken have hired former NHL forward JT Brown as the television analyst for their inaugural season, the team announced Monday. Brown has not played in the NHL since the 2019-19 season with Minnesota. He spent the past year playing with Bjorkloven in Sweden. His announcement that he is joining the

Former NHL defenceman Tom Kurvers, who won a Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens and also played for Toronto and Vancouver, has died. He was 58. The Minnesota Wild said in a statement Monday that Kurvers died Monday morning following a battle with lung cancer. Kurvers had been an assistant general manager with the Wild

MONTREAL – Corey Perry has seen plenty throughout his 16 NHL seasons and 160 playoff games. Exhilarating victories. Crushing defeats. Contests his team should have won and didn’t. And vice-versa. So the 36-year-old’s message to his Canadiens in the wake of a disappointing Game 4 result in their Stanley Cup semifinal against the Vegas Golden

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) ’ Former NHL player and Minnesota Wild assistant general manager Tom Kurvers died Monday after a battle with lung cancer, the team and University of Minnesota-Duluth said. He was 58. Kurvers served as Minnesota’s assistant general manager since 2019. Minnesota-Duluth athletics spokesman Brian Nystrom said the hockey program there was informed

Former NHL defenceman Tom Kurvers, who won a Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens and also played for Toronto and Vancouver, has died. He was 58. The Minnesota Wild said in a statement Monday that Kurvers died Monday morning following a battle with lung cancer. Kurvers had been an assistant general manager with the Wild

NEW YORK (AP) ’ In the midst of the New York Islanders’ second straight trip to the semifinal round of the Stanley Cup playoffs and nearly 4 1/2 months before the opening of their new arena, season tickets for the first season in their new home are sold out. UBS Arena, under construction next to

If the Stanley Cup playoffs are a study in adjustments, then Vegas coach Pete DeBoer made the biggest and most successful one so far in starting Robin Lehner in net. It paid off. Nicolas Roy scored early in overtime as the Golden Knights found a way to battle through Montreal’s stifling defence for a 2-1

MONTREAL – The Canadiens were pleased with how a lot things went Sunday. They were shot out of a cannon early, dominated much of the play and carried a 1-0 lead midway through the third period. Montreal also could look back at an inability to bury a heavily favoured opponent teetering on the ropes as

It seems the Montreal Canadiens can’t reach the peak without the help of a former Maple Leaf. In 1993, the last time they won the Stanley Cup, it was ex-Leaf Vince Damphousse who captained the Canadiens. This year, as they travel through the semifinals against the Vegas Golden Knights, it’s another Leafs player from that

Dominique Ducharme felt helpless. The Montreal Canadiens interim head coach ’ hours after testing positive for COVID-19 ’ was sitting at home as his team battled in the third round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. And all he could do was watch. “It’s tough to describe,” Ducharme, who isn’t experiencing any symptoms, said during a

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) ’ No team has been more resilient in the NHL playoffs than the Tampa Bay Lightning. The reigning Stanley Cup champions are 12-0 in games following a postseason loss since the start of their title run last year. That ability to bounce back is about to be tested again by the New

MONTREAL – Dominique Ducharme felt helpless. The Montreal Canadiens interim head coach ’ hours after testing positive for COVID-19 ’ was sitting at home as his team battled in the third round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. And all he could do was watch. “It’s tough to describe,” Ducharme, who isn’t experiencing any symptoms, said

New York Islanders (32-17-7, fourth in the East Division during the regular season) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (36-17-3, third in the Central Division during the regular season) Tampa, Florida; Monday, 8 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lightning -184, Islanders +154; over/under is 5 NHL PLAYOFFS THIRD ROUND: Series tied 2-2 BOTTOM LINE: The New York

Matt Martin capped New York’s three-goal second period, Ryan Pulock made a diving stop in front of an open goal in the closing seconds and the Islanders held on to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 Saturday night to even their Stanley Cup semifinal series at two games apiece. Josh Bailey and Mathew Barzal also

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) ’ With goalie Semyon Varlamov out of position in the closing seconds, New York defenseman Ryan Pulock knew he needed to get in the way of Ryan McDonagh’s shot at the open net. It was the biggest play in the Islanders’ latest series-tying Game 4 win. Matt Martin capped a three-goal second

It’s definitely detail time of year in the NHL. Attention to details is one of the most often used phrases in the great game of hockey ’ in print, by broadcasters, and most importantly by the coaches of the four remaining teams. If you won, you paid attention to the details. If you lost, you

Luke Richardson’s daughter is never far from his thoughts ’ or his heart. The Montreal Canadiens assistant coach wears a pin on his lapel in Daron’s memory every time he steps behind the bench after the family lost her to suicide in 2010 at age 14. And despite the chaotic, emotional moments immediately following Richardson’s

MONTREAL – Luke Richardson’s daughter is never far from his thoughts ’ or his heart. The Montreal Canadiens assistant wears a pin on his lapel in Daron’s memory every time he steps behind the bench after the family lost her to suicide in 2010 at age 14. And despite the chaotic, emotional moments immediately following

Josh Anderson scored his second goal of the night at 12:53 of overtime and Carey Price made 43 saves as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Friday to a take a 2-1 lead in their Stanley Cup semifinal series. Cole Caufield had the other goal for Montreal, which was minus interim

There was Carey Price putting on a goaltending clinic. Marc-André Fleury making a mental error. Josh Anderson scoring twice, including the overtime winner. And more fans in the stands than Canada had seen in 15 months. But in some ways, the game ’ Montreal beat Vegas 3-2 in overtime in Game 3 of their Stanley

MONTREAL – Luke Richardson didn’t envision his debut as an NHL head coach coming this way. But he’ll take it ’ and so will the underdog, never-say-die Canadiens, who now sit an improbable two victories from the Stanley Cup final following another crazy twist in an incredible season. Josh Anderson scored his second goal of

NEW YORK (AP) ’ Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov has won the Selke Trophy as the NHL’s best defensive forward for the first time in his eight-year career. Barkov was announced as the winner of the award Friday night before Vegas faced Montreal in Game 3 of one semifinal series. He was a finalist for

Rene Robert, a retired winger who played on the Buffalo Sabres’ famed “French Connection Line” in the 1970s, was in a Florida hospital on Friday after suffering a heart attack, three people familiar with what happened told The Associated Press. The people spoke on the condition of anonymity because members of Robert’s family had requested

The New York Islanders are facing a familiar scenario, trailing 2-1 in a series after a narrow loss in Game 3 at home. The first two times in this postseason they bounced back with three straight wins to advance past Pittsburgh and Boston. That gives the Islanders some confidence heading into Game 4 against Tampa

CALGARY – The Western Hockey League’s board of governors has extended the contract of commissioner Ron Robison for three years. Robison’s 22nd season as commissioner in 2021-22 will make him the longest-serving ahead of Ed Chynoweth’s 21 years between 1973 and 1979, and 1980 and 1985. Robison of Indian Head, Sask., joined the WHL in

Montreal Canadiens interim head coach Dominique Ducharme has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss Game 3 of the team’s third-round playoff matchup against the Vegas Golden Knights. The NHL announced the positive test Friday afternoon, hours before the game at the Bell Centre. The NHL said it learned Friday that Ducharme had a presumptive

Tampa Bay Lightning (36-17-3, third in the Central Division during the regular season) vs. New York Islanders (32-17-7, fourth in the East Division during the regular season) Uniondale, New York; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Islanders +112, Lightning -134; over/under is 5 NHL PLAYOFFS THIRD ROUND: Lightning lead series 2-1 BOTTOM LINE: The

Brayden Point kept up his scoring touch with a tiebreaking goal late in the second period, Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 27 shots and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Islanders 2-1 on Thursday night to take a 2-1 lead in the Stanley Cup semifinals. Yanni Gourde also scored to help Tampa Bay improve to

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) ’ After keeping up his scoring touch to help Tampa Bay get a big road victory its Stanley Cup semifinal series, Brayden Point was especially proud of the Lightning’s defensive effort. Point got the tiebreaking goal late in the second period, Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 27 shots and the Lightning beat the New

Rod Brind’Amour never worried much about being able to reach a deal to remain coach of the Carolina Hurricanes. “It was just a matter of time, really,” Brind’Amour said Thursday as the team announced a three-year contract extension. Hours later, Brind’Amour won the Jack Adams Award as NHL coach of the year for guiding the